Junior Manager - Learning Innovation

Overview

Are you interested in joining a dynamic and international team of professionals to transform education? IE University's Education & Student Experience is looking for an Junior Manager to join its team! 

The Learning Innovation function supports IE University in designing, testing, evaluating and transferring new approaches to teaching and learning across schools and programmes. Its portfolio evolves with institutional priorities and may include AI-enabled learning, assessment, experiential and interdisciplinary methodologies, faculty-led pilots, learning outcomes and capabilities, evidence generation, knowledge management and institutional communication. It is a transversal institutional function that collaborates with faculty, schools, programme teams, the Faculty Office, Digital Learning, Data, IT, Legal, Operations, Communications and external partners.

This role provides complementary capacity to the Director of Learning Innovation. They will contribute analytical judgment, project leadership and critical synthesis.

The Junior Manager helps translate the Learning Innovation strategy into well-defined, evidence-informed projects. They provide complementary capacity to the Director of Learning Innovation and will contribute analytical judgment, project leadership and critical synthesis. This is a project-management role with a substantive analytical dimension: the person is expected not only to coordinate delivery, but also to understand the educational problem, question assumptions, identify risks, synthesise evidence and propose practical next steps. Under supervision of the Director, the Junior Manager can lead workstreams with a significant degree of autonomy. The role requires the ability to move between academic content, institutional processes and execution, while maintaining a clear distinction between preparing recommendations and making final strategic or pedagogical decisions.

 

Why IE University?

Every story begins with a purpose, and ours has always been about people. Founded in 1973, IE University has continuously raised the bar to drive positive change through education. We believe education is more than a path to professional success; it is a catalyst for personal transformation and meaningful impact. 

At IE University, we place people and their potential at the center of everything we do, empowering individuals to become extraordinary. We encourage bold thinking and foster a culture where innovation, curiosity, and courage lead to real-world impact. Together, we create an environment where talent thrives, and ideas shape the future. 

Our mission 

We support students in developing impact skills to live and lead with positive impact. This ignites a ripple effect: We transform people, who then transform others, systems, society, and, ultimately, our world.  

Our Purpose

To foster positive change.  

Values  

Cultivate the humanistic approach.  

Empower your entrepreneurial spirit 

Cherish the diversity of people, mind, and experience 

Drive innovation with a proactive mindset

We are looking for a person to join a full-time position in Madrid - IE Tower 

Responsibilities

Your role as a Junior Manager will involve:

Key Action Areas

• Structure and coordinate projects from definition to evaluation, translating priorities into clear scopes, milestones, stakeholders, dependencies, risks and decision points.
• Develop the analytical foundation of initiatives through targeted literature reviews, benchmarking, stakeholder input and synthesis of existing evidence; use this work to strengthen project proposals, pilot designs and recommendations.
• Support the design and evaluation of learning innovation initiatives, including the definition of learning problems, intended outcomes, implementation safeguards, evidence plans and criteria for continuation, adaptation, transfer or closure.
• Coordinate faculty and cross-functional contributors at working level, ensuring that decisions are followed through, inputs are integrated and unresolved issues are surfaced early to the Director.
• Translate project learning into high-quality institutional outputs, such as executive briefings, reports, frameworks, playbooks, toolkits, repository entries and communication materials.

Qualifications

To thrive in this role, you should possess the following qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree.

• Approximately 2–4 years of experience in project or programme management, innovation, higher education, consulting, research coordination, or another complex and collaborative environment.

• Strong analytical, writing, and synthesis skills, with the ability to review research, project evidence, data, and institutional information and translate them into clear plans, briefings, and practical recommendations.

• Demonstrated initiative, critical thinking, and stakeholder-management ability. Comfortable asking precise questions, identifying gaps and risks, and bringing structure to projects that may initially be ambiguous or evolving.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage several interconnected workstreams, coordinate contributors, monitor progress, and maintain a clear view of priorities and dependencies.

• Fluent English; professional Spanish is highly desirable. A relevant university degree is expected. A master’s degree is not required (but preferred).

• Curiosity about education, technology, and organisational change. Technical specialisation in AI is not required, but the candidate should be able to learn quickly and understand technology from a pedagogical, operational, and institutional perspective.

Unleash your full potential and make an impact. The next move is yours!  If you want to be part of this educational revolution, we invite you to apply and be part of our dynamic team at IE University.   At IE University, we actively promote equal opportunities in recruitment processes and access to employment, always ensuring the absence of gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, ethnic origin, or disability bias throughout the entire selection process.