Specialist, Forum Innovator Team

The Specialist will support the smooth running of the innovator communities through hands-on event preparation and day-to-day community maintenance. The role involves onboarding and offboarding innovator companies, managing community accuracy, and supporting innovator presence at flagship Forum events.

Responsibilities

• Support event preparation across Forum flagship and community events, ensuring operational readiness and coordination with relevant teams
• Maintain the integrity of innovator communities, including sending onboarding and offboarding materials to companies
• Ensure that companies are promptly and accurately removed from communities once they leave
• Manage unpaids, coordinating with relevant internal stakeholders to follow up and resolve outstanding cases
• Identify and assess prospective Technology Pioneers, Global Innovators and other emerging companies aligned with Forum priorities
• Support the innovator presence and programming at flagship events, including the Annual Meeting in Davos, the Annual Meeting of the New Champions and the Sustainable Development Impact Meeting
• Collaborate with colleagues across centres, industries and regions to embed innovators into thematic initiatives
• Track engagement and community maintenance metrics, produce insights and contribute to continuous improvement of the innovator experience

Requirements

• Master’s degree in business, international affairs, technology, public policy or a related field
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in a start-up ecosystem, venture capital, corporate innovation, community management, consulting or an international organization
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies, entrepreneurship and global innovation ecosystems
• Strong operational and organizational skills, with attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; additional languages an asset
• Proven ability to work across cultures and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative mindset, entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to the Forum’s mission

Skills

• Startup Ecosystem Knowledge
• Venture Capital Experience
• Corporate Innovation
• Community Management
• Consulting
• Emerging Technologies
• Entrepreneurship
• Global Innovation Ecosystems
• Operational Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Event Preparation
• Community Maintenance
• Onboarding Process
• Offboarding Processes
• Multi-cultural Team Collaboration
• Multitasking
• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication

Languages

English