About the Department
Invest India is the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. It hosts teams working with various government initiatives such as Make in India, Startup India, AGNii, and PMG.
Key Responsibilities
- Promote and forge partnerships on scientific research and innovations.
- Academia for social impact with Industry, philanthropic, and CSR organizations.
- Sector-agnostic marketing and sourcing of industry partners for the National Research Foundation and Manthan Platform.
- Engage with Industry to address their challenges through academia and startup collaboration.
- Engaging with science & technology institutes, incubators, centers of excellences, and the entire start-up ecosystem
- Secondary research, outreach, and communication.
- Proactive in developing relationships and strategies to accomplish objectives and accountability in delivering results.
- Streamline engagements with industry partners and ensure timely communication based on best practices.
- Any other responsibility that may be assigned
- Coordinate and oversee the monitoring and evaluation process of fundamental science innovation and research projects
- Implement robust evaluation frameworks and methodologies to assess project outcomes and impacts.
- Conduct site visits, interviews, and data collection activities to gather insights and assess project progress when required
- Analyse project data and performance metrics to identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Master’s degree (MBA or MS or equivalent) is preferable.
- Prior professional experience in business development, pre-sales and consulting sales, program management.
- R&D collaborations, CSR, sustainability, or similar backgrounds preferred.
- Attention to detail and taking end-to-end ownership.
- High degree of responsibility, with demonstrated supporting experience.
- Excellent client-facing and communication skills; the ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and simply, in writing and verbally, to technology and funding decision-makers at senior level.
- Must understand a sense of urgency and demonstrate strong problem-solving skills.
- Strong management skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively in teams as well as independently.