Temporary: Coordinator at Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center

**This is a temporary position**

**Coordinator at Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center at IESE Business School**

**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 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. IESE focuses on principles in the workplace that help cultivate an atmosphere of professionalism, integrity, service, and respect and believes that organizations are communities of people.
- 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, Open Innovation Institute, Business Angels Network, and more.

At the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center - precisely, in our Business Angels Network:

- Around 70% (operations and community) - organize the logistics of our Business Angels events, and support our community of entrepreneurs, investors, and other stakeholders.
- Around 30% (analysis) - study and review initiatives related to startups looking for early-stage financing.

**Key tasks and responsibilities**:

- Operations and community:

- Organize and execute ‘Investment Forum’ events and other entrepreneurship gatherings: coordination, logistics, attendee registration, mailing, landings, requests for services (e.g., catering, hostesses, technicians, rooms, etc.), to name a few.
- Management of the network proceedings: onboarding meetings, de/registration, resolution of doubts, etc.
- Organization of meetings between investors and entrepreneurs.
- Support marketing, communications, and promotion strategies for events, applied research, and bootcamps to increase visibility.
- Build and maintain relationships with IESE Business Angels Network stakeholders such as entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders.
- Support of entrepreneurs. Active search of new investors.

**Analysis**:

- Active search for investment opportunities (national and international).
- Providing support in related tasks to studies and internal applied research: surveys, interviews, writing, qualitative analysis (maybe some quantitative), writing, proofreading, and design of presentations.

**We offer**:

- A professional working environment, stimulating activities towards societal impact and learning - in a city that is often ranked as one of the most attractive European cities to live in.

**Conditions**:

- Full-time position (temporary).
- Start date: the sooner, the better.
- Where: Barcelona Campus (presential).

**Key Skills & Competencies**:
- Native Spanish. Fluent English in both speaking and writing. Catalan is a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree. Master is a plus.
- Organizational and project management skills.
- Problem-solving skills, with a proactive, solution-oriented approach, committed, positive, mentorable, and flexible.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to maintain relationships with stakeholders.
- Familiarity with marketing, communications, or content creation (e.g., Salesforce, Pardot).
- Strong experience organizing events. Previous experience at IESE is a plus.
- Highly trusted person who works towards excellence and spirit of service, who can easily work with other team members.
- Orientation to detail, especially in proofreading and writing.
- Demonstrated experience in the entrepreneurship ecosystem: e.g., venture capital, private incubator, corporate venturing, business consulting, etc.
- Small experience in corporate settings and the ability to support high-level meetings with investors, entrepreneurs, mentors, and other key stakeholders.
- Advanced office skills, especially with Excel (e.g., pivot tables), Word, and Power Point.
- Structure thinking, synthesis, and planning.
- Availability to travel (punctually), if needed.
- Work-permit for Spain (NIE, etc.).