Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive annual startup incubation strategy.
• Identify and engage with potential startup partners and stakeholders in the region.
• Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders, including government agencies, academic institutions, and investors.
• Design and deliver training programs and mentorship to the incubated startups.
• Facilitate access to resources, including funding, talent, and market opportunities, for incubated startups.
• Evaluate and select startups for incubation, and manage their progress and success throughout the incubation period.
• Represent IIM Calcutta Innovation Park in relevant forums and events, and serve as a spokesperson for the startup incubation program.
• Monitor and report on the performance of the incubation program, and make recommendations for improvements.

Requirements and skills:

• A minimum of 14 years of overall experience, including experience in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of the Indian startup/ entrepreneurial ecosystem and relevant stakeholders.
• Proven track record of fostering partnerships and building relationships with key stakeholders.
• Excellent leadership, mentorship and communication skills.
• Passion for working with entrepreneurs and a commitment to driving innovation and economic growth.

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park provides excellent opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are a passionate and driven leader with a commitment to supporting startups in North East India, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Location: Shillong, Meghalaya

Company: IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (A section 8 company under IIM Calcutta)

Submit your CV to hr@iimcip.org. Please mention the Job Title in the Subject of the email.

Last Date to Apply: 28th Feb 2023.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems
• Redress queries on policies and procedures
• Be actively involved in recruitment by preparing job descriptions, posting ads and managing the hiring process
• Help in creating and implementing effective onboarding plans
• Implement training and development programs
• Assist in performance management processes
• Support the management of disciplinary and grievance issues

Requirements and skills:

• Understanding various HR and talent management functions, such as hiring, induction, training & development, etc.
• Proven experience in related roles
• Strong ethics and reliability.
• Problem-solving aptitude
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Outstanding organizational and time-management abilities
• Proficient in MS Office and social media.
• Post graduate in relevant field with minimum 3 years of work experience
• Remuneration will be commensurate with the experience of the candidate.

Location: Kolkata

Submit your CV to hr@iimcip.org. Please mention the Job Title in the Subject of the email.

Last Date to Apply: 10th Feb 2023.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Identification of promising entrepreneurs, due diligence of their business, SWAT analysis of their business, mapping gaps, baselining survey, and developing strategies for growing their business.
• Trust building with target entrepreneurs
• Plan and increase the market share of rural entrepreneurs by facilitating direct market linkage.
• Make annual business development plans and calendars including high visibility and impact trade exhibitions and fairs.
• Identify skill, technology, access to market and credit-related gaps and prepare action plans in consultation with the project lead and mentors to address them in time.
• Coordinating and implementing participation in exhibitions and fairs.
• Interact with target entrepreneur groups on a regular basis to identify business opportunities and gaps.
• Give feedback to entrepreneurs on market trends and forecasts.
• Tracking and reporting market (customer feedback etc) & competitor information
• Facilitate the development of marketing collaterals.
• Active involvement and contribution in all product development workshop planning with designers.
• Develop and suggest new products to groups based on need.
• Develop networks to facilitate collaboration with industry, academia and relevant stakeholders to develop new platforms for rural entrepreneurs to expand their businesses / improve productivity etc.
• Facilitate onboarding of entrepreneur groups on e-commerce platforms & develop strategies for sales growth
• Coordinating between Start-up partners and entrepreneur groups for technology deployment, monitoring and engagement
• Build the capacity of project staff and promote a culture of entrepreneurship in everything that the project team does

Key Qualifications & Requirements:

• Masters's degree in Entrepreneurship / Management / Economics / Development.
• At least 5 years of professional work experience in business development, client servicing, entrepreneurship development, livelihood programme
• Experience in working with bulk buyers (international buyers' experience will be an advantage).
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, excellent communication skills in the local language and English.
• Should also possess the skill of establishing business network and liaison with business enterprises, government, banks and service provider agencies
• Willingness to travel to target cluster locations.
• Previous experience in the nonfarm sector is preferred.
• Previous experience in engaging with, showcasing products and strategizing sales & growth on e-commerce platforms will be an added advantage
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office
• Previous experience working with MIS will be an added advantage

Submit your CV to hr@iimcip.org. Please mention the Job Title in the Subject of the email.

