Incubation Program Manager Qatar Foundation

Key Result Areas:

• Lead the building and development of QSTP Incubation Programs Cultivate strategic and productive relationships with startups, founders, researchers, investors, corporate partners, and other stakeholders, ensuring stronger collaborations that accelerate innovation and commercialization.
• Design, manage, and continuously evolve QSTP s Incubation Program to reflect global best practices and align with QSTP s strategic objectives.
• Develop evidence-based incubation curricula tailored to impact tech startups across sectors such as climate, health, education, and financial inclusion, while ensuring core entrepreneurship fundamentals are consistently addressed.
• Structure both cohort-based and individual startup programs with clear milestones, deliverables, and success metrics.
• Embed impact measurement frameworks and theory of change development into all program components.
• Develop specialized sector tracks while maintaining a strong cross-sector entrepreneurial foundation.
• Oversee the incubation program ensuring high-quality delivery, personalized support, and participant satisfaction.
• Monitor startup progress against KPIs including product development, market traction, funding, and impact metrics.
• Manage program resources including the startup toolkit, workspace allocation, mentors, advisors, and external service providers.
• Ensure program quality through regular feedback collection, curriculum updates, and continuous optimization.
• Provide individualized coaching and strategic guidance to incubated founders on business development, fundraising, and scaling challenges.
• Recruit, train, and coordinate a network of mentors with expertise in impact investing, technology, regulatory affairs, and sector-specific knowledge.
• Facilitate access to domain experts, potential customers, investors, and partners, supporting startups through pivots, crises, and critical decision points.
• Foster a collaborative startup community through networking events, peer-to-peer activities, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with impact investors, VCs, angel networks, and grant-making organizations.
• Develop corporate partnerships to unlock pilot opportunities, procurement channels, and strategic investments.
• Engage government stakeholders to align startups with regulatory bodies, policy makers, and national entrepreneurship programs.
• Manage program communications and outreach in collaboration with Marketing and Communications team, raising visibility of incubated companies and their founders.
• Track and report on both business performance and social/environmental impact of incubated startups, preparing regular reports for stakeholders, boards, and funders.
• Develop case studies and success stories that highlight program impact and strengthen QSTP s position in the global innovation ecosystem.
• Continuously evolve the program by incorporating startup feedback, ecosystem insights, and emerging best practices.
• Conduct industry research to remain current with trends in impact entrepreneurship, regulatory developments, and frontier technologies.
• Represent QSTP at conferences and international forums, expanding networks and reinforcing QSTP s role as a hub for impact tech innovation.
• Other reasonable tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Matrix Organization Structure Tasks

• Contribute to the successful planning, execution, and completion of cross-functional projects when and as assigned by QSTP senior management.
• Actively engage with team members from various departments to achieve project goals, ensuring smooth coordination and effective communication.
• Efficiently manage and utilize resources across projects, balancing workload and maximizing productivity.
• Apply creative thinking and innovative methods to identify and address challenges, contributing to the continuous improvement of project processes.
• Ensure compliance with all organizational policies, procedures, and quality standards while working on assigned projects.
• Maintain clear, consistent communication with both the line manager and project manager, ensuring timely updates on project progress and outcomes.