Job Description

INSEAD's Research and Innovation Department is at the forefront of advancing academic excellence and thought leadership. Dedicated to fostering groundbreaking research, the department supports faculty, researchers, and students in generating impactful insights that address complex global challenges.

With a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, the department provides state-of-the-art resources, funding opportunities, and strategic partnerships to drive innovation across diverse fields of study. Through its initiatives, INSEAD aims to contribute to academic rigor, inform policy, and shape the future of business and society.

INSEAD is seeking a Senior Coordinator to join our Research and Innovation Department. This is a full-time, permanent position based at our Europe Campus in Fontainebleau, France. A hybrid working model is in place – 3 days on campus, 2 days from home.

About the job

As Senior Coordinator for the Sustainable Business Initiative (SBI) and Humanitarian Research Group (HRG), you will collaborate closely with the academic directors to coordinate the activities and the day-to-day operations of the Initiative and the Research Group. In addition, you will ensure smooth delivery of operational activities and support content and research dissemination by the academic directors.

Your role within the team

• Administrative support: Work with INSEAD eco-system to ensure formation and maintenance of paperwork needed for internal and external stakeholders such as donors, R&I department, C&I, partner companies, researchers and faculty. This includes functioning as a liaison for annual/bi-annual activity reports for the donors and the R&I department.
• Operational Management and Financial Oversight: Ensure smooth day-to-day operations, and oversee budget and reporting, for both SBI & HRG activities (including invoices, expenses, revenues, funds).
• Event Management: Plan, organise, promote events and coordinate all logistics for SBI & HRG activities (on campus and/or off campus and virtually).
• External Visibility: Maintain and update SBI and HRG websites and LinkedIn pages to share SBI and HRG produced content with practitioners and academics.

The ideal candidate profile

• Higher education (Bac +3, Master)
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a multicultural environment
• Interest for education and research; Knowledge of research and passion for one or more relevant areas required
• Experience in customer service, NGO environment is a plus
• Proven successful record working in multicultural academic environment/Institution with experience in activities coordination, events planning and stakeholders’ engagement and relationship management
• Fluent in English
• Excellent organisational and operational project management skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Work effectively with others, readily share information, and support a collaborative work environment.
• Knowledge of budgeting and financial oversight
• Digitally savvy, proficient in Microsoft Office/ familiarity with different systems, tools and platforms i.e. Concur, Basware, Horizon, Mailchimp, Drupal, MS office etc.
• Detail-oriented. Proactive, Able to Multi-task.

Kindly submit your application along with a CV in English.