Indian School of Business Hiring For Manager – Alumni Learning (Alumni Engagement) at Hyderabad, Telangana, India Full Time

Job Description: Manager, Alumni Learning

About the Indian School of Business

The Indian School of Business (ISB), founded in 2001, is a top-ranked, world-class business school in India with campuses in Mohali and Hyderabad. ISB is perhaps one of the largest and finest examples of philanthropic endeavours and impact in recent times. ISB has gained the unique distinction of receiving accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA), making it the 100th School in the world to achieve the ‘triple crown’ of accreditations from AMBA, EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). ISB is committed to hiring and developing staff who want to work in a high-performing culture that supports the outstanding work of our alumni, faculty, staff, and students. In deciding whether to apply for a staff position at the ISB, candidates are strongly encouraged to consider their alignment with ISB’s mission and values.

About the Office of Alumni Engagement

The Office of Alumni Engagement at the ISB creates and leads initiatives and events to engage with the school’s alumni. It also collaborates with various internal stakeholders such as Research Centre Institutes, faculty, and other departments to further the cause of effective alumni engagement.

About the position

The ISB is seeking applications for Manager, Alumni Learning. The incumbent will be responsible for conceiving, strategizing, and executing learning interventions for ISB’s alumni. They will be expected to have an entrepreneurial mindset and take ownership of successfully implementing the designed interventions. They must possess strong communication and strategy skills and be uncompromisingly committed to quality. The position holder’s work location will be the Hyderabad Campus of the ISB.

Key responsibilities for this position

• Collaborating to build lifelong learning programmes from 0 to 1: Understanding the learning needs of the alumni and collaborating with stakeholders and departments, including Executive Education and ISB studios, to enable the building of bespoke lifelong learning programmes.

• Strategizing and executing learning interventions: Ideate and execute in-person and virtual learning interventions, such as speaker sessions, webinars, etc.

• Driving increase in uptake of offerings of existing courses: Strategizing and leading interventions to increase uptake of existing executive education courses among the alumni.
• Creating and disseminating content: Developing and disseminating communication products pertaining to the lifelong learning programmes and other learning interventions for alumni and internal audiences

Candidate profile

Ideal candidates will have an entrepreneurial mindset and a keen interest in product & programme management while possessing outstanding oral and written communication, strategy, and stakeholder management skills. Demonstrated prior work experience in envisaging and leading similar programmes will be a plus.

Desired education and experience

• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills, including acumen to convey information effectively verbally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience; an ability to establish and maintain good working relationships throughout the campus and with alumni

• Strong organizational, analytical, project management, and critical thinking skills and the ability to multi-task, prioritize, exercise good judgment, and work independently as well as collaboratively

• Good to have: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in areas such as Mass Communication, Journalism, Alumni Relations, Product Management