Program Operations Associate

Location: Pune/Delhi

Position: Regular

Experience: 0-2 years

Role: Full time

Job Description

The selected candidate will support program lifecycle management across multiple initiatives. Key responsibilities include:

- Program Design & Call Development
- Support the design and structuring of funding calls and program frameworks
- Assist in developing evaluation criteria and program guidelines

- Call Management & Execution

- Drive outreach and promotion of funding opportunities
- Support applicants through mentoring and query resolution
- Assist in evaluation processes and decision support

- Portfolio & Grant Management

- Track progress of funded projects and ensure milestone adherence
- Support portfolio analysis and performance tracking

- Grantee & Stakeholder Support

- Assist grantees with IP, technology transfer, and regulatory pathways
- Coordinate with funding agencies and ecosystem partners

- Governance & Reporting

- Prepare reports, dashboards, and documentation for program reviews
- Support program governance and compliance processes

- Knowledge & Impact Management

- Contribute to knowledge management systems
- Support impact assessment, storytelling, and communication

Candidate Profile

- Educational Background
- Strong academic training in engineering, sciences, or allied disciplines
- Preferred backgrounds: biomedical engineering, bioengineering,



agricultural biotechnology, chemical/materials engineering, mechatronics, medicine, or related fields

- Core Skills & Competencies

- Strong problem-solving and analytical ability
- Comfort working with data, analytics, and reports
- High attention to detail and structured documentation skills
- Effective communication skills (spoken and written English)
- Ability to work collaboratively in teams

- Personal Attributes

- Service-oriented, proactive, and resourceful
- Curious and eager to learn
- Adaptable to energetic, startup/scale-up environments
- Strong ownership mindset

Growth Opportunity

This role offers significant exposure to research and innovation management as well as exposure to innovation/ entrepreneurial ecosystems. Depending upon their interest, candidates can grow into different managerial roles in innovation ecosystem builder organisations (like incubators, funding agencies, tech transfer offices, cluster organisations, academic research management offices etc) besides innovation management roles in industry and case manager roles in investment organisations.

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