Position Overview

The Manager will provide leadership across incubation and acceleration programmes, drive partnerships, supervise programme teams, and support the development of new sector-focused initiatives that strengthen Kerala’s startup ecosystem.

Roles and Responsibilities

- Provide overall direction and management for KSUM’s incubation, acceleration, and scale-up programmes.

- Lead the planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of programmes (preincubation, incubation, acceleration) and other upcoming cohorts and initiatives.

- Conceptualize and launch new thematic and sector-focused programmes

- Oversee startup onboarding, incubation support, acceleration activities, and scale-up interventions.

- Build and manage strategic collaborations with academic institutions, government agencies, public sector enterprises, and ecosystem stakeholders.

- Facilitate collaboration opportunities for startups with industry, academia, investors, and government departments.

- Anchor the development and strengthening of sector-specific incubators, innovation centres, and Technology Business Incubators (TBIs).

- Identify emerging sectors and opportunities for specialized incubation and innovation support programmes and develop partnerships.

- Supervise and mentor Assistant Managers, Project Coordinators, Project Assistants, Technical Fellows, and other programme staff.

- Develop frameworks for programme monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment. Prepare reports, progress updates, and recommendations for senior management and governing bodies.

Educational Qualification

Graduation with minimum 8 years of relevant experience in startup ecosystem, incubation, innovation management, project management, or allied fields; or MBA with minimum 6 years of relevant experience in the above areas.

Experience

Experience in establishing or managing incubators, innovation centres, Technology Business Incubators or public-private partnership initiatives or experience as a startup founder or senior leader in a startup.

Desirable qualification and experience

- Experience in stakeholder management involving industry, academia, investors, or government bodies

- Experience in managing or overseeing P&L (Profit and Loss) responsibilities, including budgeting, financial planning, resource allocation, and operational cost management.

- Proven experience in managing large-scale programmes, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional teams shall be considered an added advantage.

- Candidates with a minimum of three (3) years of experience in Government Departments or Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) will be given preference.

Age  : Below 40 years as of 01-06-2026 

Salary and Other perks : Rs 1,00,000 as consolidated pay and other benefits as per KSUM policy

No of Positions: 1

Job Location: Any Location in Kerala

Employment type: 1 year Contract  

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