Manager, Climate Entrepreneurship Programs, Harvard Innovation Labs

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Job Summary:

Are you passionate about fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in the fight against climate change? The Manager, Climate Entrepreneurship Programs at the Harvard Innovation Labs will play a critical role in running a suite of programs aimed at empowering emerging climate-focused ventures. These include the Climate Circle Accelerator, “How to Create a Climate Venture” ideation bootcamp, and other climate programs, as well as helping build future offerings.

This position requires exceptional organizational skills, program management expertise, sound stakeholder management in a complex institutional environment, and a strong commitment to advancing sustainability. This position reports to the Senior Advisor, Social Impact + Climate.

The mission of the Harvard Innovation Labs is to champion the people behind the ideas — equipping Harvard entrepreneurs with the community, skills, and opportunities to turn insights into impact. Support extends from pre-idea students to an incubator for early-stage entrepreneurs to accelerators and beyond.

Visit innovation labs.harvard.edu for more information.

Job-Specific Responsibilities:

Program Management:

Programming Vision and Planning

• Supports annual climate programming vision and planning, translating plans into scheduled sessions and events.
• On an ongoing basis, manages the annual calendar and cadence for climate entrepreneurship programming, ensuring all key milestones and deadlines are met.
• Proactively oversees the administrative processes for the student i-lab climate cohort, the Climate Circle Accelerator, and the climate ideation bootcamp. Sets up the structure for and manages day-to-day cohort operations — communications, content, calendar, and events — working across all programs in partnership with i-lab Member Experience team.
• Evaluates program outcomes — working with the broader team to define what gets measured, gather it, and suggest recommendations based on the data.

Event and Program Logistics

• Organizes and executes events, workshops, orientations, pitch days, showcases and program-related activities, ensuring high-quality experiences for participants. Manages logistics for each of these events, such as registrations, speaker coordination, material preparation, day-of staffing, recordings, follow-up communications and event feedback.
• Works closely with the i-lab’s program, operations,…