Venture Coach (VC) – Venture Development Centre

Roles and Responsibilities● Coach ventures assigned and fulfil all requirements for completing pre incubation and incubation program.● Actively scout and evaluate startups and innovations across the campus(es) for the reincubation, incubation and other initiatives.● Drive successful graduation of startups in pre-incubation and incubation programs by ensuring compliance with program milestones, deliverables, and evaluation criteria.● Lead and support early-stage startup teams, guiding them through ideation, prototype-development, business-model validation and go-to- market readiness, while collaborating closely with mentors, industry partners and the internal VDC team.● Scout and onboard high-potential startups and innovators beyond GITAM for incubation at the Venture Development Centre.● Identify and establish partnerships with industry, corporates, and ecosystem enablers for collaborations, sponsorships, and strategic programs.● Develop and manage relationships with mentors, investors, and government or private stakeholders to strengthen the VDC ecosystem.● Conduct relevant outreach activities, workshops, master classes, etc. to attract faculty/Alumni/Students to be part of the RSG program.● Actively utilise the venture mentor network, makerspace and other elements for the benefit of venture teams.Interpersonal Skills● Dynamic and confident person who shows significant leadership skills.● Committed to actively coaching student/faculty/alumni teams.● Experienced in entrepreneurship skill development and should have abroad understanding of the ecosystem.● Proactive individual with excellent communication skills and potentialtobe a leader.● Should be able to work well in a team and demonstrate the ability to actively cooperate with the rest ofthe coaching fraternity.Education & Experience● A minimum of an MBA Degree with consistently good/outstandingacademic record, with at least 2-3 years of experience working in anentrepreneurship ecosystem, startup incubation, corporateinnovation, partnerships, or ecosystem development rolespreferably in an educational or research organization.● Strong understanding of the startup and innovation ecosystem,including exposure to early-stage ventures and acceleratorprograms.

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