The Community & Startups Coordinator supports the engagement, coordination, and overall experience of founders and startups participating in the accelerator program. The role focuses on building an active and connected startup community by coordinating founder engagement activities, community initiatives, and program events. Working closely with the accelerator team, the coordinator helps create a positive founder experience by ensuring smooth communication, supporting community-building initiatives, and coordinating the logistics and execution of program activities throughout the accelerator journey.

• Startup & Founder Engagement

  • Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for founders throughout the accelerator program, ensuring timely communication and ongoing support.

  • Coordinate founder onboarding and support founders throughout key program milestones.

  • Build and maintain positive relationships with founders and portfolio startups to foster an engaged startup community.

  • Coordinate communications, announcements, reminders, and updates with participating startups.

  • Collect founder feedback and maintain records of engagement to support continuous improvement of the program.

  • Support founders by connecting them with relevant mentors, program activities, resources, and internal teams when needed.

  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date startup, founder, and community records within the CRM and other program management systems, ensuring data completeness and accuracy.

  • Support data entry, record maintenance, attendance tracking, and documentation of startup engagement and community activities to enable effective reporting and program delivery.

• Community Activation

  • Increase founder engagement through coordinating peer-to-peer collaboration, participation across accelerator activities, workshops, and meetups.

  • Support initiatives that strengthen the founder experience through peer learning, community gatherings, and engagement activities.

  • Assist in creating and distributing community communications, newsletters, and promotional content.

  • Track participation and gather feedback to continuously improve community engagement activities.

• Program Events & Logistics Coordination

  • Ensure program activities are delivered in a way that creates a professional, welcoming, and high-quality experience for founders, mentors, speakers, and guests.

  • Coordinate logistics including venue setup, participant registration, catering, accommodation, transportation, and event materials where required.

  • Coordinate schedules, invitations, reminders, attendance tracking, and logistical communications for program activities.

  • Maintain attendance records, event documentation, and participant feedback to support reporting and continuous improvement.

  • Coordinate with the Operations, Marketing, and Events teams to ensure smooth delivery of accelerator activities.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build positive relationships with founders and community members.

• A community-oriented mindset with a genuine passion for bringing people together through activities, networking events, workshops, and founder engagement initiatives.

• Excellent organizational and coordination skills with strong attention to detail.

• Experience coordinating events, logistics, and multiple activities simultaneously.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Passion for startups, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and CRM/project management tools.

• Proficiency in English and Arabic

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.

• 2+ years of experience in community management, startup programs, accelerator operations, or event coordination.

• Experience coordinating events, logistics, and multiple activities simultaneously.

• Experience working with startup ecosystems, innovation programs, or founder communities is highly desirable.