Community Manager – Deshpande Startups

Established in 2016, Deshpande Startups of Deshpande Foundation is Section 8 – Not-for-profit Technology Business Incubator (TBI) affiliated to Department of Science and Technology(DST), Govt. of India and supported by K Tech, Govt. of Karnataka, which endeavours to support student innovators, budding entrepreneurs, and market focussed founders who are building solutions for BHARAT (rural and small towns). As India’s Largest Technology Business Incubator In Bharat, it is an ecosystem of knowledge, domain expertise, mentorship, funding, infrastructure, technology labs, and one-stop services to incubate and scale their startups by understanding the divergent needs, culture, and capabilities of communities.

Community Manager-Deshpande Startups

Job Position: Community Manager
Education: UG/MBA
Experience: 4 – 6 years
Reporting To: CEO
Level/Grade: L4
Job Location: Hubballi
Tentative Date of Joining: Immediate

Position description
Deshpande Startups is building an entrepreneurship ecosystem to solve real-world problems of 1.1 billion people in non-metro areas of India. We offer state-of-the-art facilities and technologies, as well as networking opportunities to build successful and sustainable businesses. A community manager is responsible to build, grow and manage Deshpande Startups community

Education and experience

• UG/MBA
• 4-6 years of relevant experience in engaging/managing community
• Have worked with incubators, accelerators, startups, or have been an entrepreneur by yourself (preferred)

Key competency and skills

• Experience with digital tools, infrastructure, and processes.
• Excellent teamwork, collaboration, and operational management skills.
• Fluency in English, with excellent written, digital, and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of other languages would be an asset.
• Entrepreneurial, Openness to learn and adapt to the ecosystem.
• Respectful, Proactive, and Accommodating.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Build and curate each community – working across digital and social channels to drive awareness and engagement, linking network members to facilitate meaningful wider connections, maximizing attendance at events and workshops (Phisical and virtual).
• Setting and implementing (Manage) Social Media communication/campaigns for various social media platforms to align with marketing strategies.
• Curate and publish third-party content for social media and monthly newsletters/blogs/stories/testimonials/vedios/podcasts.
• Host Community Talks/Events.
• Responding to customer inquiries & comments on social platforms in a timely manner.
• Implement social media strategies & technology platform to increase engagement & followers.
• Gather member feedback and insights.
• Generate reports & data.
• Perform such other duties as required and appropriate to the objectives of this position and the needs of the organization.