StellenbeschreibungppAt the Student Project House (SPH) we inspire and empower students to cultivate a maker and innovator mindset. We believe that by developing their own projects, students learn important competencies for their future. This is why we've created an ecosystem to inspire students (Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral students) to get started and explore the real need behind their idea. /p pOur interdisciplinary team of thirty people provides students who want to pursue extracurricular projects of various types and scales with a comprehensive range of support. On the one hand, we design and manage facilities like co‑working, ideation, and event spaces as well as a makerspace that gives students access to the tools and equipment they need to prototype. On the other hand, we support project teams with personal coaching, workshops, and a diverse expert network. We want to accompany students on their journey by inspiring them to get started, to seek diverse views, to explore the real need behind an idea, to work as a team, to think big, to fail, to pivot, and to keep overcoming obstacles they encounter on the way. /p pOur first location was established at ETH Zurich. As we scale and expand beyond our original base, we are launching a second location in St. Gallen in collaboration with the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and START Foundation. We are creating a sister organisation in the spirit of SPH in Zurich, with a large focus on building a community of ETH and HSG students who learn from each other through peer‑to‑peer learning. /p pWe’re now looking for an Innovation Catalyst to join our team and support the build‑up of the HSG ETH SPH. This is a unique opportunity to help build a new organisation and shape its culture, offers and community from the ground up. /p h3Work location /h3 pPrimarily based in our coworking space in St. Gallen, with an expected on‑site presence of around four days per week. Regular home office of approximately one day per week is possible, with occasional work from Zurich. /p h3Project background /h3 pYou’ll work in one of the most inspiring spaces in St. Gallen, surrounded by whiteboards, ideation equipment, colourful furniture, and creative students. We’re located at the START Campus, 5 minutes away from both St. Gallen station and HSG. /p pWe work in the same open space as our project teams and meet with everyone at eye level. The individuals we work with are from a diverse range of backgrounds and study disciplines, which is why we communicate in English. As the projects we support are extracurricular, most of our offers take place in the late afternoon, in the evening, and occasionally at weekends. /p pWe take an agile approach to conceptualizing and delivering our offer and allocate our capacity flexibly to the most important tasks. Hereby, teamwork is one of our key values. /p pYou’ll join a core team of 2‑3 people shaping, building and scaling our second location in St. Gallen. Working closely with the Head of HSG ETH SPH, you’ll help develop the location, support its operations and coach student project teams. /p pWe already have a strong waiting list of interested users and can build on ten years of experience from our Zurich location‑knowledge that has been tested, refined and validated over time. /p pThe projects you’ll support are highly diverse in topic, stage, intensity and ambition. Some are entrepreneurial, while others focus on initiatives such as founding an NGO or student association, developing a research or creative project, or participating in a university competition. /p h3Job description /h3 ul liCoaching: You’ll coach early‑stage projects from diverse backgrounds. You’ll help them reflect, ask insightful questions, and support them in pinning down their next steps, without taking on a leadership role. /li liConceptualizing and Managing: You’ll develop learning journeys and service offers to support our students from start to finish. This includes conceptualizing, testing, and building end‑to‑end processes, as well as documenting, running, continuously improving, tracking, and scaling these offers. You will build on existing ETH SPH structures and learnings rather than start from scratch. /li liFacilitating: You’ll design, host and facilitate community formats, events and peer‑to‑peer exchange that connect and activate students and their projects. /li liDriving and Representing: You’ll lead key internal initiatives aligned with SPH's mission, represent SPH with senior stakeholders, and foster partnerships and collaboration within the team and across the wider ecosystem. /li /ul h3Profile /h3 ul liYou have experience in starting and implementing your own projects (start‑up, entrepreneurship project, innovation project, etc.). You’ve failed, learned from it, and tried again. /li liYou bring in methodological skills that are valuable to coach early‑stage projects in the field of innovation (prototyping, agile development, design thinking, project management, product development, lean startup, business models, team dynamics, etc.). /li liYou have a proven track record of independently designing, initiating and managing complex projects. You can create clear, efficient and scalable services and processes designed to support more than 300 project teams per year. /li liYou enjoy working with people in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment and are passionate about helping students develop a Maker‑Innovator Mindset. /li liYou feel comfortable speaking to groups of students and senior stakeholders, as well as hosting and facilitating community events. /li liYou have a master's degree or an equivalent qualification from a recognised higher‑level institution. /li liYou have at least 3 years of work experience in the field of innovation, coaching, your own startup, or a similar field. /li liIdeally, you have experience in community building, software or product development, or specialist knowledge in an area such as AI, robotics or digital technologies. /li /ul pA note: research indicates that women and individuals from marginalized groups tend to apply only when they meet all of the criteria. If you believe you’re qualified, but don’t necessarily check every box, please submit an application. /p h3We offer /h3 pYou will be employed by ETH Zurich and report to the Head of HSG ETH SPH. We offer a 1‑year contract with the possibility and intention to prolong the contract (fixed‑term contracts are standard at ETH). /p pThe funding and pilot are set to last 2 years and it is intended to proceed thereafter if the pilot is successful and if the funding is secured. /p pThis is a unique opportunity to build and shape a new location from the ground up, with high autonomy and direct impact on the future of education at HSG and ETH Zurich. /p pWe believe in personal growth. For that we do regular team feedback sessions and value everyone’s opinion. /p pWorking, teaching and research at ETH Zurich /p h3We value diversity and sustainability /h3 pIn line with our values, ETH Zurich encourages an inclusive culture. We promote equality of opportunity, value diversity and nurture a working and learning environment in which the rights and dignity of all our staff and students are respected. Visit our Equal Opportunities and Diversity website to find out how we ensure a fair and open environment that allows everyone to grow and flourish. Sustainability is a core value for us – we are consistently working towards a climate‑neutral future. /p pFurther information about the ETH Student Project House can be found on our website, on Instagram, and on LinkedIn. /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr
