Assistant Manager ? Harish & Bina Shah School of Humanities (HBSSH)

Ashoka University; Sonipat; On-site; INR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

The Assistant Manager at HBSSH will support the Director in day-to-day operations, programmes, and institutional initiatives of the School. The role is hands-on and multi-faceted, spanning events, communications, partnerships, and coordination with faculty, departments, centres, and University teams.

Within six months, you will be running School events end to end and maintaining the School's trackers, records, and reports independently.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience; experience in education, higher education, programmes, cultural institutions, or nonprofits is an advantage.
• Prior experience at Ashoka or in higher education is preferred; we also welcome applicants from other sectors.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; good working knowledge of standard productivity and presentation tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director in coordinating School-wide priorities and initiatives, working with departments, centres, faculty, staff, and University teams to move projects forward.
• Provide secretarial support to School leadership, including scheduling, meeting coordination, correspondence, documentation, and follow-ups.
• Manage School events, conferences, and workshops end to end, from planning through execution.
• Coordinate across teams and stakeholders on interdisciplinary and cross-School projects, help develop systems, processes, and resources as the School grows, and assist with research, planning, and implementation of new ideas.
• Support internal and external communications, including event announcements, newsletters, website updates, social media inputs, and presentations, in coordination with University communications and design teams.
• Maintain project trackers, calendars, databases, and up-to-date records of School activities, programmes, faculty, and centres.
• Prepare periodic updates, reports, and presentations for School leadership, develop materials for internal, external, and donor-facing engagements, and track programme budgets and expenditure with the relevant University teams.

Skills

Strong written and verbal comms

Event coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in any discipline

Job description

Job Details

• Location: Ashoka University Campus, Sonipat, Haryana (Delhi-NCR)
• Department: Harish Bina Shah School of Humanities (HBSSH)
• Reports To: Director, Harish Bina Shah School of Humanities (HBSSH)
• Role Type: Full-time
• Experience: At least 2 years

Job Summary

The Assistant Manager will be a key member of the HBSSH team, supporting the Director in the day-to-day operations, programmes, and institutional initiatives of the School. The role is hands-on and multi-faceted, spanning events, communications, partnerships, and coordination with faculty, departments, centres, and University teams. Within six months, you will be running School events end to end and maintaining the School's trackers, records, and reports independently.

Roles and responsibilities

• Support the Director in coordinating School-wide priorities and initiatives, working with departments, centres, faculty, staff, and University teams to move projects forward.
• Provide secretarial support to School leadership, including scheduling, meeting coordination, correspondence, documentation, and follow-ups.
• Manage School events, conferences, and workshops end to end, from planning through execution.
• Coordinate across teams and stakeholders on interdisciplinary and cross-School projects, help develop systems, processes, and resources as the School grows, and assist with research, planning, and implementation of new ideas.
• Support internal and external communications, including event announcements, newsletters, website updates, social media inputs, and presentations, in coordination with University communications and design teams.
• Maintain project trackers, calendars, databases, and up-to-date records of School activities, programmes, faculty, and centres.
• Prepare periodic updates, reports, and presentations for School leadership, develop materials for internal, external, and donor-facing engagements, and track programme budgets and expenditure with the relevant University teams.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• Experience: At least 2 years of relevant work experience; experience in education, higher education, programmes, cultural institutions, or nonprofits is an advantage. Prior experience at Ashoka or in higher education is preferred; we also welcome applicants from other sectors.
• Technical: Strong written and verbal communication skills; good working knowledge of standard productivity and presentation tools.

Who You Are

• You take a task from initial idea to completion on your own, tracking timelines and follow-ups until nothing is left open.
• You move comfortably between faculty, departments, centres, students, and University teams, keeping many people aligned on shared School projects.
• You are curious and open to new ideas and ways of working, and enjoy helping build systems as the School grows.
• You are happy to be the go-to person for the School, stepping in wherever needed across events, communications, and operations.