Your mission

The Director of Program holds end-to-end accountability for the full suite of program components that carry fellows from early-stage ideas to concrete, environmentally impactful projects, as set out in the new fellowship concept for an annual intake of 250 fellows. This role sets the strategic direction for project support infrastructure and acceleration partnerships across both years of the program, and owns the budget that funds them. The Director translates program strategy into results by directing the two Program Leads and ensuring their work stays coherent across the full fellow journey.

Program Strategy & Delivery Leadership 

• Set direction for the end-to-end program components — venture coaching, the AI venture coach, and Project Scholarships — so they produce accountable, scaled outcomes for an annual intake of 250 fellows, working closely with the program team and other departments

• Shape and approve programming that converts into concrete environmental innovation on the ground, holding accountability for the associated budget

• Decide where the team invests across program components, using field experience and data to prioritize what actually drives environmental and entrepreneurial results

Project Support & Program Delivery 

• Set strategy and oversee execution for venture coaching (including the AI venture coach) and Project Scholarships

• Supervise the milestone structure and community-based project support elements that keep fellow projects progressing

• Provide relevant, effective content for the learning platform that supports fellow project milestones, in coordination with the team accountable for the platform's build-out

Partnerships & Impact Accountability 

• Advise on partnership priorities based directly on what fellows need to advance

• Responsible for program-related KPIs, including Year 1 and Year 2 applied program outcomes

• Own budgetary responsibility across program components, including venture coaching, the AI venture coach, content creation, and Project Scholarships

• Cooperate with Compliance Officer to ensure exemplary financial stewardship of Project Scholarship funds and overall budget

Team Leadership 

• Direct the Year 1 and Year 2 Program Leads, ensuring consistent standards and close coordination between the two fellowship years

• Proactively contribute to a high-functioning directors team, including cross-functional and cross-departmental collaboration

Your profile

• Proven experience designing and scaling program components, coaching, acceleration, and portfolio management, that convert early-stage ideas into concrete outcomes

• Track record managing budgets across multi-component program portfolios, including coaching, content, technology-enabled support, and scholarship funds

• Strong people leadership experience directing program teams across cohorts or program years

• Data-driven approach to prioritizing program investment based on field outcomes and impact evidence

• Experience managing significant budget and teams with multiple freelancers.

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