Organisation: India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA)

Position: Sr. Executive / Asst. Manager – Workforce Development

Experience: 3–5 Years

Work Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Work Mode: Full-time, On-site

Travel: Willingness to travel across India

Overview

IESA is looking for a dynamic and execution-oriented professional to support its Workforce Development (WFD) initiatives, focusing on strengthening industry–academia collaboration, institutional engagement, and semiconductor talent development across India.

Key Responsibilities

- Institutional Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with universities, engineering colleges, training institutions, and academic stakeholders across India.
- Industry–Academia Collaboration: Coordinate industry visits, webinars, workshops, faculty development programs, hackathons, and student engagement initiatives.
- Program Execution: Plan, coordinate, and execute WFD activities, ensuring timely delivery, stakeholder coordination, and outcome tracking.
- Business Development & Partnerships: Engage with industry partners, academic institutions, and ecosystem stakeholders to identify collaboration opportunities and support institutional outreach.
- Communication & Reporting: Prepare emails, presentations, reports, meeting minutes, and program updates; maintain institutional and stakeholder databases.
- Travel & Coordination: Travel across India as required to support institutional visits, industry meetings, and WFD events.

Candidate Requirements





- 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in institutional engagement, academia partnerships, education services, skilling, EdTech, training, or related B2B roles.
- Candidates pursuing or holding an MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification may also be considered, particularly where they demonstrate strong communication, networking, stakeholder engagement, and relationship-building capabilities.
- Prior experience delivering or managing a product or service for universities, colleges, or academic institutions across India is essential.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, a pleasing and professional personality, and the ability to build and maintain strong networks across industry and academic stakeholders.
- Strong coordination, execution, follow-up, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to engage confidently and professionally with universities, engineering colleges, industry leaders, training institutions, and other ecosystem stakeholders.
- Basic proficiency in MS Office, PowerPoint, Excel, email communication, and reporting.
- Willingness to travel across India and work from the Bengaluru office in office.

Preferred Profile

Experience in semiconductor/electronics, engineering education, skill development, industry–academia programs, or institutional business development will be an advantage.

How To Apply

Interested candidates may share their updated CV at [email protected] with a brief summary of their relevant institutional engagement experience.

📌 Sr. Executive / Asst. Manager – Workforce Development (Bengaluru)
🏢 India Electronics and Semiconductor Association
📍 Bengaluru