Associate Vice President - Program Management

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Development and Relations Foundation (IITB DRF); Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

IIT Bombay Development and Relations Foundation (IITB DRF) seeks a seasoned Project Manager to advance IIT Bombay’s mission by fostering strong relationships with alumni, corporations and philanthropists. You will lead donor-funded projects, oversee baselines, milestones and governance, and drive execution across institutes’ departments.

The role requires a strong educational pedigree, 10–15 years in project management, and proven success managing complex programs with donors.

Qualifications

• Strong educational pedigree, preference for qualification in science and technology.
• 10-15 years' experience in project management roles with track record of getting difficult projects done.

Responsibilities

• Develop project baselines; monitor & controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, milestones of deliverables as per desired levels of execution.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and donors to estimate project efforts, define key milestones, monitor progress, address dependencies, assess risks, and provide regular project updates to stakeholders.
• Manage project lifecycle through vigilantly monitoring, timely donor reporting, provisioning change management and establishing governance & program management structure as per guidelines.
• Identify project dependencies among various departments of the Institutes and mitigating the risk involving all stakeholders.
• Work with front-line engagement teams to understand and analyze donor feedback and use the insights to create opportunities for fundraise.
• Build strong relationships with faculty at IIT B and translate ongoing research work at IIT Bombay into meaningful opportunities for donor participation.
• Develop organisational competency for building detailed project plans for different projects being undertaken to deploy the funds coming through various sources.
• Build a culture of execution excellence by building strong internal relationships and influencing key stakeholders.
• Own project delivery and ensure collaboration and synergy amongst internal departments for seamless execution.

Skills

Project management

Donor relations

Education

Science/Technology background

Job description

Help in advancement of IIT Bombay's mission by fostering strong relationships with its alumni, corporations and philanthropists.

About us:

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, set up in 1958 as the second IIT, is recognised worldwide as a leader in the field of science and engineering education and research. The Institute was granted the status of 'Institution of Eminence' by the Ministry of Education (the then Ministry of Human Resources Development) on July 9, 2018. IIT Bombay is reputed for the quality of its faculty, cutting edge research, industry relations and the outstanding calibre of students graduating from its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The Institute has 17 academic departments, 35 other academic entities (Centres/ Programmes/ Academic facilities/ Hubs/ Externally funded centres and Labs) and three schools. Over the last six decades, more than 75,000 engineers and scientists have graduated from the Institute. It is served by 751 faculty members and about 150 visiting and part-time faculty considered not only amongst the best within the country but also highly recognised in the world for achievements in the field of education and research. On June 4, 2024, IIT Bombay was ranked 1st in India and 118th in the world in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for 2025. On March 12, 2025, IIT Bombay was ranked 28th in Engineering and Technology in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject for 2025.

IITB-DRF assists fundraising endeavours by way of donor solicitations, managing donor programs, maintaining financial accounts and reporting details of all activities implemented with alumni donations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing project baselines; monitoring & controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, milestones of deliverables as per desired levels of execution.
• To collaborate with stakeholders and donors to estimate project efforts, define key milestones, monitor progress, address dependencies, assess risks, and provide regular project updates to stakeholders.
• Manage project lifecycle through vigilantly monitoring, timely donor reporting, provisioning change management and establishing governance & program management structure as per guidelines.
• Identifying project dependencies among various departments of the Institutes and mitigating the risk involving all stakeholders.
• Work with front-line engagement teams to understand and analyze donor feedback and use the insights to create opportunities for fundraise.
• Build strong relationships with faculty at IIT B and translate ongoing research work at IIT Bombay into meaningful opportunities for donor participation.
• Develop organisational competency for building detailed project plans for different projects being undertaken to deploy the funds coming through various sources.
• Build a culture of execution excellence by building strong internal relationships and influencing key stakeholders.
• Own project delivery and ensure collaboration and synergy amongst internal departments for seamless execution.

Desired Experience/ competencies:

• Strong educational pedigree, preference for qualification in science and technology
• 10-15 years' experience in project management roles with track record of getting difficult projects done.