State Engagement Officer

Purpose

The incumbent will have the responsibility for delivering the program management of the schemes & initiatives of National Skill Development Corporation & Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, GoI in the respective State. In addition, the incumbent will be responsible for business development, organizational development, representation, & talent management in the allocated State.

Key Responsibilities

• Support implementation of MSDE/NSDC projects/ schemes(PMKVY -CSCM, Apprenticeship, AMBER) in the State.

• 1.1 Coordinate with State Skill Mission on various matters on behalf of MSDE
• 1.2 Monitoring Visits to Training Centers, Review Workshops/Meetings, Capacity building of TPs and handholding.
• 1.3 Organizing workshops as needed by the Scheme PMU teams, and review workshops/meetings to improve implementation of scheme in state
• 1.4 SIP and process related support to local TP/ TCs and State PMUs
• 1.5 Resolution of IT/operational/systemic issues.
• 1.6 Coordination with SSCs and District Administration/District Skill Committee

• Support State in implementation of Central Skill Training Schemes like PMKVY – CSSM/ Strive/ SANKALP and other State funded Schemes

• 2.1 Capacity Building of the State Skill Development Mission, other relevant departments in the State on the new polices, developments, programmes & other related initiatives of MSDE/NSDC. 2.2 Support State PMU on IT / SIP and Scheme guidelines
• 2.3 Participation in Monthly/weekly Review Workshops/Meetings of the state TPs,
• 2.4 Participation in Capacity building workshops for SSDMs and District PMUs. Organizing workshops as needed by SSDM.
• 2.5 Resolution of operational/systemic issues c)
• 2.6 SSC coordination for Assessment/ certification and QP related issues
• 2.7 Monitoring Visits to Training Centers as and when required by state mission.
• 2.8 Provide thematic support to State in the conduct of State Skill Competition

• Identify new Business Opportunities with a sustainable model/revue earning model in the State 3.1 Identification of suitable business opportunities in the State in both public & private domain for the implementation of skill development & related programmes.

• 3.2 Supporting NSDC in the identification of Corporates willing to pool their funds for skill development activities under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or other available models.
• 3.3 Promotion of Apprenticeship Programme-Industry Connect/Collaboration & Corporates Connect
• 3.4 Support in Industry Connect, NAPS Portal Handholding, Regular Monitoring, TPA recommendation
• 3.5 Outreach and Capacity Building of SSDMs/ Directorate of Industries/other departments of State related to NAPS
• 3.6 New Establishment onboarding BTP/TPA Recommendation
• 3.7 Connect with the Industries, MSMEs, potential employers for registration on NAPs/ASSEM/Rozgar Melas etc.
• 3.8 Tie up with the regional chapters of Industry Associations in the State.

• Promote Initiatives of NSDC International

• 4.1 Create Awareness and Capacity Building sessions for all the concerned stakeholders in the State
• 4.2 Facilitate Candidates Registration and Counselling.
• 4.3 Necessary Coordination with PMU, NSDCI and State Skill Development Mission

• Capacity Building of the Training Partners (TPs)/Academic Institutions(AI) in the State

• 5.1 Capacity Building of the TPs/AIs on the new developments, IT Portal, guidelines, related processes of the skill development programme.
• 5.2 Design TPs' performance review mechanism, FAQs to address the queries of the Training Partners
• 5.3 Conduct of weekly meetings to review the performance &address issues(payments, assessment, certification, placements etc.) of the Training Partners

• Citizen Engagement Activities

• 6.1 Facilitate mobilization of potential candidates for skill development schemes, RPL etc. by actively involving with SSDM, TPs, SSCs, District Skill Committees etc. in the State.
• 6.2 Design quarterly plans/calendars forthe conduct of mobilization camps, Kaushal Melas, Rozgar Mela etc. in the State
• 6.3 Conduct mobilization camps, Kaushal Melas involving private training partners, State Government, Sector Skill Councils
• 6.4 Represent NSDC in the Kaushal Melas, Rozgar Melas & events of similar nature in the State 6.5 Explore possible areas of collaboration of NSDC in all such events
• 6.6 Track & share the reports of all such Rozgar Melas/Kaushal Melas conducted by PMKVY/PMKK/Fee[1]based Model TPs, SSCs, State Skill Development Mission in the State

• Conduct of India Skills, Regional Skills, State Sponsored events, Rozgar Mela etc.

• 7.1 Facilitate the conduct of Regional Skills Competition, Rozgar Melas, State-Level events in the State by extending necessary support on all the possible fronts.
• 7.2 Support the skill development events including workshop, seminars, exhibitions etc. conducted in the respective States
• 7.3 Explore possible areas of collaboration of NSDC in state sponsored events
• 7.4 Track & share the reports of all such events by PMKVY/PMKK/Fee-based Model TPs, SSCs, State Skill Development Mission in the State
• 7.5 Ensure the adoption of manuals, standard operating procedures in the conduct of events

• Reporting to the members of Standing Committee (SC), Consultative Committees (CC) & MPs 8.1 Design Templates for reporting the schemes' progress & other related activities

8.2 Connect all the members of SC & CC in the respective States

• Capture best practices, Track the performance of SSDMs & progress of their skill development programmes & other Ministries schemes in the State

• 9.1 Design formats to capture the progress of state skill development schemes, skilling activities, best practices, events etc.
• 9.2 Capture the monthly progress of the State Skill Development Schemes of the SSDMs, skill development schemes of other Ministries, best practices being followed in States.
• 9.3 Report a minimum of 4-5 news items monthly (events/success stories/inaugurations of centres) in the State

• Operation Support to IISC, CSR, Special Projects, Market-Led Programme & other skilling programmes

• 10.1 Operational support to IISC, Special Projects, CSR Skilling Programme
• 10.2 Identification of Corporates willing to provide their funds for skilling under CSR
• 10.3 Lead Generation for funding/no-funding partnership models 10.4 Identification of Training Partners involved in oversees Placement Support.
• Knowledge and Experience

Education Qualifications

Post Graduate Degree in Social Sciences or MBA from a reputed institute.

Experience

·Minimum 8 years of experience of working on skill development & livelihood programs with skilling and entrepreneurship focus in the private sector / social enterprises, with the demonstrated ability to foster partnerships and work with multiple stakeholders

·Prior experience in either consulting, working with skill development & livelihoods interfacing non[1]profit, foundations or corporate is preferred

Language Skills

English, Hindi

Skills and Competencies

• [1]Skills and competencies
• Advance MS Office Skills including power Point, Excel, Word.
• Strong verbal communication, presentation and networking skills
• Good financial and budget management experience
• Willing to travel extensively to and within project locations.
• Core Values and Attributes
• ·Honesty, Integrity, and Accountability.