Ai ventures Accelerator Program Lead (Contract)

Remote (Global); 4-5 months March - August 2026

Salary range: $6-8K/month for US-based candidates; international candidates salary to be determined based on location, experience, and local contracting norms. This contract position does not include benefits.

About Technovation

Technovation is a global nonprofit that equips girls and young women with the skills, confidence, and opportunities to lead in technology and entrepreneurship, inspiring them to tackle real-world challenges and build a better future for all. With the help of The AI Forward Alliance and our global network of partners we are on a journey to make a significant impact in increasing the number of women in positions of influence, power, and leadership - especially in STEM and AI.

About the AI Ventures Accelerator

The AI Ventures Accelerator (AIVA) is a 12-week global program developed in partnership with UNICEF Generation Unlimited (GenU) that supports young women entrepreneurs ages 19–25 in building AI-powered ventures with real-world social impact. The inaugural cohort brings together teams from the US, India, Nigeria, Mexico, and beyond. It is supported by a curriculum covering AI/ML, entrepreneurship, and leadership and culminates in a Demo Day where the top 10 teams receive $10,000 in equity-free seed funding, and 15 additional teams will receive further incubation support.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to Technovation's program leadership, the AIVA Program Lead steps into an active program and takes full ownership of daily program operations through the program and approaching Demo Day. This is a highly independent hands-on operational role for someone who thrives in fast-moving, multi-stakeholder environments — with participants already enrolled, mentors matched, and a timeline leading to Demo Day. The Program Lead will need to be proactive to manage all moving pieces of the program and ensure ongoing alignment among all key stakeholders in the project. The bulk of the work will involve participant management and communications, mentor coordination, overseeing the judging process, and preparing for the culminating Demo Day event. Estimated commitment is 35-40 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participant Management & Communications (30%) The manager will serve as the primary day-to-day point of contact for all participants across global and US cohorts, monitor team progress and follow up with teams at risk, maintain the participant tracker, and send regular cohort communications.
• Mentor Coordination (20%) Coordinate mentor matching and onboarding, track mentor engagement and follow-up, and support the scheduling of virtual mentoring sessions and expert-led workshops.
• Curriculum & Platform Management (20%) Manage participant enrollment and access on the LearnDash curriculum platform, monitor team completion and risk, ensure content updates with the curriculum team, and manage team rosters and pipeline on the F6S program page.
• Deliverable Collection & Judging (20%) Collect all program deliverables on schedule (including pitch decks and problem statements), track submissions in the tracker, and coordinate the end-to-end judging process, including finalist announcement support.
• Demo Day Coordination (10%) Support Demo Day planning, manage logistics for participating teams (including travel and run-of-show), coordinate with judges, VIPs, and sponsors, and prepare event documentation and seed funding disbursement support.

Program Timeline

As this is an active program, here is the remaining timeline you will be managing:

• March – June: Participant learning and building phase, supported by mentors
• Late June: Deadline for venture deliverable submission
• July: Judging period
• August: Finalists announced, Demo Day preparation

Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate is a highly self-directed and proactive operator, passionate about Technovation’s mission to empower young women to create technology solutions for problems they identify in their community. We believe that with the right learning opportunities and support, everyone has the ability to learn and become technology creators. We are looking for a candidate who has:

• Experience with an accelerator as a participant or facilitator.
• Significant experience in program management, operations, or a similar role, ideally in education, nonprofit, or tech contexts.
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder workstreams simultaneously with high attention to detail.
• Strong written communication skills, comfortable creating participant-facing emails and program materials.
• Comfortable with digital program platforms; bonus if experience includes F6S, LearnDash, and/or project tracking in Google Sheets.
• Comfortable working across time zones with a globally distributed participant base.
• Is highly self-directed and solutions-oriented—able to proactively anticipate problems, see opportunities for improvement, and seamlessly address issues before they become crises.
• Passion for gender equity, entrepreneurship, or AI/tech education (a strong plus).