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Position Name: Content Specialist SME role (Full-time role)
Work Location: Delhi
Department: Wadhwani Center for Government Digital Transformation (WGDT)
Reporting to: Director Learning and Content Design
About Wadhwani Foundation ():
Mission: Accelerating economic development in emerging economies through high-value job creation Objectives: Enabling the creation of 10M jobs and placement of 25M by 2030 across 20-25 emerging economies
Wadhwani Foundation is a not-for-profit with the primary mission of accelerating economic development in emerging economies by driving large-scale job creation through entrepreneurship innovation and skills development. Founded in 2000 by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Dr Romesh Wadhwani today the Foundation is scaling impact in 25 countries across Asia Africa and Latin America
Our Culture:
WF is a global not-for-profit and works like a start-up in a fast-moving dynamic pace where change is the only constant and flexibility is the key to success.
Three mantras that we practice across job roles levels functions programs and initiatives are Quality Speed and Scale in that order.
We are an ambitious and inclusive organization where everyone is encouraged to contribute and ideate. We are intensely and insanely focused on driving excellence in everything we do.
We want individuals with the drive for excellence and passion to do whatever it takes to deliver world-class outcomes to our beneficiaries. We set our standards often more rigorous than what our beneficiaries demand and we want individuals who love it this way.
We have a creative and highly energetic environment one in which we look to each other to innovate new solutions not only for our beneficiaries but for ourselves too. Open to collaborating with a borderless mentality often going beyond the hierarchy and siloed definitions of functional KRAs are the individuals who will thrive in our environment.
This is a workplace where expertise is shared with colleagues around the globe. Individuals uncomfortable with change constant innovation and short learning cycles and those looking for stability and orderly working days may not find WF to be the right place for them.
Finally we want individuals who want to do greater good for society by leveraging their area of expertise skills and experience.
The foundation is an equal opportunity firm with no bias towards gender race colour ethnicity country language age and any other dimension that comes in the way of progress.
Join us and be a part of us!
Job Description:
The Role Context: As part of the Learning and Content Design team at WGDT the Emerging Technologies SME will play a pivotal role in enabling digital transformation in governance through education and awareness in emerging technologies for the digital transformation for the beneficiaries government officials. The incumbent will serve as the technical and conceptual anchor for all online learning products such as self-paced courses instructional videos and digital modules focused on the application of emerging technologies (AI ML DL GenAI Data Analytics etc.) in government services and programs.
This role combines deep technical knowledge with learning design oversight and project coordination ensuring that every course we offer is pedagogically sound technically accurate and practically relevant to government officials aiming to deploy these technologies for public good.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Course Strategy & Content Planning
a. Lead the creation of course outlines for online learning products focused on emerging technologies in governance.
b. Conduct in-depth research on emerging tech applications relevant to Indian and global public sector use cases.
2. Content Development Supervision
a. Review course materials and scripts to ensure technical accuracy clarity and relevance.
b. Work with instructional designers to translate tech-heavy content into learner-friendly formats.
3. Vendor & Partner Collaboration
a. Liaise with external vendors and content creators to ensure high-quality timely content delivery.
b. Provide direction feedback and quality assurance during the course development lifecycle.
4. Learning Product Enablement
a. Assist the Director of Learning and Content Design by providing SME inputs across projects from conceptualization to final deployment.
b. Support development of explainer videos use case repositories and interactive learning components.
5. Thought Leadership & Innovation
a. Stay current with developments in AI analytics and digital governance to recommend new course themes and improvements.
b. Identify technology trends that can shape future-ready governance and inform WGDT s learning roadmap.
Skills & Experience:
Education: Graduate or Postgraduate in Engineering Data Science Computer Science Public Policy & Technology or related fields.
Experience: 8 10 years of experience in emerging technologies with at least 3 years in a content creation or SME role OR
Fresh Graduate in Engineering Data Science Computer Science Public Policy & Technology or related fields with internship experience in delivering Technical projects
Proven track record of applying technologies like AI ML NLP or Analytics in public sector or governance-related domains.
Familiarity with digital learning tools and AI-powered content tools.
Behavioural competencies:
Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
Excellent research and analytical thinking skills.
Collaborative able to work across functions and with diverse stakeholders.
Strong communication skills able to simplify complex technology concepts for non-tech audiences.
Attention to detail deadline-oriented and high standards for quality.
Passion for improving governance through the application of digital and emerging technologies.
Education
Bachelors in Technology / Masters in Technology
Full Time