WHO WE ARE:
Plug and Play is a global innovation platform and venture capital firm. Our mission is to make innovation open to anyone, anywhere. Each year, hundreds of entrepreneurs join our vertical-specific accelerator programs to work with our corporate members or receive a direct investment from Plug and Play. Plug and Play has over 40 locations across the world and our corporate members include: The Alliance to End Plastic Waste, USAA, Visa, Nationwide, Aflac, Daimler, Ford, Nissan, BP, Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Pfizer, Walmart, Coca Cola, Adidas, and over 500 more. Plug and Play’s corporate members utilize Plug and Play to identify the best startups to meet their challenges. Plug and Play’s investment portfolio includes Honey, Guardant Health, ApplyBoard, BlockDaemon, Course Hero, BigID, Kustomer, Rappi, Flutterwave, Hippo, PayPal, SoundHound, Lending Club, Dropbox, and many more.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
We’re a diverse team with backgrounds in Business, Finance and Entrepreneurship and we’re aiming to grow rapidly in Africa to deliver on our mission. We’re actively seeking an Intern who is an operational powerhouse, organized, can manage multiple projects at one time, and is reliable.
As a Program Intern you will be supporting the Program Manager in running the 3-month acceleration program twice a year by setting up events and networking sessions, own startup relationships, and support program logistics.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
Program + Startup Facing Own relationships with startups in the accelerator program
Set up all logistics related to the program.
Support the growth of our ecosystem of mentors and VCs to bring more value to the program
Set up sessions for startups to meet with Mentors, VC’s and corporate partners for the program
Collect feedback and develop an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement
Support the whole team during projects (you will touch on a bit of everything)
Event Management Support (PM takes the lead, Intern supports)
Setup events, mentor sessions, workshops, office hours, deal flows to build up the program
Book venue, brainstorm content, outreach speakers
Inform our network about upcoming events
Assist and coordinate travel arrangements with key individuals
Prepare name tags, demo table signs, registration, printouts for events
Meet on a regular basis with stakeholders to make communication easy and project manage to do’s for the team
Create and co-host community events to continue engagement and grow the local ecosystem
Create and host events virtually
Support Marketing and PR Manager
Coordinate a monthly newsletter / social media updates with the marketing team
Prepare flyers and communication tools with our marketing team for major events such as: Selection Day, Meetups, EXPO
Attract startups to the Silicon Valley region
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
Master’s degree in related field
Must have strong verbal and written communication skills in both French and English
Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills
Demonstrate dependability, accountability, self-awareness, strong work ethic, and reliability
Passion and understanding for entrepreneurial communities
In-person and Virtual event organization and management
Proficiency in Google Sheets - Organizational tools and tracking
An open minded, fun and empathetic personality is a must to thrive in our team. It is preferable that you are open to the world, have traveled outside Morocco (at least through arts) and have experienced the company of multicultural people.
A positive attitude, effective stress management and patience are very important
WHAT NEXT?
If you are selected, you will be an intern for 6 months
Pending on your performance and you being a good fit with our team, you will be offered the possibility to join our team as a Program Associate.