Funding Programme Manager & Startup Coach DTU Skylab

Kgs. Lyngby - Denmark

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 14 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

We are looking for an engaged Startup Coach and Funding Programme Manager to join our small ambitious team.

The Position
Are you passionate about helping new technology startups Do you want to work with startup grants and fundraising Then this might be the right job for you.

Our experience at DTU Skylab shows that entrepreneurship is an effective tool for competency building and personal growth. We believe that students and researchers hold the key to generating innovative solutions for a better more sustainable tomorrow. Every day we passionately work to support and motivate teams to embark on their own startup journeys through guidance coaching workshops and providing a shoulder to lean on during tough times.

We are looking for a maternity cover (12 months) to engage with our DTU student startup projects and support them in their startup journey through our grants program DTU Skylab Funding. Twice a year DTU Skylab hands out grants to promising young student startups and we need a maternity cover to run and continuously develop the programme.

You will be part of the team of startup coaches who run DTU Skylabs startup programme. As part of the role you are also expected to coach several of the teams enrolled in the programme on general commercial startup skills e.g. through running workshops and 1:1 coaching. Hence we are looking for someone with not just grant experience but also experience from startups or the startup ecosystem.

Lastly there is also an opportunity within this role to engage in/take lead on our diversity and inclusion work at Skylab. Skylab is currently running several initiatives to engage a more diverse group of users and is investigating internal processes and collecting data/insight to start preparing for new initiatives.

As Funding Programme Manager you will:

Run our student grants program including programme promotion support to applicants coordination of deadlines processing applications and giving application feedback.
Maintain a good relationship with our existing funding partners in the program and manage communication between funding partners and grant recipients.
Handling all practicalities regarding pay-outs data collection and reporting.
Continuously look for and attract new potential funding partners which could be both foundations and/or companies. This also includes re-negotiating agreements with existing partners.
Be a designated startup coach for some of the startups enrolled in our Startup Programme and do 1:1 sessions with these startups.
Run existing - and potentially develop new - workshops on general startup topics.
Be a general funding adviser on both soft and hard funding for all users in Skylab.
Support and co-manage Skylabs Diversity and Inclusion initiatives.

We expect you to have:

Relevant academic background
Experience from startups or from the startup ecosystem in Denmark or abroad
A passion for working with startups and young entrepreneurs
Excellent project management skills
Good written and verbal communication skills in both English and Danish
Experience within funding/fundraising and stakeholder management
Coaching experience is an advantage but not a requirement

What we offer
We offer an interesting flexible and challenging job in a buzzing energetic and international atmosphere with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. We place emphasis on a high level of professionalism and personal engagement among our staff. Skills development is an integral part of our the area of technical and natural sciences DTU is one of the leading research and education institutions in Europe.

Terms of employment
Salary and employment terms are according to the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) or another relevant agreement.

The position is limited to 12 months. Preferable starting date is 16 February 2026.

The six-person strong Startup Coaching Team is part of a larger section of around 20 colleagues in total supporting business development across both students and researchers. You will refer to the Team Leader Jonas Eliasson.

You will be employed at DTU Skylab and the workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus Kgs. Lyngby Denmark.

Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than Sunday 4 January 2026 (23:59 Danish time). Open the Apply now link fill out the form and attach your motivated application CV and exam certificates.

If you wish to learn more about DTU Skylab and the position then feel free to contact Team Lead Jonas Eliasson tel:or contact Programme Manager Ida Bjerring Mehl tel:.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age gender disability race religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology which is subject to special rules for security and export control open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

About DTU Skylab
Skylab is the innovation hub of DTU a vibrant community supporting diverse activities such as curricular courses company collaborations and startup programs. Since 2013 Skylab has been an engaging and inclusive learning space with offices teaching event facilities multiple workshops and laboratories. We have around 60 employees in three sections with an informal and caring culture. We can laugh and party whilst also being serious and passionate about what we do. We love our users and talking about the amazing projects in DTU Skylab from duckweed protein products airborne windmills farming snails intimate health devices AI robots and digital services.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UNs 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13500 students and 6000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive evolving and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

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