Unleash your creativity and drive impact at the heart of entrepreneurship
As a Project Manager, you will work at the intersection of our Start it Academy (learning programs for startups) and Start it Accelerate (industry-focused accelerator programs).
Your mission: Ensure smooth project & events execution, planning, and operational follow-up.
making sure every startup and stakeholder has what they need to thrive.
Your responsibilities include:
- Supporting the execution of vertical accelerator programs (e.g. Start it Fashion, Start it Hardware, ...)
- Coordinating timelines, deliverables and reporting across the Academy and Accelerate
programs - Aligning with Business Coaches on our startups’ needs and engagement
- Supporting the organisation and logistics of Academy sessions and milestone moments
- Tracking progress, planning updates, and ensuring resource availability (facilitators, coaches, rooms, tools)
- Following up with speakers, workshop leads, and attendees pre- and post-event
- Collecting feedback from startups and stakeholders, helping to optimise the programs
- Supporting broader team operations and ad-hoc projects related to the ecosystem
What we’re looking for?
We’re looking for a hands-on, organised and proactive person who gets energy from getting
things done and keeping projects on track, preferably with a strong affinity for the startup
ecosystem in Belgium.
You are:
- Highly organised, detail-oriented and a natural planner, with a clear understanding of project management methodologies
- Skilled in creating project plans, defining scope, setting timelines and tracking progress
- Proficient in using project management tools (Monday)
- Eager to learn about startups, entrepreneurship, and innovation
- Comfortable coordinating across different people, tools, and timelines
- A fluent communicator in English, Dutch and/or French
- Able to communicate clearly with diverse stakeholders (from team members, experts to
senior leadership) - Comfortable facilitating meetings, managing expectations and providing regular updates
- A team player who can also work independently and manage responsibilities
- Able to work with tools like GSuite, Monday, Disco, Hubspot, etc.
- Willing to occasionally travel to hubs across Belgium
- Open to working some evenings (during events, Academy sessions, program milestones)
Bonus points for:
- Experience in project coordination in educational or startup setting
- Familiarity with startup methodologies like lean startup, design thinking or business
modeling
Interested? Let’s talk!
This isn’t a corporate job, we love creativity and initiative! Surprise us with your application in a
format that reflects who you are: a short video, audio message, or even a creative pitch deck.
Apply by reaching out to: Ann Martens - HR Officer - (0032) 470 87 14 15 - ann@startit.be
Start it @KBC is an equal opportunies employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to
Creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Join us and help build Belgium’s most exciting startup ecosystem!