Program Manager

About the role

You will be accountable for growing registrations and paid participation, building the partnerships, clubs and community that bring students in, and running the competition smoothly as it scales. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role. IRO already has a large global audience and an engaged student community; your job is to turn them, together with school and organizational partnerships, into a repeatable growth engine.

What you'll do

• Be accountable for growing registrations and paid participation, building the partnerships, clubs and community that bring students in
• Work closely with IRO’s leadership, Board of Advisors, partner organizations, ambassadors and schools, and you are accountable not simply for running the competition
• Identify current and future mentor shortages in specific disciplines
• Lead end-to-end recruitment efforts, including drafting job descriptions, posting roles, proactive sourcing, conducting interviews and sending offers and contracts
• Provide training and onboarding for mentors to ensure a seamless transition into the program

What you need

• Research
• Process improvement