Announcement For the post of Project Manager

Job Description

Brief Position Summary The Office of Alumni & Corporate Relations (ACR) at IIT Madras is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Project Manager Corporate Relations to join its Donor Stewardship Team (DST) . The team is responsible for preparing and delivering comprehensive, high-quality reports to corporate donors on CSR-funded projects. The role is critical in maintaining effective communication with corporate partners, ensuring transparency and accountability in fund utilization, and supporting CSR-related initiatives across campus. The Project Manager - Corporate Relations (DST) would be a part of the DST and is expected to: Possess excellent English communication skills both spoken and written. Have a good working knowledge of Canva / Photoshop or any other software for generating graphics. Work closely with the CSR Fundraising Team to understand the nature of the projects, agreements, the mandatory requirements and clauses under the contract. Maintain a healthy, proactive, productive, relationship with the Corporate donors throughout the period of engagement. Interact with the various faculty, departments, in IIT Madras to monitor the progress of the CSR project and ensure smooth progress. Serve as a liaison between the corporate donors and IIT Madras, coordinate and conduct visits of corporates to IITM, meetings with stakeholders, resolve challenges if any. Generate accurate, error-free , grammatically, and factually correct Reports on their own, independently . Be up-to-date and well informed about the various rules, regulations, notifications from various government ministries especially those of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs that are relevant to CSR. To monitor, track and generate reports from the Customer Relationship Management platform & database Salesforce . Assist in the conduct of CSR-themed networking events like seminars, conferences, or workshops for IITM Faculty, potential donors, and existing donors. Carry out any other duties related to CSR, assigned from time to time. Desirability: Preference for candidates who have worked in hospitality relations, customer relations,Donor & Corporate relation roles in the development sector. Working knowledge of Microsoft office Suite. Strong time management, analytical and organization skills, a keen eye for detail and the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. The candidate should also have strong interpersonal relationship skills . They should be passionate, creative and a self-starter, who can work with little to no supervision. Polite demeanour and ability to handle donor and corporate relations with ease. Holds responsibility and takes ownership on assigned tasks. Working with team spirit and cohesiveness . Able to travel occasionally. If selected, must be able to join us within 15-30 days from the day of receiving the Offer letter. The candidate should be medically fit and provide a certificate to this effect from a registered medical doctor. Educational Qualification: An Undergraduate or Masters Degree in Education, Business Management, Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Communication, Social Science, Business, Marketing or related fields. Experience: An experience of at least 3 years is required. Experience in managing Corporate Relations & experience in handling Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in organizations/Development Sector or experience in a similar educational environment is highly desirable. Mandatory Skill: Major part of the work will involve forwarding CSR reports to donors. Therefore, the candidate MUST be able to compile error-free, grammatically correct, written reports, independently. In addition, candidate must be able to communicate, in a clear, concise manner over email and telephone. Perks & Benefits: Rs. 45,000/- pm to Rs. 70,000/- pm Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.