Roles and Responsibilities

Roles and Responsibilities:

At CMR, Design Thinking is being offered as a credit course. Your key role would be to facilitate Design Thinking workshops for students- this is currently in the form of an intensive workshop delivered over 3-5 days per batch.

As a facilitator, the role demands a deep understanding of Design Thinking, and an ability to work well with students – creating a positive and encouraging atmosphere for promoting creative thinking.

The role may demand switching between online and offline mode (across campuses based out of HRBR layout (Head office/ base), OMBR layout and CMR Main Campus in Bagalur) of conducting workshops- based on the need/ covid regulations. It requires an ability to connect with students- switching from team to team in order to push their thinking.

You will work closely with the Design Thinking Team on the curriculum – which is constantly evolving based on feedback from the sessions, altering it to suit the needs of every stream.

At the end of every workshop, recording and uploading the assessments as well as other administrative details in the college portal.

Planning and executing faculty workshops, planning other events such as an exhibition/ hackathons/ sprints for students to collaborate outside the classroom space- activating the Maker’s space etc along with the Design Thinking Team.

This role is very fulfilling and rewarding as you will get to work closely with students and actually see a transformation over the course of the workshops. If you love teaching/ are energized by working with students, this is a great opportunity for you.

Qualification & Professional Background:

• Top-line innovation management professionals, product specialists, designers, business and social entrepreneurs, product and marketing managers willing to transition into education industry with a passion to train students on design thinking
• Min 2-3 years of experience of having worked as a design thinker, user experience designers, service designers, innovation managers, trainers, facilitators, who bring a wealth of experience working with people and organization’s of diverse industry, cultural, disciplinary, geographical and political backgrounds.
• Bachelors in any domain is mandatory
• MBA from B-School, or PG in management is expected or BE or B Tech with MBA from B-School, or PG in management is preferred
• Course on Design Thinking with a minimum work experience of 4-5 years post the completion of the course is preferred
• Strong facilitation skills is a must.
• Is articulate and well-spoken, and excellent at communication, especially at oral, visual and written communication.
• An ability to work collaboratively- to give and receive feedback with grace ; ability to work well cross-functionally.
• Passion for learning and relentless improvement; able to work comfortably under pressure in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Self-starter that takes initiative and is driven by new challenges
• Strong work ethic and rigorous attention to detail.
• Bachelors in any domain is mandatory (we may consider if you have the above skills along with having done a course in Design Thinking)
• Preferred PG/ Masters in any design related field or Postgraduate qualifications in behavioral or social sciences, such as psychology, anthropology, sociology, human factors or a related subject area. Or MBA from B-School, or PG in management
• Course on Design Thinking with a minimum work experience applying the concepts/ facilitating workshops for 2-3 years post the completion of the course.

Required Skills & Core Competencies include:

• Facilitation skills
• Presentation skills- ability to create effective slides and present.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Design Thinking,
• Creative thinking
• User Research
• Empathy
• Experimentation
• Storytelling
• Ability to handle any challenge with grace