Associate / Assistant Manager

Internal designation: Associate
/ Assistant Manager

Experience: 1–4 years

Location: Bengaluru, with
travel across India as required

We are looking for an early-career
professional who is exceptionally strong in execution and operations, and wants
to develop into a high-quality Program Manager capable of running complex,
multi-stakeholder initiatives at scale.

The role will initially work closely on
Incubator Manager Training (IMT) and new ECB projects, including programs implemented across multiple states and regions in partnership with central and
state government institutions and other strategic partners of IIMB Innovations.
What you will work on

You will support the planning and own the
execution of large-scale capacity-building and ecosystem-development
programs, including:

• Incubator Manager Training and other capability-building initiatives for
incubation and entrepreneurship support professionals.

• New
ECB programs being developed with government, institutional, philanthropic
and ecosystem partners.

• Multi-state and national projects requiring coordination across
institutions, faculty, experts, implementation partners and program
participants.

• Workshops, training programs, convening, field engagements and other
program interventions.

• Internal systems that allow ECB programs to scale without compromising
program quality.
Key responsibilities

- Program Operations & Execution - Stakeholder Management
- Program Management & Problem Solving
- Monitoring, Data & Reporting
- New Projects & business-unit growth

Requirements

Who we are looking for

We are looking for someone who combines
execution discipline with intellectual curiosity. You are likely to succeed in this role if
you:

• Have 1–4 years of professional experience in program management,
consulting, operations, development sector organizations, startups,
foundations, government programs, incubation, education or related environments.

• Are
highly organized and enjoy bringing structure to complex programs.

• Are
comfortable managing multiple deadlines, stakeholders and moving parts
simultaneously.

• Have strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Can
interact confidently and professionally with senior institutional stakeholders.

• Are
comfortable working with spreadsheets, presentations, trackers, budgets and
program data.

• Have strong attention to detail without losing sight of program
objectives.

• Are
willing to travel across India for program implementation and stakeholder
engagements.

• Demonstrate ownership — when something needs to get done, you
proactively drive it rather than wait for instructions.

• Are
comfortable operating in an environment where programs and systems are still
being built.

Prior experience working with government
institutions, entrepreneurship programs, incubators, universities, consulting
engagements or large-scale training programs will be valuable, but is not
mandatory.