Manager at the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center

IESE Business School and its Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center:

• IESE Business School is committed to the development of leaders who aim to have a deep, positive, and lasting impact on people, firms, and society through professional excellence, integrity, and a spirit of service. IESE attracts and develops talented professionals to run its diverse programs. IESE’s people live the school’s mission on a day-to-day basis, maintaining the institution as one of the top business schools in the world.
• Within IESE, the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center creates a positive impact through thought leadership and curated networks, supporting entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors. It includes the WeStart and WeGrow mentoring for students/alumni founders, Technology Transfer Group, International Search Funds Institute, Scaleup Institute, Corporate Venturing Institute, Business Angels Network, and more.

Job description:

• Supporting the attraction and implementation of competitive projects at the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with very high grades.
• Native English and Spanish, both speaking and writing (especially English).
• Competitive projects: between four to eight years of experience in European projects related to entrepreneurship and/or innovation in both attracting projects and implementing those (e.g., European Institute of Innovation and Technology - EIT, Horizon Europe, or other European programs/initiatives).
• Demonstrated experience in analysis, especially qualitative.
• Advanced office skills, especially with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience and interest in entrepreneurship terminology: precisely, of scale-ups, technology transfer, and corporate venturing.
• Highly trusted person who works towards excellence and spirit of service, who can easily work with other international team members.
• Orientation to detail: especially in proofreading, writing, analytics.
• Committed, problem solver, positive, mentorable, and flexible.
• Ability to absorb complex information quickly.
• Structural thinking, synthesis, good memory, anticipation, and planning.
• Ability to manage complex stakeholders in both industry and academia.
• Orientation to results: ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
• Availability to travel (punctually), if needed.
• Work permit for Spain (NIE, etc.).
• Not required, but considered a plus:
  • D. in management, business, economics, or a related discipline (already finished by the starting date).
  • Fluent in Catalan, speaking and writing.
  • Public fundraising experience in Asia.
  • Note: this search/position is NOT looking for profiles who aim to follow the academic tenure track, become a professor, or teach.

We offer:

• A professional working environment, stimulating activities towards societal impact that may combine public-funded entrepreneurship projects (either attraction and/or implementation) or/and analysis.
• A competitive salary in a city that is often ranked as one of the most attractive European cities to live in.

Conditions:

• Full-time position with an indefinite contract.
• Start date: the sooner, the better.
• Where: Barcelona Campus (presential).