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Tribe Network is Atlantic Canada's leading innovation organization for Black, Indigenous, and racialized entrepreneurs building high-growth technology ventures. Tribe provides structured programming, mentorship, and ecosystem connections that support founders across every stage from idea to scale, while strengthening the region's innovation economy.

Our Purpose:

We empower a community of racialized people pursuing technology, entrepreneurship and innovation.

Our Mission:

We provide our members access to relevant resources to connect, work and grow.

Our Vision:

A world where racialized people are at the forefront of sustainable technology, entrepreneurship and innovation.

Our Values

- Lead with Love
- Nurture Community
- Practice Creativity
- Strive for Excellence

Overview

The Program Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of all Tribe cohort programming, ensuring that every cohort is delivered on schedule, to a consistent standard, and with a strong founder experience from acceptance through wrap-up.

The Program Manager serves as the primary operational point of contact for founders. This includes keeping founders informed of program expectations, deadlines, and resources, monitoring attendance, deliverables, and milestone progress, and connecting founders with the appropriate Venture Success Partners, facilitators, advisers, and opportunities.

The role also supports the wider Tribe team in the planning and delivery of events, including founder showcases, forums, and community activities.

The Program Manager works closely with the Director of Programs; Partnerships, the Programs Intern, Venture Success Partners,



facilitators, and Tribe's leadership, marketing, and operations teams to ensure that program delivery reflects Tribe's priorities and that founders experience a coordinated pathway through Tribe's programs. The Program Manager may request day-to-day support from the Program Intern directly.

Key Responsibilities

Program Delivery & Operations

- Lead the day-to-day coordination and delivery of all active Tribe cohorts.
- Manage the weekly program cycle for each cohort, including session readiness, founder communications, materials, recordings, and transcripts.
- Maintain cohort task boards on Monday, ensuring each week's tasks, owners, and due dates are current.
- Ensure facilitator materials are received and uploaded to the Tribe Platform ahead of each session.
- Coordinate session logistics with week leads and facilitators, including format, room setup, and schedule changes.
- Oversee setup, check-in, and attendance at in-person and hybrid sessions.
- Coordinate milestone reviews, 1:1 coaching sessions, Venture Success Partner check-ins, and founder showcases.
- Identify delivery risks, delays, or resource gaps early and elevate where appropriate.
- Provide the Director of Programs & Partnerships with a weekly update on cohort progress, risks, and decisions required.





Founder Engagement & Support

- Serve as the primary operational point of contact for founders participating in Tribe cohorts.
- Maintain regular communication with founders and ensure they understand program expectations, opportunities, deadlines, and available resources.
- Route coaching, advisory, and program questions to the appropriate Venture Success Partner, facilitator, or team member.
- Guide founders through the advisory request process and track each request through to completion.
- Monitor founder participation and engagement, and follow up early with founders who are falling behind or disengaging.
- Match founders to relevant perks and opportunities, including perks that depend on a founder’s funding stage, and share opportunities with founders in the Tribe Innovation Hub Program Slack.
- Escalate concerns regarding a founder's wellbeing or standing in a program, and any legal or financial questions, to the Director of Programs & Partnerships.

Founder Onboarding & Recruitment Support

- Support application intake and interview panel logistics for each recent cohort.
- Coordinate founder onboarding, including platform and tool access and pre-program materials.
- Ensure a smooth transition from acceptance into program delivery.
- Support cohort wrap-up, including impact capture and the handoff to next-step pathways.

Facilitator, Adviser & Delivery Partner Coordination

- Coordinate schedules, materials, and expectations with facilitators, week leads, advisers, and coaches.
- Gather founder feedback on sessions, facilitators, and advisers.
- Flag issues related to quality, responsive

📌 Program Manager (Halifax Regional Municipality)
🏢 Tribe Network
📍 Halifax Regional Municipality