Business Development & Outreach Manager

Role Overview

As an Business Development & Outreach Manager, you will be the face of InspireSphere across colleges, startup communities, and corporate partners. You will play a key role in expanding our network, driving outreach initiatives, supporting entrepreneurship programs, and ensuring seamless execution of events.

Key Responsibilities

College & University Outreach

• Build and maintain relationships with colleges, universities, faculty, incubation centres, and student communities.
• Conduct meetings and presentations to introduce InspireSphere initiatives.
• Coordinate with institutional stakeholders for events

Ecosystem Development

• Engage with startups, incubators, accelerators, mentors, and ecosystem partners.
• Represent InspireSphere at startup events, networking forums, and conferences.

Program & Event Execution

• Coordinate entrepreneurship programs, Startup Olympiads, workshops, bootcamps, and leadership sessions.
• Manage venue coordination, registrations, volunteers, and logistics.
• Ensure smooth on-ground execution of events.

Marketing & Community Engagement

• Support outreach campaigns through social media, WhatsApp communities, email campaigns, and promotional activities.
• Collect testimonials, photos, videos, and success stories.
• Coordinate with the marketing team for branding initiatives.

Relationship Management

• Build trust with partners and maintain regular engagement.
• Track outreach activities and maintain partnership databases.
• Follow up with institutions and corporate partners to convert opportunities into collaborations.

Desired Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confident in networking and relationship building.
• Strong organizational and event management abilities.
• Self-driven, proactive, and execution-oriented.
• Comfortable travelling locally for meetings and events.
• Basic knowledge of MS Office and Google Workspace.
• Familiarity with LinkedIn and social media

Preferred Qualification

• Graduate or Postgraduate (MBA preferred but not mandatory).
• 1–5 years of experience in outreach, partnerships, business development, marketing, events, or community engagement.
• Freshers with exceptional communication skills and enthusiasm may also apply.

What You'll Get

• Opportunity to work directly with universities, corporates, startups, and industry leaders.
• Exposure to India's growing innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
• A dynamic, purpose-driven work environment.
• Learning and growth opportunities in partnerships, strategy, and ecosystem building.
• Performance-based incentives and career progression.

Location

📍 Pune (Field-based role with local travel)

How to Apply

Send your resume to grow@inspiresphere.in