الوصف الوظيفي:Background Information
Station J is an incubator and innovation hub based in Jerusalem supporting entrepreneurs, startups, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through entrepreneurship projects, capacity building, mentorship, access to finance, networking, and business development opportunities.
The organization works with local and international partners and donors to design and implement projects that strengthen businesses, create economic opportunities, and contribute to the development of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jerusalem.
Position Details:
Duty Station: Jerusalem
Start Date: 01.10.2026
Position Overview
The project manager will oversee the planning, coordination, and implementation of entrepreneurship and startup/SME support projects.
The manager will be responsible for the full project cycle, including planning, budgeting, procurement, participant selection, capacity building, seed funding, monitoring, reporting, partnerships, and post-project follow-up.
The role requires strong knowledge of entrepreneurship, startups, SMEs, and incubation/acceleration, combined with strong project management, financial, coordination, and organizational skills. The manager will ensure projects are delivered effectively, within approved budgets, and in compliance with donor and organizational requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
1) Project Planning & Management
- Lead the planning and implementation of entrepreneurship, startup, and SME support project.
- Develop and monitor workplans, timelines, budgets, and activity schedules.
- Coordinate training, mentoring, incubation, acceleration, networking, seed funding, and other project components.
- Monitor progress against targets and milestones and address implementation challenges and risks.
- Coordinate internal teams, consultants, trainers, mentors, service providers, partners, and beneficiaries.
- Ensure activities are delivered on time, to the required quality standards, and in line with project objectives.
2) Budget & Financial Management
- Manage and monitor project budgets in coordination with the Finance team.
- Develop budgets and forecasts and monitor expenditure, commitments, and budget utilization.
- Identify budget variances and prepare revisions or reallocations when required.
- Ensure expenditures comply with approved budgets, donor agreements, and organizational procedures.
- Coordinate with Finance and Procurement to ensure timely payments, contracts, and procurement processes.
- Maintain proper financial documentation and provide management with regular budget updates.
3) Seed Funding Management & Disbursement
- Oversee the application, assessment, selection, contracting, and disbursement of seed funding.
- Coordinate funding calls, assessments, interviews, pitching sessions, and selection processes.
- Ensure transparent and compliant funding procedures in line with approved criteria.
- Coordinate beneficiary agreements and work with Finance to ensure timely disbursement.
- Maintain funding and disbursement records and monitor the use of funds against approved plans and budgets.
- Follow up on required financial documentation and beneficiary progress.
- Monitor post-funding business performance and address funding-related risks.
4) Project Implementation & Operations
- Oversee the day-to-day implementation of project activities.
- Coordinate trainings, bootcamps, workshops, mentoring, networking, pitching, and other events.
- Recruit and coordinate trainers, mentors, consultants, experts, and service providers.
- Supervise service providers and ensure timely, quality delivery of contracted outputs.
- Coordinate logistics, venues, materials, communications, and participant management.
- Coordinate timely procurement and maintain accurate project records and documentation.
- Ensure effective communication among all stakeholders.
5) Startup & SME Portfolio Management
- Manage the portfolio of supported startups and SMEs and ensure delivery of agreed support.
- Monitor business progress, outcomes, and post-project development.
- Identify additional support needs and facilitate referrals to relevant ecosystem actors.
- Maintain an up-to-date database and alumni engagement mechanisms.
6) Reporting & Documentation
- Prepare internal and donor reports, activity updates, and final reports.
- Coordinate the collection of technical and financial information for reporting.
- Track deliverables and reporting deadlines to ensure timely submission.
- Document achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations.
- Support the preparation of presentations, case studies, and other project materials.
7) Partnerships & Ecosystem Engagement
- Maintain relationships with key entrepreneurship and SME ecosystem stakeholders.
- Coordinate with donors, partners, universities, private-sector organizations, investors, financial institutions, incubators, and accelerators.
- Identify and facilitate partnerships and opportunities for supported businesses.
- Represent the organization in relevant ecosystem events and facilitate external connections.
Key Deliverables
The project manager will be responsible for delivering:
- Workplans, schedules, budgets, and financial monitoring.
- Entrepreneurship, startup, and SME support activities, including training, mentoring, incubation, and acceleration.
- Startup/SME selection and seed funding processes, including contracting, disbursement, and follow-up.
- Procurement and contracting of project-related services.
- Beneficiary and portfolio tracking, monitoring, evaluation, and impact measurement.
- Donor and internal reports, project documentation, and financial records.
- Ecosystem partnerships and stakeholder engagement.
- Post-project follow-up and impact tracking.
متطلبات الوظيفة:Education
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Economics, Management, Finance, Project Management, or a related field.
Master's degree is an advantage.
Professional Experience
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in project management, entrepreneurship, startup/SME development, business development, incubation, or acceleration.
- Proven experience managing projects, budgets, grants/seed funding, and multiple stakeholders.
- Experience working with startups/SMEs and external service providers, consultants, trainers, and partners.
- Experience with donor-funded projects is an advantage.
- Knowledge of the Jerusalem entrepreneurship ecosystem is an advantage.
Required Knowledge & Technical Competencies
- Strong knowledge of entrepreneurship and startup ecosystems.
- Understanding of startup and SME development cycles.
- Knowledge of incubation and acceleration methodologies.
- Strong project management skills.
- Strong budgeting and financial management skills.
- Knowledge of seed funding and grant management processes.
- Excellent reporting and documentation skills.
- Strong stakeholder and partnership management skills.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong leadership and coordination skills.
- Excellent organizational and time-management abilities.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to coordinate diverse stakeholders effectively.
- Strong negotiation and relationship-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of responsibilities.
- Proactive and solution-oriented approach.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced incubator environment.
تفاصيل الوظيفة:المسمى الوظيفي: Project Manager
آخر موعد للتقديم: 13.09.2026.
المكان: القدس
طبيعة العمل: مكتبي أو ميداني (مقر العمل)
نوع الوظيفة: دوام كامل
المستوى المهني: إداري/ إشرافي
الدرجة العلمية: البكالوريوس
الخبرة: 5 سنوات
التصنيف: الإدارة والأعمال المنح والتمويل
آلية التقديم:Interested candidates are invited to send their CV and a cover letter to:
HR@stationj.psDeadline: Sunday, 13.08.2026