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 Qualified 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

📌 Officer / Senior Officer – Innovation (Phagwara)
🏢 Lovely Professional University
📍 Phagwara