Officer / Senior Officer - Innovation

Lovely Professional University · India

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