ISDM got seeded as an idea in early 2016 when its founders came together with a common vision to launch a first-of-its-kind educational institution that would develop and groom the next generation of professional leaders and managers for the development sector. ISDM envisions building Development Management (or Management for the Social Sectors) as a stand-alone domain and an aspirational choice for professionals in the development sector. The belief is that Development Management will significantly scale up the positive impacts on the lives of people in sustained ways.

By 2025, ISDM aims to become the go-to management institute for top professionals wanting to transform the development sector for greater impact on people’s lives.

In order to achieve this aim, ISDM has identified three broad focus areas

Continuously building the one-year long Post Graduate Program in Development Management (PGP-DM)
Creating a strong research function that will lay the foundations for Development Management and leadership as a unique domain and discipline
Launching Strategic Capacity Building Programs aimed at influencing and up- skilling middle to senior leaders in the social sector through special workshops, short-term courses, and customized convening.
Since launching its flagship (and India’s first) PGP in Development Management (equivalent of a one-year MBA) in 2017, the Institution has placed 200 young professionals on an accelerated path to build, manage and lead Social Purpose Organisations (SPOs). ISDM has successfully executed 46 short-term Open Programs across three cities inducting 142 development professionals from 49 SPOs as ISDM alumni who are now redefining what “impact at scale” means in the development sector. ISDM has created a national character for itself, attracting a diverse range of student and recruiting organisations from across the country. Over these years, ISDM has also built strong partnerships with leading philanthropists, academicians, advisors, and practitioners.

ISDM has audacious ambitions to build a world class institution, become a global fountainhead of development management knowledge, and define the domain of development management for the Social Sectors.

ISDM is entering a new phase of growth with a revamped program and renewed focus on establishing itself firmly as a preeminent institution in its domain. This requires strategic and energetic institutional leadership.

Global Knowledge Hub (GKH)

The Centres of Excellence are housed within the Global Knowledge Hub, whose role is to strengthen, from end-to-end, the knowledge and practice of Development Management. GKH does this by collating and curating global experiences and knowledge, conducting in-depth research and producing knowledge assets and resources, collaborating to design products and programs for a wide range of target segments that impact the practice of development management and disseminating knowledge as a public good through like-minded individuals and institutions globally.

Centres of Excellence:

They are independent units, carrying out research studies, engagement, and other activities in specific domains of development management.
Their aim is to impact the practice of development management in the Social Purpose ecosystem and significantly scale up the positive impact on the lives of people in sustained ways.
They will drive cutting edge thinking and become a global authority in that domain.

The Role

The role of this person is to manage communication with external partners. Own the plan and provide support to Centre’s events like conferences, webinars. Work with other internal teams like the Dissemination team on website updates, and marketing team for production of videos and other output. Build and update repository of databases/resources for easily accessible data and information like list of key stakeholders, key conferences, mailing list.

Key responsibilities:

1. Partnerships
2. Knowledge Management
3. Fundraising
4. Governance, processes & structures
5. Stakeholder outreach & engagement
6. Centre set-up
7. CoE project management & operations
8. Ad hoc projects
8. CoE Governance
9. CoE conversations, partnerships, database
10. CoE stakeholder outreach & engagement
11. Day to day operations – vendor coordination, webpage update, etc
12. Event coordination & logistics

You must have:

4-6 years’ experience in operations
Be passionate about working in the social sector and in knowledge management
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Some experience of working in complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, partners etc
Demonstrated ability to take ownership, have accountability, work in a collaborative and multi-disciplinary team.

To apply for this job please visit isdm.keka.com.