Manager jobs in Chennai at IIT Madras

Applications are invited for the temporary post of Manager- Corporate Relations for the project titled “IoE Funds - Alumni & Corporate Relations Office Activities” in the Office of Alumni and Corporate Relations, IIT Madras.

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1. Name of the Post: Manager Corporate Relations

2. Educational Qualification: A Master’s Degree in Education, Business Management, Hotel/Hospitality Management, Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Communication, Computer Applications, Social Science, Business, Marketing or related fields. A bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Sciences may be an advantage.

3. Experience: A minimum of 5 or more years of experience is required. Experience in Managing Corporate Relations & Experience in handling Corporate Social Responsibility in Organization/Development Sector or experience in a similar educational environment is preferred.

4. Pay: Rs. 45,000/- pm to Rs. 80,000/- pm Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

5. Job Description: Position Summary – The Manager - Corporate Relations is expected

a) To interact with corporate and philanthropic donors to raise funds for IIT Madras.

b) To visit and encourage donors to support IITM and its socially relevant projects.

c) To communicate with donors and potential donors.

d) To facilitate and plan donor visits to the IITM campus and interaction with relevant/ concerned faculty.

e) To understand and maintain a database of Socially Relevant Projects (SRP) at IIT Madras.

f) To prepare reports periodically to keep track of receipts and deployments of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds.

g) To be able to organise and conduct CSR-themed networking events like seminars, conferences, or workshops for IITM Faculty, potential donors, and existing donors.

h) To use Customer Relationship Management software like Salesforce or be trained to use the same.

i) To train colleagues in the use of these systems, to prepare reports and properly utilize data from reports.

j) To keep up-to-date recordings of the work done in the database and extract required reports.

k) To use external databases to identify potential CSR donors.

l) To keep oneself updated on all notifications from various government ministries especially the Ministry Of Corporate Affairs that are relevant to CSR.

6. Desirability:

a) Preference for candidates who have worked in hospitality relations, Customer relations, Donor & Corporate relation roles in the development sector with excellent English language communication skills, both written and verbal.

b) Strong time management, analytical and organization skills, a keen eye for detail and the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

c) The candidate should also have strong interpersonal skills.

d) They should be passionate, creative and a self-starter, who can work with little to no Supervision.

e) Polite demeanour and ability to handle donor and corporate relations with ease.

f) Accounting knowledge is desirable.

g) Delivery of reports on time.

h) Persistent follow-up for the completion of work.

i) Holds responsibility and takes ownership on assigned tasks.

j) Working with team spirit and cohesiveness.

k) Able to travel occasionally.

l) If selected, must be able to join us within 45 days from the day of receiving the offer letter.

m) Knowledge of additional languages is a plus.

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, is one among the foremost institutes of national importance in higher technological education, basic and applied research. In 1956, the German Government offered technical assistance for establishing an institute of higher education in engineering in India.