Tech Nation Programme Manager - Scaleups

About Founders Forum & Tech Nation Founders Forum Group is an event-powered community and family of businesses supporting innovative entrepreneurs at every stage of their journeys. Founded in 2005, our invite-only forums unite founders, investors, corporate and government leaders to tackle era-defining questions in iconic locations across the globe. Since 2019, Founders Forum has partnered with Informa Tech to celebrate the strength and diversity of UK tech through London Tech Week. Fuelled by the connections and ideas forged at our flagship events, Founders Forum businesses support the needs of today’s founders via networking, education, professional services, investment and charitable giving. In 2023, Founders Forum acquired Tech Nation to further our mission to empower tech entrepreneurs and scale innovative startups. Tech Nation is the leading platform for tech insights, connections, collaboration and talent, empowering ambitious founders and their teams with the access and knowledge they need from seed stage to success story. Under the FFG umbrella, Tech Nation has relaunched our first set of initiatives and reports as part of the new Tech Nation. We are now in a growth phase and are looking for a new Programme Manager to oversee Upscale and additional scaleup initiatives - this is where you come in! The Opportunity We are looking for a Programme Manager to manage Tech Nation's Upscale programme and bespoke scaleup initiatives. Upscale is Tech Nation's flagship scaleup programme, backed by fantastic founders and partners, offering brilliant exposure to the UK's most ambitious Series A growth-stage companies. Given strong founder interest and demand, we are also evaluating expanding our programme. This will include wider scaleup initiatives, including our scaleup padel event, our alumni offering and potential event, and international expansion opportunities for our community of founders. As our Programme Manager, you will be responsible for planning and delivering these programmes, with the strategic and commercial oversight of the Future Fifty Programme Lead, our network for Series B+ founders. You will identify and build a strong, relevant network rallied around these initiatives, and engage strategic and commercial partners as well as later stage speakers. The result will be delivering a calendar of events and advisory support for selected companies, alongside strengthening our scaleup and alumni network with strong engagement. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Tech Nation's next journey of growth, shaping how we support UK’s scaleup founders. Responsibilities Programme research, ideation, & content curation: Input and iterate the strategy for Upscale and our bespoke scaleup initiatives, working with the Future Fifty Programme Lead and wider team, ensuring it is truly valuable to the community and the tech ecosystem. Keep yourself informed and at the forefront of what scaleup founders need to grow - be…