Program Lead Venture Café Fukuoka - Fukuoka, Japan

Program Lead VCF(Venture Café Fukuoka)

Are you thrilled by the sight of a well-coordinated gathering? Passionate about bringing people together for common interests? And find joy in collaborating with others to create their ideal event? If that sounds like you, we've got something special to share.

CIC and Venture Café are on the hunt for a charismatic and meticulous Program Lead Venture Cafe’ Fukuoka. This role is perfect for someone with extensive experience in orchestrating, curating, and spearheading diverse events and programs.

CIC Fukuoka combines flexible workspace and high-impact programming to serve as a physical center of gravity for the region’s innovation community, connecting Fukuoka to CIC’s global innovation ecosystem. As CIC’s second innovation campus in Japan and tenth worldwide, CIC Fukuoka occupies the 7th floor of the One Fukuoka Building (approximately 3,500 m²). The campus includes around 140 private offices, a coworking space with 40 seats, conference rooms, a kitchen café, a game room, and other shared amenities.

Venture Café Fukuoka,a partner of CIC, aims to be an innovation activator by uniting the ecosystem through its events and programs. Dedicated to fostering a community and linking innovators globally, it will host weekly programs open to the public, attracting a diverse group of participants. These regular events signify the collaborative effort between Venture Café and CIC.

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In this role, you will utilize a broad skill set encompassing planning, communication, negotiation, and time management, while effectively handling pressure. You will take charge of all aspects of CIC Fukuoka and Venture Café Fukuoka’s events, from planning and coordination to execution and evaluation.

As the Program Lead VCF, you will be acting as the growth engine of Venture Café Fukuoka. It is a bridge between the Program Manager (Strategic Alignment) and the Program Coordinator (Operational Excellence), which has the core mission of "Growth & Innovation."

Together with the team, you will convert strategic vision into high-impact community experiences. You will design and deliver brand-new, impactful programs, drive new audience acquisition, and continuously inject fresh value into our flagship Thursday Gathering (TG) and broader community. You will also utilize data insights from SNS and collaborate directly with the Director. Not only creating programs and events as Venture Cafe’ Fukuoka but also executing events within CIC Fukuoka to foster deeper ecosystem integration.

• Introducing innovative ideas to enhance event quality, coordinating and delegating tasks within the team, and collaborating with technicians and industry experts to ensure seamless event experiences.
  
  Creation of new program from design to deliver innovative programs and sessions aligned with Venture Café Fukuoka’s strategic direction.
• Drive new participant acquisition and expand community reach through creative experience design.
• Create opportunities by data driven methodology, which include analyzing social media and digital engagement data (e.g., Linked In, Instagram, website traffic) to identify emerging trends, market gaps, and community needs.
• Translate data insights into actionable programming strategies and new event opportunities.
• Value creation to Thursday Gathering by actively participating in TGs with an R&D mindset to observe community dynamics and test new networking or experiential formats.
• Brainstorm and align with the Director on-site to continuously update and elevate the value proposition of the community experience.
• Strategically planing and, design, and execute high-profile events to enhance collaboration with CIC Fukuoka to bridge the venture community and drive ecosystem synergy.
• Collaborate closely with the Program Manager to ensure all new initiatives align with overall strategy and resources.
• Provide clear blueprints and hand off scalable, established programs to the Coordinators for operational optimization.

As a Program Lead, you play a crucial role in shaping gatherings that reflect our…