
Senior Project Consultant-Business Consulting PI-GOV-CNS-BC-Transformation Delivery-Maharashtra
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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
- 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
- Onboard new CSR partners for modernise the training institutions and implement joint programs
- Designed and implemented CSR projects in the education and skilling sector
- 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
- 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
- Liaise with technical departments, vendors, Industry SPOCs, World Bank and government officials.
- In-depth understanding of Maharashtra's 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
- 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)