The National Entrepreneurship Network endeavours to support \u2018job creation\u2019. It purports to do this by mainstreaming entrepreneurship in education for national impact and by supporting start-ups and SMEs to grow their companies.<\/p>\n
The Skills Development Network and initiative is an attempt to alleviate the skill gap in knowledge of workers while mainstreaming employability in education for national impact.<\/p>\n
The Wadhwani Foundation has set to enable the education and SME eco-system to function with higher relevance, support, knowledge and know-how so that thousands of young people can develop entrepreneurial skills, able to leverage the opportunities in the country and SMEs get the necessary support and networks to grow their businesses competitively. Also to enable the Vocational & Professional education eco-system to function with higher relevance, skilling and supporting thousands of young people into entry level jobs in industries.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:Program Manager NEN and GSN<\/strong><\/p>\n The Wadhwani Foundation (WF) works in three key ways in the different countries that it operates in:<\/p>\n 1. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Partnerships with educational institutes including Engineering and Management institutes and Colleges to provide entrepreneurship education as an integral part of the training, exposure and experience for the students, so that they are skilled entrepreneurially.<\/p>\n 2. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Support Start-ups and SMEs through learning, connects and other resources for sustainability and growth.<\/p>\n 3. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Develop city based entrepreneurship eco-systems with strong networks of mentors, investors, service providers and entrepreneur-peer groups that can support new start-ups and growing SMEs in those cities.<\/p>\n This exciting role is one of high importance and impact to launch and manage the NEN and GSN initiative and will involve interface with national APEX bodies in Industry, Education and Investors, as well as Educational Partners to deliver a new paradigm of industry driven mainstream education. We are looking for smart motivated self-starters who want to make a difference at a national level. The scope is large, but the individual tasks are byte sized and doable in a systematic and organized fashion.<\/p>\n Additional Role Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Program Manager will own all activities related to launching and making the NEN program in the region successful while working with the local partners and WF team members. This role is primarily that of a Program and Partner Manager. Key activities will be in the area of planning, implementation coordination, interfacing with the Engineering and Management institutes, Entrepreneur and SME organizations, Mentor and Investor groups. While the manager needs to have or develop expertise in the area of entrepreneurship development and education, the intent is to engage, and monitor individuals and partners, working with them with WF learning and content resources etc. so that students, start-ups and SMEs have more support. Additional responsibility would be to monitor results including new companies started by graduating students and growth indicators including jobs in the companies that are supported. Will own all activities related to launching and making the GSN program in the region successful while working with the local partners and WF team members. This role is primarily that of a Program and Partner Manager.<\/p>\n More specifically the role may be broken into the following key responsibilities:<\/p>\n 1. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Project Management for the GSN & NEN Program<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Scope the Entrepreneurship and SME development stakeholders and framework in the country for a strong understanding of current status, challenges and opportunities<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Help identify the needs and define the goals and scope of the program with clear roles and deliverables of the entities involved.<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Work with the manager to create a detailed project plan, monitor actions and ensure timely completion of deliverables to meet the needs.<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Liaison with all parties involved, ensuring common understanding and that deliverables meet the requirements.<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 In general, ensure WF involvement is properly utilized and resulting in valuable deliverables that meet the objectives of the program and WF NEN initiative.<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Scope the Skills development stakeholders and framework in the country to develop a strong understanding of current status, challenges and opportunities.<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Help identify the needs and define the goals and scope of the program with clear roles and deliverables of the entities involved.<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Create a detailed project plan, monitor actions and ensure timely completion of deliverables to meet the needs.<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Liaison with all parties involved, ensuring common understanding and that deliverables meet the requirements.<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 In general, ensure WF involvement is properly utilized and resulting in valuable deliverables that meet the objectives of the program and WF Skill College\u2019s initiative.<\/p>\n 2. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Entrepreneurship education network<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Responsible for developing and managing the NEN institutions & other partner Organizations including Entrepreneur & Startup Associations in a given market<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Qualify and sign up relevant institutes as per target & within timelines<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Facilitating the capacity development of member institutes \u2013this includes working with the head of the institution, faculty leaders, and students to help structure, design and execute the right experiential programs<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Facilitate access to different resources from within and outside the Wadhwani Foundation.<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Initiate and lead collaborations, networking & training programs on ground<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Identify & develop local resource teams including key faculty, mentors & entrepreneurs<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Work with individual institutions to visualize and build goals & annual road maps<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Work with the Central Team in mapping the market training needs and help implement these programs on ground<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Help administer the surveys on campuses at regular intervals<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Catalyze interest in entrepreneurship amongst students on campuses<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Drive participation for programs<\/p>\n 3. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Start-up and SME network and support<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Identify and enroll high potential startup entrepreneurs and SMEs for different kinds of programs<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Identify and strategically engage all the relevant ecosystem partners such as mentors, investors, incubators, accelerators<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Deploy the NEN service offerings intelligently to the respective target customers in each region<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Monitor the impact of the program through jobs created<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Identify critical needs of startup entrepreneurs in the region and provide recommendation to program and product teams for modifications or development of relevant programs and content.<\/p>\n 4. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Training Industry Sector Skill Councils (and possibly Companies\/Association) Interface<\/strong><\/p>\n Be connected with designated points of contact from the Industry \u2013 Companies and Associations \u2013 to facilitate an industry driven program.<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Obtain the specific jobs and their corresponding duties->Tasks->Skills composition \u2013 from within the industry as defined by the government and or relevant industry sector councils (if any). Get Specification of requirements (National Occupational Standards) and validation of curriculum\/ coursework from Industry Sector Skill councils) \/Company subject matter experts.<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 If using own or specially developed curriculum, liaison between the Education partner curriculum\/coursework development and the Industry sector skills council\/companies\u2019 point of contact. Ensure Curriculum covers all aspects of training \u2013 Classroom instruction material, Faculty Guide, Learners\/Student guide. In addition, help arrange Faculty Development training through Subject Matter Expert(s) from SSCs\/Industry (with industry input\/participation). This may involve identification, networking and development of Master Trainers who can deliver the Faculty Training courses. Work with SSC\/Industry to organize and deliver the training course logistics \u2013 schedules, venue, facilities, faculty registration and signup, etc.<\/p>\n Coordinate with all stakeholders including from industry, educational and training institutes and government as relevant to ensure success for the Program.<\/p>\n Candidate Qualifications, Skills & Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n Qualifications:<\/strong>\u00a0Master\u2019s degree in Business, Social Work or other equivalent degree<\/p>\n Experience:<\/strong>\u00a0Minimum 8 years with at least 3 years in roles with Entrepreneurial ecosystem, higher educational institutes, government departments and other entities. Strong analytical, conceptual and strategic planning skills. Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The National Entrepreneurship Network endeavours to support \u2018job creation\u2019. 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