Senior Project Consultant-Business Consulting PI-GOV-CNS-BC-Transformation Delivery-Maharashtra

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Job Title: TVET Experts

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Job Summary:

We are looking for experienced TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) Experts to strengthen the performance of government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) by aligning training delivery with industry requirements and emerging technologies. The expert will collaborate closely with ITI principals faculty industry partners and government officials to identify institutional gaps design strategic solutions and implement impactful interventions. This role requires practical experience in conceptualizing and executing infrastructure development projects and training-related initiatives with a strong focus on quality assurance timely implementation and effective stakeholder coordination.

Essential Functions of the Job:

Developing concepts

• Identify areas of improvement in TVET ecosystem of the state and accordingly develop documents like SOP Guidelines reports and concept notes ITI modernization Centre of Excellence (CoE) projects

Demand mapping and design project

• Map local and regional industry demand by engaging with employers industry associations and chambers of commerce.
• Visit different ITIs at district and Taluka level to identify the gaps at institute level and develop mitigation strategies and projects to address those gaps

Design and Implement CSR project

• Onboard new CSR partners for modernise the training institutions and implement joint programs
• Designed and implemented CSR projects in the education and skilling sector

Industry relationship

• Identify prospective industry partners to collaborate with them under PPP and support the client in establishing the partnership with industry partners
• Implement Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects particularly in education and infrastructure

Understanding of emerging technologies

• Identify current and emerging job roles across sectors (e.g. EV logistics healthcare renewable energy) and accordingly develop plan of action to support dept in creating industry ready manpower

Stakeholder Coordination

• Liaise with technical departments vendors Industry SPOCs World Bank and government officials.

Required skills and personal attributes:

• In-depth understanding of Maharashtras TVET ecosystem (ITI/COE/DVET/NSDC/SSCs/SSDMs/DDU-GKY/PMKYV/NAPS/MAPS etc.) along with latest reforms NEP 2020.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects manage stakeholders and drive outcomes.
• Ability to perform in high stress situations with minimal supervision.
• Strong exposure to working with government clients donor agencies and WB/ADB is preferred.
• Exposure to working on programs for skill ecosystem reforms institutional capacity building particularly on WB/ADB/IFI funded projects
• Must be able to develop strategic and high-quality documents
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Project management skills with proficiency in tools like MS Excel PowerPoint
• Have Good English communication skills and fluent in Marathi
• Preferred previous organisation working with ITIs and technical training institutes like

Job Requirements:

• Education: MBA / Chartered Accountant / Postgraduate in related fields / Engineering / Management / Procurement from a reputed institution.
• Preferred Institutions: TISS Mumbai/ Pune University NMIMS School of Social Sciences IIM (Public Policy) Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology College of Engineering Pune
• Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of post-qualification experience in TVET ecosystem
• Prior experience in World Bank / ADB / multilateral-funded projects preferred.
• Exposure to the Skill Development / TVET / ITI ecosystem preferred
• Preferred Experience in working with industrial training institutes and partners like:
  • TATA Strive Quest WB ADB Big4 PAN ITI Tata IIS HCL Foundation BOSCH Maruti Schnieder Bharat Forge Rightwalk Industry Tool Rooms etc. and
  • MGNF (Maharashtra Cohort) or CM Fellow (Skill Development and TVET)

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