
Wadhwani Foundation
TheRegional Manager will own all activities related to launching andmaking the WEN program in the region successful while working withthe local partners and WF team members. This role is primarily thatof a Program and Partner Manager.Key activities will be inthe area of planning implementation coordination interfacing withthe Engineering and Management institutes and the Entrepreneurcommunity including Mentors and Investor groups. While the managerneeds to have or develop expertise in the area of entrepreneurshipdevelopment and education the intent is to engage with monitorstudents individuals and partners enabling the students with WFlearning and content resources to start their ventures. Additionalresponsibility would be to monitor results including new companiesstarted by graduating students and growth indicators including jobsin the companies that aresupported.
Requirements
Adegree in Management from Top rated Bschools / institutes likeNMIMS etc. in India is a musthave
35years of experience in roles such as leading projects or operationsor business development in a for profit organization.Excellentoral and written English skills. Able to listen understand andcommunicate effectively. Able to develop documents and otherwriteups for communication on paper via the web and other means.Ability to communicate effectively to a range of audiencesincluding students teachers principals entrepreneurs government aswell as industrypersonnel.
Preferredexperience though notmandatory:Working inEntrepreneurship/Startup Ecosystem. Interfacing with highereducational institutes government departments incubators startupecosystem players and other entities. Exposureto the education structures and systems. Experience setting upprojects from scratch; Experience in training and development usingcurrent tools..
Stronganalytical conceptual and strategic planning skills. Excellentinterpersonal and supervisoryskills.
Energeticand Enthusiasticpersonality
ProjectManagement:Strong program management skills. Ability to break up a complexdeliverable into a project plan with realistic tasks. Ability tomanage aggressive deadlines with ownership and required hard workto keep to deadlines.
People/TeamSkills:Highly presentable and pleasant. Confident and able to interfacewith senior faculty/ industry experts/ Education Partners andgovernment officials to derive results. High energy exhibitingpassion and drive for their work and able to rally other peoplearound common goals. Work as an independent contributor and also ascoordinator in ateam.
Technology:Mastery of MS Office and elearning tools Word PowerPoint Excelelearning platforms. Ease of use of internet for getting data andcommunicating over email. Any experience in Learning ManagementSystems/elearning will be aplus.
A degree in Management from Top rated B-schools / institutes likeNMIMS, etc. in India is a must have 3-5 years of experience inroles such as leading projects or operations or businessdevelopment in a for profit organization. Excellent oral andwritten English skills. Able to listen, understand and communicateeffectively. Able to develop documents and other write-ups forcommunication on paper, via the web and other means. Ability tocommunicate effectively to a range of audiences including students,teachers, principals, entrepreneurs, government as well as industrypersonnel. Preferred experience though not mandatory: Working inEntrepreneurship/Startup Ecosystem. Interfacing with highereducational institutes, government departments, incubators, startupecosystem players, and other entities. Exposure to the educationstructures and systems. Experience setting up projects fromscratch; Experience in training and development using currenttools. . Strong analytical, conceptual and strategic planningskills. Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills. Energeticand Enthusiastic personality Project Management: Strong programmanagement skills. Ability to break up a complex deliverable into aproject plan with realistic tasks. Ability to manage aggressivedeadlines with ownership and required hard work to keep todeadlines. People/Team Skills: Highly presentable and pleasant.Confident and able to interface with senior faculty/ industryexperts/ Education Partners and government officials to deriveresults. High energy, exhibiting passion and drive for their workand able to rally other people around common goals. Work as anindependent contributor and also as coordinator in a team.Technology: Mastery of MS Office and e-learning tools Word,PowerPoint, Excel, e-learning platforms. Ease of use of internetfor getting data and communicating over email. Any experience inLearning Management Systems/e-learning will be a plus.-;