Officer / Senior Officer – Innovation

Officer / Senior Officer – Innovation, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Location: Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab Are you passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship, skill development, and building industry partnerships ? Lovely Professional University is looking for dynamic professionals to join our team and drive initiatives that create meaningful opportunities for students, startups, and the wider innovation ecosystem. Key Responsibilities • Design and implement skill development, certification, and employability programs for students. • Promote innovation and entrepreneurship among students and faculty. • Design and execute pre-incubation, incubation, mentoring, and startup development programs . • Establish Centers of Excellence (CoEs) in collaboration with industry and government organizations. • Build strategic partnerships with industry bodies, government agencies, investors, mentors, CSR organizations, and ecosystem partners . • Organize bootcamps, hackathons, workshops, demo days, competitions, and experiential learning programs . • Mentor students and startups and support them in idea development, validation, business planning, and growth . • Identify and facilitate CSR, grants, funding, and investment opportunities for skill development, innovation, and startup initiatives. • Track program and startup progress, milestones, outcomes, and deliverables. • Manage day-to-day operations of skill development and incubation initiatives while ensuring compliance with university and regulatory requirements. • Monitor industry trends and stakeholder feedback to continuously improve programs and initiatives. Educational Qualification • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Management, Engineering, Technology, or a related discipline . • Relevant certifications/exposure in skill development, innovation, entrepreneurship, or incubation will be an added advantage. Experience • Minimum 4 years of overall experience . • Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in skill development, training, industry collaboration, innovation, entrepreneurship, incubation, startup ecosystem, or related domains. • Experience with a university/education-based incubation center or startup ecosystem will be preferred. ⭐ Key Skills ✔ Stakeholder & Partnership Management ✔ Program & Project Management ✔ Innovation & Entrepreneurship ✔ Startup & Incubation Ecosystem ✔ Industry & Government Relations ✔ CSR & Funding Opportunities ✔ Mentoring & Networking ✔ Strong Communication & Interpersonal Skills