Programme Manager

The Executive Education department at INSEAD delivers tailored programs for executives and organizations, focusing on leadership development and business innovation. It provides cutting-edge learning experiences that equip professionals with the skills to drive transformation and succeed in a global environment.

INSEAD is seeking a Events Manager (internal title: Programme Manager) to join our Executive Education department. This is a full-time, temporary position (4 - 5 months) 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

The Programme Manager plays a prominent role in EDP, involving extensive interaction with external corporate clients, participants, faculty, internal teams, and external stakeholders in a dynamic, customer-centric environment. Their responsibilities revolve around ensuring the smooth logistical coordination for all EDP programmes, whether conducted on-campus, virtually, or off-campus. This encompasses managing tasks with strict deadlines before, during, and after each programme.

Your role within the team

Client Relationship Management: The Programme Manager acts as primary contact to help develop the programme logistics / specificities leading to greater client satisfaction and subsequent additional revenues from the same client

Faculty Engagement Management: Engage closely with the faculty team, to finalise the programme schedule, consolidating all pedagogical and teaching requirements

Logistics: Ensure smooth programme delivery by taking in charge the entire logistics of in-person events and live virtual programme delivery

Budget Responsibilities: The jobholder holds financial responsibilities by monitoring and respecting the assigned budget

Communication and Feed-back: Actively listening to and analysing participant and/or co