Cleantech Track Program Manager

Key responsibilities and job tasks

The Program Manager will be responsible for leading the Cleantech Track ensuring that the Entrepreneurship programs and the Think Tank Working Groups growth are up to the program expectations. This would be inclusive of the following.

Overall

Overall planning and administration the activities, resources, budgets and operations of the track.

Events and workshops: Direct and organize various workshops/events/webinars for the program, and execute the same with the help of team members and external consultants

Partnerships: Forge partnerships with other organizations for providing services to the startups to help in marketing the program, to get sponsorships, etc. Liaison with the government, academia and industries.

Marketing the track and its Development: Be the face of the Cleantech track and actively promote it through various channels, work with the Communication & Outreach team on ensuring maximum exposure.

Prepare all required reports and maintain a comprehensive set of records on all related activities.

Liaison with other related projects related to the sector (consortium, innovation funds, etc.)

Startups Acceleration component

Pre-incubation: Deal flow generation, screening of proposals, research, patent landscaping, working with entrepreneurs on market validation through the acceleration team

Mentor Network: Develop the mentor network for the acceleration program and work with the acceleration team to help make the supported ventures successful.

Acceleration and Incubation: Lead formation of new business and keep track of the Incubation process, help the startups prepare proposals, connect to market, clients, users, get funding, etc.

Funding for Incubatee Projects: Work with co-ordination with senior management for setting up grant support and seed funds for startups.

Working Groups Think Tank component

Membership: Support the Cluster manager with increasing the members number, quality and participation level.

Strategy and connections: Act as a liaison between the track components and build linkages needed. Increase the impact on innovation, competitiveness and research to commercialization, by supporting and empowering the cluster manager and sharing the role in growth.

Partnerships: accelerate the impactful partnerships for stronger links and impact to meet the strategic growth plan of the cluster, including academia, research, government, private sector and international linkages.

Policy development: work with the Policy development partner to develop white papers to improve the business and innovation landscape in the sector.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Proven experience in a Project and Operations Management

Bachelor of Engineering, with an M.E. or MBA is needed

Budgeting and reporting, grant reporting is a plus

Strong Personal Relationship Management skills

Managing processes, developing standards, Promoting process improvement

Strong interpersonal and networking skills, a connector, with genuine interest in supporting the success of others

Passionate about innovation and knowledgeable about new technologies and trends in the cleantech

Able to influence in a highly matrixed and rapidly changing environment

Understanding of what makes successful businesses

Strong computer skills (MS Excel, MS Word, MS Powerpoint, comfortable with new systems)

Good Stakeholder management, previous experience with stakeholders like Chambers of Commerce, Cooperatives, government entities related to business development is a plus.

The ideal candidate will be

Strong in problem solving, at ease with numbers

Excellent in organizational and analytical skills

Results-driven, initiative-taker, proactive, resilient

Diplomat with excellent abilities to motivate people

Highly meticulous, organized, pragmatic, curious, motivated, positive

Communication, management and leadership skills

Experience

5 to 10 years’ management experience in a related field

Working Conditions

Work a standard work week but may be required to work some evenings and weekends to monitor program activities and outreach to the program.
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