Program Lead Year 1 - gGmbH/Non-Profit (m/f/d)

Your mission
The Year 1 Program Lead is accountable for executing the Year 1 fellowship experience for the annual intake of 250 fellows, translating program strategy into day-to-day coaching and support for the cohort. This role directs the venture coaches dedicated to Year 1, evaluates how the program components land in practice, and reports on results to keep the year continuously improving. The Year 1 Program Lead ensures every fellow is coached toward developing, launching, and growing a planet-positive project, and exits Year 1 ready for long-term impact in Year 2.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Fellow Coaching Quality
Recruit, hire and manage up to 4 FTE venture coaches across time zones, sustainability themes, and project development
Ensure Year 1 fellows receive high-quality coaching to develop, launch, and grow their planet-positive projects
Uphold the coaching standards set by the Director of Program across the Year 1 coaching team throughout the overall beVisioneers learning journey
Conduct performance reviews and professional development as needed
Plan and adjust venture coach capacity as shifts require, including managing inhouse and freelance team members
Year 1 Program Execution, Continuous Improvement & Reporting
Ensure Year 1 fellows are set up for long-term project impact, executing the Year 1 learning strategy, iterating coaching plans and milestones for the Year 1 cohort based on learning and continuous improvement
Flag gaps, redundancies, or misalignment between program content and fellow needs, including updating learning modules and venture coaching offerings, feeding into in-person events, and adjusting milestones, resolving the path forward jointly with the Director of Program
Adapt sequencing and delivery within Year 1 to keep the program responsive to cohort progress, coordinating Year 1 program with Ecosystem Development Department on in-person summits, pods, and local hubs
Report on Year 1 results and KPIs to the Director of Program on a regular cadence, with entrepreneurial milestone progression and project launch as the primary quality-of-learning metric
Translate reporting insights into continuous improvement actions for coaching, curriculum delivery, and cohort support
Maintain accurate, timely data on fellow progress to inform program-wide decision-making
Project Development & Project Scholarship Management
Own the Project Scholarship application process, including presenting, defending and adjusting Year 1 Project Scholarship finalists for approval
Own the fellow communication and coordination of social media announcements on Project Scholarship results
Oversee the successful transition of Year 1 fellows to Year 2 or alumni community
Your profile
Several years of experience in program management and team leadership within entrepreneurship, coaching, or cohort-based programs, including recruiting, performance management, and managing in-house/freelance capacity across time zones
Proven experience designing and scaling program components — coaching, curriculum, and portfolio management — that convert early-stage ideas into concrete, planet-positive outcomes
Track record managing budgets across multi-component program portfolios, including coaching, content, and scholarship or grant funds
Data-driven approach to prioritizing program investment based on field outcomes, with experience reporting progress and KPIs on a regular cadence and translating insights into continuous improvement actions
Experience coordinating program delivery with adjacent functions (events, ecosystem, community) and owning structured selection or funding processes, including presenting and defending decisions for approval
Excellent written and verbal communication in English
Why us?
Why join The DO School Fellowships?
We are a purposeful organization with a global reach working to make an impact, where purpose, passion, and your ideas matter.
You will work with an entrepreneurial, creative, and international team as well as a global community of purposeful DOers from over 100 countries.
We offer a competitive salary, benefits, team-building activities, professional development opportunities, and flexible and remote work modalities.
Benefits include:
30 days of paid leave annually (based on a five-day working week)
Company pension scheme ("Betriebliche Altersvorsorge")
Possibility for mobile work (up to 50% of the working time)
Possibility for remote work, also outside of Germany, for up to six weeks in total annually
Regular team offsites, team events and parties
Employee Benefits like Urban Sports Club or shopping vouchers
This profile draws on our experience of people who have been successful in this role in the past. We warmly encourage you to apply if you feel your experience and skills equip you for this job but are not listed here!