WPU- Goa

Job Description
1. Job Details
Job Title: Industry–Academia Partnership Lead (Leadership Role)
Department: Industry & Corporate Relations
Location: Goa

2. Job Purpose
Build and lead WPU Goa's industry-academia partnership ecosystem — onboarding leading MNCs across relevant sectors, mobilizing CSR and industry funding, and co-creating labs and recent-age infrastructure on campus — translating these relationships into tangible opportunities for students, faculty, and the institution's long-term growth.

3. Key Responsibilities
• Partnership Strategy: design and drive a comprehensive industry-engagement strategy that positions WPU Goa as a preferred academic partner for industry across all relevant sectors.
• MNC & Corporate Onboarding: identify, approach, and onboard top MNCs and corporates in every relevant sector for internships, live projects, guest lectures, placements, and sponsored research, and manage them as long-term strategic partners.
• CSR & Fundraising: plan and lead CSR and institutional fundraising — securing CSR grants, sponsorships,



and endowments from corporates and foundations, with clear proposals, compliance, and impact reporting.
• Labs & Infrastructure Creation: conceive and deliver industry co-created labs, centres of excellence, and innovation spaces on campus through partner funding, equipment, and technology support.
• Industry Body Engagement: build and manage active relationships with apex industry bodies such as CII, FICCI, NASSCOM, and regional chambers of commerce to unlock partnership opportunities.
• MOU & Alliance Management: negotiate and manage MOUs, alliances, and collaboration agreements with industry partners, ensuring measurable outcomes.
• Ecosystem Building: connect the university to sector-specific networks, startups, and industry forums relevant to WPU Goa's academic programs.
• Internal Alignment: work closely with Schools, Placements, and Academic teams to translate industry relationships into curriculum inputs, p

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