Senior Program Officer | Nawah Program - Palestine

About Flat6Labs:

Flat6Labs is the leading entrepreneurship platform in emerging markets, empowering entrepreneurs to build, launch, and grow transformative ideas through acceleration programs, ecosystem development, and tailored innovation services.

For more information, visit www.flat6labs.com.

About the Project:

Nawah is a pre-accelerator program by Flat6Labs, supported by Google for Startups, designed to empower early-stage Palestinian startups and entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools, mentorship, and networks they need to build and grow successful businesses.

Through a rigorous, hands-on program, Nawah supports founders in validating their ideas, testing key business assumptions, developing their MVPs, strengthening their go-to-market strategies, and preparing for sustainable growth. The program combines practical workshops, tailored mentorship, expert sessions, and access to a wider network of entrepreneurs and industry leaders.

Across multiple cycles, Nawah aims to support a diverse community of Palestinian founders, helping them turn promising ideas into scalable, market-driven startups and connecting them with opportunities, resources, and networks that can accelerate their growth.

The program is delivered by Flat6Labs with the support of Google for Startups, with a strong focus on creating meaningful impact within Palestine’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Location: Ramallah, Palestine

About the Role: 

Flat6Labs Senior Program Officer, is responsible for supporting Flat6Labs startups in their day-to-day activities as well as supporting the program team in organizing cycle processes, documentation and events. This role would suit a highly proactive, technology savvy and organized individual who is passionate about entrepreneurship and startups and who is inspired to work with startups on a daily basis.

Main Responsibilities:

Startup Support

• Support cohort startups throughout the program lifecycle, from pitch and financial model coaching to onboarding, deliverable tracking, and business planning.

Program Delivery & Coordination

• Coordinate program activities end-to-end, including logistics, scheduling, and startup communications.
• Organize cohort groupings and match mentors, coaches, and speakers to startup needs, following up on session outcomes.

Stakeholder & Investor Relations

• Maintain the program's network of founders, mentors, coaches, and investors, and manage their participation in program events.

Data, Feedback & Reporting

• Track startup progress and KPI data, collect in-cycle feedback, and report insights to the program team.
• Collect, analyze, and organize startup data to support program decisions.

Sourcing & Selection

• Screen incoming applications and develop sourcing strategies to identify top startups aligned with program criteria.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in entrepreneurship, operations or business management.

• Bachelor's Degree in business management or related discipline.
• Fluent in English & Arabic.
• Tech savvy and can manage programs both on the grounds and virtually.
• Strong project management and organizational skills  
• Excellent communication skills.
• Engaged and well connected with the local and regional startups ecosystem.