Lead Academic Outreach & Marketing

The Lead Outreach & Marketing will manage the outreach and marketing process for IIHS growing portfolio of academic programmes. You will be responsible for developing and implementing outreach activities for the academic programmes and ensuring that the applications target for all courses are met. This includes both numbers and quality of students, while ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and policies. Collaborating with other Functions and Programmes in IIHS will be essential to ensure that the outreach process is efficient and effective. Additionally, maintaining relationships with various academic institutions, organizations, industry partners, and other stakeholders to promote IIHS and attract qualified applicants will be a key aspect of the role. Your role will require excellent communication, leadership skills, market orientation, and networking and influencing skills. Responsibilities will include defining and deploying outreach and marketing strategies, recruiting, managing, and building the outreach & marketing team, managing and optimizing the outreach budget, setting up systems to gather and analyze applications data, collaborating with relevant teams to promote the Institution, working closely with different IIHS Schools, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, representing IIHS at admissions events and conferences, and developing and maintaining relationships with external vendors, service providers, educational institutions, and ecosystem partners. The ideal candidate should have a Masters degree in Management, Human Resources, Urban Planning, Law, Humanities / Social Sciences, Human Development, or other relevant discipline. You should have a total experience of at least 15 years, with at least 5 years in marketing & outreach within a higher education context. Experience in setting up and managing teams and budgets, data analysis and reporting, working in matrix structures, and developing and implementing outreach strategies and plans is required. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, along with the ability to develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external, are essential for this role. This position is based in Bengaluru and may entail travel to other locations in India. IIHS is an equal opportunity employer that encourages diversity and welcomes applications from women, people with disabilities, and those from economically and socially excluded communities with the requisite skills and qualifications. If you need any clarifications while filling the online application form, please write to hr@iihs.co.in.,