Biomimicry Institute

• Manage implementation of the annual Ray of Hope Accelerator in alignment with organizational strategy and program objectives. • Manage the full participant lifecycle, including recruitment, eligibility criteria and conflict of interest mitigation, selection, candidate reviews, onboarding, program delivery, and alumni engagement. • Continuously refine program curriculum, content, and participant experience based on cohort feedback, emerging industry needs, and program outcomes. • Coordinate virtual and in-person accelerator programming, including retreat, workshops, mentorship, networking opportunities, and Demo Day. • Maintain and continuously improve program systems, processes, tools, and documentation. • Ensure an exceptional participant experience throughout all phases of the accelerator. • Conduct annual accelerator impact reporting utilizing impact assessment protocols. • Collaborate with Communication and Impact team members to effectively tell the story of the Ray of Hope participants, program, and alumni. • Manage annual startup recruitment efforts to ensure a strong, diverse, and mission-aligned applicant pool. • Form annual accelerator selection committee. • Coordinate application review processes, due diligence activities, and Selection Committee engagement. • Support relationships with startup pipeline partners, ecosystem organizations, universities, accelerators, and innovation networks. • Monitor trends within biomimicry, climate innovation, regenerative design, and nature-inspired entrepreneurship to inform recruitment strategies. • Maintain effective systems, processes, reporting, budgeting, and stakeholder coordination to support successful program delivery and participant outcomes. • Cultivate and steward productive relationships with mentors, speakers, reviewers, investors, volunteers, partners, and other stakeholders to strengthen program quality and impact. • Coordinate cross-functional collaboration and resources across staff, contractors, volunteers, and organizational teams to ensure aligned execution and visibility of program priorities. • Monitor program performance, participant experience, and operational effectiveness, identifying and implementing improvements that enhance efficiency, impact, and scalability. • Support development of alumni engagement program as part of accelerator. • Manage ongoing engagement with accelerator alumni. • Support alumni through community-building opportunities, introductions, resource sharing, and storytelling efforts. • Collect and maintain data on participant and alumni business, funding, adoption, and environmental impact outcomes.

• The Director of Communications leads The Biomimicry Institute’s communications function, helping translate TBI’s mission, programs, partnerships, and thought leadership into clear, compelling, and coordinated communications across channels. • This role is responsible for communications strategy, editorial planning, storytelling, media relations, brand consistency, digital engagement, and campaign execution. • Develop and implement communications strategies that advance TBI’s mission, strategic priorities, programs, fundraising goals, and public visibility. • Maintain an integrated communications calendar across campaigns, newsletters, website updates, social media, events, launches, partner moments, and organizational announcements. • Translate complex programmatic, scientific, design, innovation, and organizational content into accessible and engaging communications for priority audiences. • Lead development of high-quality content across TBI channels, including website, email/newsletter, social media, reports, campaign materials, event communications, press materials, and partner/funder communications. • Manage media relations, including press inquiries, media lists, pitch development, press materials, and coordination with external PR or communications partners. • Coordinate communications around key external moments such as conferences, Climate Week, COP, and other strategic opportunities. • Track and report communications metrics, including audience growth, engagement, website performance, email performance, campaign results, media placements, and other relevant KPIs. • Partner with the Development team to create compelling donor, funder, sponsor, and partner communications.