Canute – Program Lead (Maternity cover – Founders Growth Club)

Canute by Thursday is hiring a Program Coordinator (maternity cover) for the Founders Growth Club team

Do you want to help Danish scaleups grow and succeed internationally?

Canute by Thursday is the go-to partner for Danish scaleups in growth mode. We run initiatives that support founders and their companies on the journey towards international expansion. Our work spans five core areas: accelerator partnerships, public funding, raising equity funding, internationalisation strategy - and Founders Growth Club.

Founders Growth Club is a network for scaleup founders, designed to help them grow - personally and professionally. We connect ambitious Danish scaleups with experienced founders who’ve been through the journey themselves. It’s not about theory - it’s about real experience.

We’re now looking for a Senior Associate to step into a project manager role on the FGC team. This is a maternity cover position starting February 1^st 2026 and running through September 1^st  2026, with the possibility of extension.

The role as a Senior Associate in Canute by Thursday

As Senior Associate, you’ll take on a project management role within the FGC team. You’ll maintain the overview, drive the rhythm, and ensure we meet our promises – across multiple workstreams and stakeholders. That means leading internal and external check-ins, handling reporting, managing budgets, and keeping activities on track.

You’ll also help shape and run the actual things that makes FGC tick: member recruitment, advisor onboarding, corporate partner involvement, and execute activities. You’ll see the full picture - and help everyone else stay aligned.

Your tasks will include:  

• Driving the project forward and making sure deadlines are met

• Coordinating across the FGC consortium and internal team

• Leading reporting, allocation and budget follow-ups

• Running internal check-ins and attend external coordination meetings

• Supporting recruitment of new members and Growth Advisors

• Engaging our corporate partners and getting them activated

• Helping execute key FGC activities (matchmaking, roundtables, offsite camps, etc.)

We’re looking for someone who is:

We’re looking for someone who can bring structure into a busy setup, keep people aligned, and make things move. You know how to manage stakeholders, run a process, and follow up without being asked. You’re confident leading the conversation – and not afraid to get your hands dirty along the way.

Skills and experience:

• Is comfortable leading meetings, owning tasks, and following up

• Has worked with clients or senior stakeholders before - and enjoys it

• Is good with Excel, slides, and keeping multiple threads in motion

• Like bringing structure into fast-moving environments

• Has a feel for the startup/scaleup ecosystem (or pick things up fast)

• Fluency in Danish is not required, as most communication within FGC is in English - however, a working understanding of Danish is necessary, as it remains the corporate language within Thursday Consulting

Traits

• Sharp on structure, but not stuck in process

• Reliable, practical, and detail-oriented - but not afraid to move fast

• Comfortable switching between internal ops and external partners

• Good at spotting what's missing - and getting it sorted

• Up for making an impact inside a small, high-tempo team

What you can expect from us:

• A unique opportunity to work in the heart of the scaleup ecosystem and build a strong network

• Real insight into how startup, scaleup and investor environments work in practice

• A dynamic and varied role with lots of room to grow and learn

• A workplace with high ambitions and low ego - where we work hard and have fun

• Close collaboration with founders, investors and ecosystem partners

• Full-time position based in Copenhagen (with flexibility to work from home)

Want to join us?
We’d love to get to know you and discuss your opportunities at Thursday, and we therefore encourage all qualified candidates to apply - regardless of ethnic background, identified gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion or age.

If you’re curious, send us a short motivation for entering a dialogue, along with your CV and relevant diplomas to job@thursday.consulting.  

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Application deadline: 16. November 2025.

However, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.