About ISDM 

The Indian School of Development Management pioneers a transformative approach to management, envisioning a world that is just, equitable, and sustainable. Established in 2016, it serves as a foundational hub for cultivating a robust ecosystem and a cadre of skilled professionals dedicated to advancing social change globally.


Driven by the conviction that the social sector plays a pivotal role in addressing humanity's most pressing challenges, the school operates on the premise that effective management is essential for achieving significant impact. By nurturing talent in Development Management tailored to the unique needs of the social sector, the school aims to catalyze sustainable socio-economic and ecological progress on a large scale.


Recognizing the power of institutions to shape professional ecosystems, the school aims to establish itself as a beacon of excellence in higher education. Through this, it seeks to lay the groundwork for a thriving community of practitioners dedicated to driving positive change in society.


Over the past seven years, the Indian School of Development Management (ISDM) has garnered validation, support, and funding from esteemed individuals and organizations. While numerous programs worldwide aim to cultivate management capabilities for the social sector, they often reside within larger university ecosystems or business schools, where they may receive lesser attention compared to mainstream programs. ISDM stands out as the sole institution globally dedicated to fostering a comprehensive ecosystem for Development Management, focusing on pioneering work in critical areas.


ISDM's initiatives encompass:

  1. Knowledge Creation: Establishing a Global Knowledge Hub to create, disseminate, and institutionalize contextual knowledge on building, leading, and managing social purpose organizations, networks, and platforms.
  2. Talent Nurturing: Offering the Post Graduate Program in Development Management (PGP-DM) to attract and develop top-tier talent capable of addressing management challenges within the sector.
  3. Capacity Building: Providing Strategic Capacity Building programs to enhance individual and institutional capacities in development management, thereby fostering sustainable and scalable social impact.


ISDM has successfully completed its Proof of Concept Phase and is now set for expansion over the next five years. Key achievements include high placement rates for PGP-DM graduates and plans for increased batch sizes, a new campus, international partnerships, and accreditation. The institute is also conducting research and establishing Centers of Excellence in various areas of social impact. Additionally, it offers programs for professionals and resources for grassroots organizations. Know More at www.isdm.org.in.   

ISDM invites individuals who share its vision to join in creating a dynamic, catalytic ecosystem and positioning India as a thought leader in Development Management, ultimately enabling sustainable social impact at scale.



About Global Knowledge Hub (GKH)

The Centres of Excellence are housed within the Global Knowledge Hub, whose role is to strengthen, from end-to-end, the knowledge and practice of Development Management. GKH does this by collating and curating global experiences and knowledge, conducting in-depth research and producing knowledge assets and resources, collaborating to design products and programs for a wide range of target segments that impact the practice of development management and disseminating knowledge as a public good through like-minded individuals and institutions globally.


Centres of Excellence:

  • They are independent units, carrying out research studies, engagement, and other activities in specific domains of development management.
  • Their aim is to impact the practice of development management in the Social Purpose ecosystem and significantly scale up the positive impact on the lives of people in sustained ways.
  • They will drive cutting edge thinking and become a global authority in that domain.


About the Role

The role of this person is to manage communication with external partners. Own the plan and provide support to Centre's events like conferences, webinars. Work with other internal teams like the Dissemination team on website updates, and marketing team for production of videos and other output. Build and update repository of databases/resources for easily accessible data and information like list of key stakeholders, key conferences, mailing list.


Key responsibilities:

  • Partnerships
  • Knowledge Management
  • Research
  • Governance, processes & structures
  • Stakeholder outreach & engagement
  • Centre set-up
  • CoE project management & operations
  • Ad hoc projects
  • CoE Governance
  • CoE conversations, partnerships, database
  • CoE stakeholder outreach & engagement
  • Day to day operations - vendor coordination, webpage update, etc
  • Event coordination & logistics


You must have:

  • 4-6 years’ experience in operations
  • Be passionate about working in the social sector and in knowledge management
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Some experience of working in complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, partners etc.
  • Demonstrated ability to take ownership, have accountability, work in a collaborative and multi-disciplinary team. 


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