- Overall planning, resource mobilization and allocation and operations of NIFientreC
- Identify potential innovations from NIF-database, attract budding entrepreneurs who may collaborate with innovators for potential start-ups their screening and evaluation
- Extend incubatees/start-ups with support system necessary for business incubation activities both in situ and ex-situ.
- Organize training programmes and workshops for capacity building of incubatees and budding entrepreneurs.
- Working with the Government organisations/industries/funding agencies/ other incubators to provide funding to entrepreneurs
- Tapping CSR funds from corporate sector to support activities of NIFientreC
- Facilitate networking with mentors, experts, consultants, investors, advisors and government officials for various training/mentorship programs for the incubatee companies
- Institutional leadership through innovation and participation in Nation building by developing strategies to address the societal issues and challenges through scientific intervention
- Day to day administrative, financial, technical and outreach management of NIFientreC
- Facilitating the Intellectual Property Rights (Patent application, design/trademark registration, etc.) and technology transfer activity.
- Corporate, public, national and international social media relations management strategy development.
- Any other responsibility assigned by the Director, NIF
- The applicant should have a proven academic and research background with a focus of business management. The applicant must have a bachelor’s/master’s degree in Engineering/Technology preferably with an MBA from a reputed Institution.
- He/she must have at least 5 years of work experience, with at least 2 years of experience related to incubation of start-ups.
- The applicant must have clear understanding of local, national and global start-up ecosystems
- He/she must have an excellent communication skill and possess a strong command on English language.
- He/she must have demonstrated interest in travelling across the country to interact and connect with people.
- He/she should preferably have a strong professional network in corporate/start-up ecosystem
- The post is purely temporary and will be offered initially for a period of three years and likely to be renewed on satisfactory performance
- Candidates are advised to give specific, relevant, correct and full information in the application in the given format
- The application should be supported by two recommendation letters of leading persons in the relevant area of expertise, a note explaining the suitability for the post and updated resume
- NIFientreC reserves the right to cancel this advertisement/recruitment without assigning any reason at any stage of recruitment process or consider applicant for any lower position.
- NIFientreC reserves the right to place a limit on the total number of candidates to be called for interviews. The decision in this regard will be final and binding to the applicant.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted/informed about the date of presentation/interview.
- All correspondence shall be made by email only.
- The date for fixing eligibility criteria, upper age limit, etc. shall be the last date of submission of application
- All original certificates/documents in support of information furnished in the resume/bio-data must be produced at the time of interview failing which you may be disqualified for appearing interview
- Canvassing in any form or bringing outside influence will disqualify the candidates for being considered for the position.
