Scholarship Lead - Program Design & Funding (m/f/d)

ZOLLHOF.com

Office

Tech Incubator, Nürnberg

Full Time

At ZOLLHOF, we are all about relentlessly pushing entrepreneurship and innovation and leveling up digital business ideas. As one of Germany's fastest-growing Tech Incubators, we are used to stepping on the gas. But with the ZOHO Factory, we are hitting the turbo: we are pooling the power of the entire Northern Bavarian ecosystem - from universities to established companies, startups, and investors - to give ambitious talents everything they need to turn their ideas into major successes.
Do you want to be right at the forefront and generate real entrepreneurial impact? Then this is the place for you.As our Lead for Talent & Scholarship Programs, you are the entrepreneurial force responsible for designing, funding, and launching the next generation of talent initiatives within the ZOLLHOF ecosystem. This role is a unique blend of strategic program creation, hands-on launch management, and crucial fundraising to feed our entire Entrepreneurship funnel.
Here is an overview of your tasks:

Strategic Program Conception (Build from Scratch): You hold the overall strategic and content responsibility for designing and developing new, high-impact Scholarship and Talent programs (e.g., focused on students, researchers, underrepresented groups).
Funding & Stakeholder Management: You proactively build partnerships and secure funding with foundations, patrons, and corporations to ensure the financial viability of all programs, acting as the key ZOLLHOF representative.
Operational Program Launch: You establish the necessary organizational structures, manage the selection processes, and hands-on oversee the program implementation, including the resulting Community and Alumni Management.
Talent Pipeline & Scouting: You drive Talent Scouting in close collaboration with the future Scholarship Team and partnering Universities, utilizing Marketing resources to promote the programs effectively.
Entrepreneurship Funnel Integration: You act as the key interface to the Startup Team, strategically ensuring that the Scholarship programs optimally "feed the Entrepreneurship funnel" with high-potential future founders.
General: We are looking for a Senior Lead whose expertise is rooted in Program Management, Talent Development, or a related field. Fluency in English and good German skills are essential to navigate both the talent and the funding landscape.
Experiences: You ideally bring several years of proven experience in designing, managing, and scaling Scholarship or Talent programs (e.g., accelerator models, corporate talent initiatives). Entrepreneurial experience or a strong Startup mindset is highly desired. Fundraising expertise (foundations, patrons) or previous contact with the academic world is a clear advantage.
Skills: You possess state-of-the-art know-how regarding current Talent Initiative trends and a demonstrable ability to conceive complex programs and secure their financing. You combine excellent communicative and presentational skills with high organizational ability and a confident use of AI tools for efficient project management.
Personality: You are driven by a strong entrepreneurial desire and a "Builder" mentality to make the world of entrepreneurship more accessible. You are exceptionally relationship-driven and empathetic, capable of connecting equally well with young talents and high-level funding partners. Crucially, you embrace the financial responsibility to actively drive program funding.

At ZOLLHOF, everything revolves around our dynamic ecosystem. We value every individual within it and foster an environment that allows you to be many things:

Be bold & own it: You receive maximum trust, make your own decisions, and take responsibility—guided by our purpose: We drive entrepreneurship to build a desirable future.
Be flexible: We love our Team Tuesday in the office, but your flexible work model, adapted to your personal situation, gives you the necessary freedom.
Be part of a strong innovation ecosystem: Dive daily into our pulsating ecosystem and utilize the endless opportunities to network, exchange ideas, and gain new perspectives.
Be constantly evolving: We invest in mutual and individual development through formats like Strategy Retreats and internal Tech Events.
Be well-equipped & supported: Your setup is top-notch, and you benefit from 30 vacation days plus individually selectable non-cash benefits via the Hrmony Benefit Portal.
Be yourself & ZOLLHOF: Come as you are. Our team is diverse, tolerant, and open. We love collaboration and celebrate ourselves as a team and our successes with regular Team Celebrations.