About the Company

Outstanding Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon

About the Role

Assistant Manager – Strategic Initiatives Department

Location: Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon

Reporting to: Head – Strategic Initiatives

About the Role To support the Head – Strategic Initiatives in planning, developing and executing high-priority initiatives aligned with the institution's long-term vision, mission and strategic goals.

Responsibilities

- Support the annual and multi-year strategic planning process, including environmental scanning, competitive analysis, SWOT, PESTLE and benchmarking studies.
- Translate the School's strategic priorities into executable roadmaps with clear milestones, KPIs and accountability frameworks.
- Monitor progress against strategic goals and prepare dashboards, scorecards and status reports for the Strategy Head and senior leadership.
- Act as the central project management office (PMO) for major institutional projects: maintain project plans, budgets, timelines and risk registers.
- Coordinate across academic departments, administrative units and external partners, resolving bottlenecks and dependencies proactively.
- Identify and develop strategic partnerships with corporates, industry bodies, Government agencies and non-profit organizations.
- Build and maintain a stakeholder engagement framework with recruiters and community partners; represent the School at conferences and forums.
- Identify, develop and manage the end-to-end launch of new initiatives, including startup labs, hackathons and mentorship programs.
- Monitor global trends in management education, technology and the future of work, and convert insights into strategic recommendations.




- Contribute to the School's digital presence and content strategy with the communications and marketing teams.
- Facilitate community engagement and social impact programs that strengthen the School's brand.
- Develop communication and change management plans that secure buy-in from faculty, staff, students and external stakeholders.
- Manage the institutional calendar of strategic events, including convocation, leadership summits, industry days and alumni events.
- You will have to do any other assignment given by the Director and reporting manager after mutual consent.

Qualifications

- MANDATED – MBA or related master's degree from a recognized institution (degree from an accredited Business School preferred).
- MANDATED – Minimum 2–4 years of progressive experience in strategy, management consulting, BFSI or FMCG/CD domain.

Required Skills

- Proven track record of leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects from initiation to successful completion.
- Strong analytical and research skills, with the ability to synthesize data into actionable insights.
- Excellent written and spoken English; able to prepare high-quality reports, presentations and policy documents.
- Demonstrated experience in partnership development and multiple stakeholder management.
- Strong MS Office / Google Workspace proficiency, particularly PowerPoint/Slides and Excel/Sheets.
- Enthusiastic, proactive and flexible approach, with commitment to excellence and to being ahead of schedules. Should be very well presented.

Application Process

Interested internal candidates should submit their updated resume and a brief statement of interest to the HR Department at [email protected]

📌 Assistant Manager – Strategic Initiatives (India)
🏢 Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon
📍 India