Centre Head - Centre of Excellence (CoE)

About Sobus

Sobus is a non-profit that builds Centres of Excellence (CoEs) inside higher education institutions to promote hands-on learning, innovation, and entrepreneurship among rural and semi-urban youth. Through our SPIRIT framework (Skills, Projects, Internships, Research, Innovation, Tinkering), we help students identify local problems, build prototypes, and develop future-ready skills.

We are looking for a dependable, disciplined, and community-minded Centre Head who can run the Sobus CoE on campus with strong operational ownership. This is a hands-on, field-based role — ideal for someone who enjoys working with students, coordinating with faculty, driving daily activities, and ensuring smooth functioning of the CoE. This is a hands on, on field role that requires  

• Ensure the CoE and supporting infrastructure function smoothly every single day.
• Coordinate vendors, lab maintenance, and procurement follow-ups.
• Troubleshoot operational issues on the ground proactively.

• Build strong working relationships with campus leadership, HoDs, and faculty.
• Mobilize students for SPIRIT activities, workshops, and innovation challenges.
• Engage with local communities for problem statements, projects and extending support for development
• Address student queries, onboard them into the CoE, and support their projects.
• Enable student clubs, peer groups, and practice communities.

• Help students and community innovators define problem statements.
• Support them through early prototyping in the IoT Lab.
• Ensure documentation and progress tracking of all active projects.

• Submit timely weekly and monthly updates to Sobus Central Team
• Manage fellows/student interns at the CoE.
• Handle all communication and follow-ups with the central team.
• Prepare the CoE for visits by partners, mentors, or donors.

Who This Role Is For someone who

• Has 8–10 years of experience in program management, education, incubation, youth development, CSR projects, or rural development.
• Is highly organised, dependable, and comfortable with process-driven execution.
• Enjoys interacting with students and faculty on a daily.
• Can handle large volumes of operational tasks without stress.
• Thinks practically and acts quickly on the ground.
• Is comfortable working in a semi-urban/rural campus full-time.
• Fluency in Marathi is strongly preferred (mandatory for stakeholder comfort).
• Has familiarity with tools like Google Workspace, spreadsheets, and basic documentation.

Compensation

Compensation: ₹12–18 LPA, depending on experience.