Last Date to Apply: 18th Jan 2023.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Trust building with target entrepreneurs
• Tracking entrepreneur performance, data collection, collation, monitoring & MIS updating
• Coordinating collection of all relevant, periodic, and one-time information (MIS etc) collation from target entrepreneurs.
• Collect feedback from entrepreneurs on the project, understand their challenges and pre-emptively communicate with the project manager and leader.
• Facilitate the development of marketing collaterals.
• Coordinate and facilitate all mentor/expert/review team visits and capacity-building workshops at the target locations.
• Network with local administration and trade bodies.
• Coordinate fund flow and its effective utilisation by the entrepreneurs.
• Undertake extensive field visits to ensure timeliness and the quality of project interventions

Key Qualifications & Requirements:

• Master's or Bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship / Management / Engineering / Economics / Development.
• At least 2 years of professional work experience in business development, client servicing, entrepreneurship development, livelihood programme
• Strong grass root network building skills, excellent communication skills in local language and English.
• Liaison with government and service provider agencies
• Willingness to travel to target cluster locations.
• Previous experience in the nonfarm sector is preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office
• Previous experience working with MIS will be an added advantage

Submit your CV to hr@iimcip.org. Please mention the Job Title in the Subject of the email.

Last Date to Apply: 18th Jan 2023.

Requisite & Desirable Skills & Capabilities:

• Knowledge and expertise in conceptualizing, planning and managing implementation of projects or business events is mandatory
• Good command and capability in written communication (mainly English), including creation of online content (website and social media), regular marketing material (brochures, posters, mailers, presentations, documents, press releases, etc.) and other strategic and tactical communication is also required.
• Proven knowledge & capability in working with computers (including comfort with basic tools like Word, PowerPoint & Excel) would be essential.
• Creative flair and an ability to quickly conceptualize, ideate and articulate are preferred traits.
• Understanding and exposure to business fundamentals would be desirable.
• Other desirable traits include - independent handling of responsibilities with minimal supervision, good interpersonal & communication skills to be able to work in teams and deal with external partners, entrepreneurial mindset to help get things done in a small and fast evolving organization, self-driven results-oriented mindset, etc.

Qualification and Experience: Graduates with minimum two years / Post Graduates with minimum one year relevant experience would be preferred. Candidate with good academic record from reputed educational institution is desirable.

Compensation:  Commensurate with relevant experience and qualification of the candidate.

Location: Kolkata

Tenure: It is a contractual position for an initial period of two years and renewable thereafter subject to performance and organization’s requirement.

Submit your CV to hr@iimcip.org. Please mention the Job Title in the Subject of the email.

Last Date to Apply: 10th November 2022.

Requisite & Desirable Skills & Capabilities:

• Knowledge and expertise in conceptualizing, planning and managing implementation of large programs or business events is mandatory
• Good command and capability in written communication (mainly English), including creation of online content (website and social media), regular marketing material (brochures, posters, mailers, presentations, documents, press releases, etc.) and other strategic and tactical communication is also required.
• Proven knowledge & capability in working with computers (including comfort with basic tools like Word, PowerPoint & Excel) would be essential.
• Creative flair and an ability to quickly conceptualize, ideate and articulate are preferred traits.
• Understanding and exposure to business fundamentals would be desirable.
• Other desirable traits include - independent handling of responsibilities with minimal supervision, good interpersonal & communication skills to be able to work in teams and deal with external partners, entrepreneurial mindset to help get things done in a small and fast evolving organization, self-driven results-oriented mindset, etc.

Qualification and Experience: Graduates with minimum five years / Post Graduates with minimum three years relevant experience would be preferred. Candidate with good academic record from reputed educational institution is desirable.

Compensation: Commensurate with the qualification and experience of the candidate.

Location: Kolkata

Tenure: It is a contractual position for an initial period of two years and renewable thereafter subject to performance and organization’s requirement.

Submit your CV to hr@iimcip.org. Please mention the Job Title in the Subject of the email.

Last Date to Apply: 10th November 2022.