Manager, Ray of Hope Accelerator

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🏄 California, Washington – Remote

🏄 California – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $65k - $80k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

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👔 Manager

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Biomimicry Institute

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11 - 50 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🔬 Science

📚 Education

Non-profit • Science • Education

Biomimicry Institute is a nonprofit organization committed to creating a Nature Positive, inclusive, and regenerative world by drawing inspiration from nature's genius. Through a global community, the institute fosters innovation and collaboration among scientists, designers, engineers, and industry leaders to develop sustainable solutions for climate change, biodiversity loss, and the "take-make-waste" approach. The institute offers initiatives like accelerators for startups, innovation co-labs, and educational partnerships to promote learning and application of biomimicry principles. It aims to transform industries and inspire new ways of thinking by learning from nature's strategies honed over millennia.

📋 Description

• Manage implementation of the annual Ray of Hope Accelerator in alignment with organizational strategy and program objectives. • Manage the full participant lifecycle, including recruitment, eligibility criteria and conflict of interest mitigation, selection, candidate reviews, onboarding, program delivery, and alumni engagement. • Continuously refine program curriculum, content, and participant experience based on cohort feedback, emerging industry needs, and program outcomes. • Coordinate virtual and in-person accelerator programming, including retreat, workshops, mentorship, networking opportunities, and Demo Day. • Maintain and continuously improve program systems, processes, tools, and documentation. • Ensure an exceptional participant experience throughout all phases of the accelerator. • Conduct annual accelerator impact reporting utilizing impact assessment protocols. • Collaborate with Communication and Impact team members to effectively tell the story of the Ray of Hope participants, program, and alumni. • Manage annual startup recruitment efforts to ensure a strong, diverse, and mission-aligned applicant pool. • Form annual accelerator selection committee. • Coordinate application review processes, due diligence activities, and Selection Committee engagement. • Support relationships with startup pipeline partners, ecosystem organizations, universities, accelerators, and innovation networks. • Monitor trends within biomimicry, climate innovation, regenerative design, and nature-inspired entrepreneurship to inform recruitment strategies. • Maintain effective systems, processes, reporting, budgeting, and stakeholder coordination to support successful program delivery and participant outcomes. • Cultivate and steward productive relationships with mentors, speakers, reviewers, investors, volunteers, partners, and other stakeholders to strengthen program quality and impact. • Coordinate cross-functional collaboration and resources across staff, contractors, volunteers, and organizational teams to ensure aligned execution and visibility of program priorities. • Monitor program performance, participant experience, and operational effectiveness, identifying and implementing improvements that enhance efficiency, impact, and scalability. • Support development of alumni engagement program as part of accelerator. • Manage ongoing engagement with accelerator alumni. • Support alumni through community-building opportunities, introductions, resource sharing, and storytelling efforts. • Collect and maintain data on participant and alumni business, funding, adoption, and environmental impact outcomes.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience required. • 5+ years project management experience, including complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. • 5+ years of experience in entrepreneurship support, non-profit accelerators, innovation ecosystems, venture development, or related fields. • Experience coordinating and facilitating multi day on-site retreats, cohort-based programs, or educational experiences. • Knowledge of impact assessment protocols relevant to climate change, water, biodiversity, and waste. • Knowledge of biomimicry as demonstrated by degree, certificate, or course completion. • Exceptional project management and organizational skills. • Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities. • Ability to balance strategic thinking with detailed execution. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment. • Comfortable working independently while collaborating across a remote team and accelerator network. • Interest in biomimicry, climate solutions, regenerative systems, entrepreneurship, and innovation. • Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools including Asana, Google Workspace, Zoom, Airtable, and related platforms.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Insurance: Enjoy 100% coverage for employees for medical/dental/vision provided by Biomimicry Institute. (Please note, employees are responsible for coverage for spouses and/or dependents.) • Retirement Plan: Begin your retirement savings after just 6 months of employment. • Paid Time Off (PTO): Benefit from our generous PTO policy, allowing you to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance. • Paid Holidays: Take advantage of paid holidays as outlined in our Employee Handbook. • Home Office Stipend: Receive a monthly stipend to help support your home office setup.