About the Department
India offers the ideal blend of innovation, talent, financial, and renewable resources to help your business thrive. The most awarded investment promotion agency in the world, Invest India is the advisor, guide, and facilitator to every investor looking to make a home in India. We offer a one-stop solution to global and domestic investors whom we handhold throughout their journey into the world's most liberal investment destination from the day they start exploring India as an investment destination to the time of deployment of their investments and even beyond. Invest India was awarded the Investment Promotion Award, 2020 by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development for our good practices during the pandemic. Most recently, we were honoured as the world's most innovative Investment Promotion Agency 2021 by OCO Global and secured bronze in the first annual Strengthening IPA Advocacy Services Competition launched jointly by the World Bank & WAIPA. Invest India has also been elected as the President of the Geneva-based World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) for 2021-23. Reach us at https://www.investindia.gov.in/
Role Description
- Define strategy for identification of potential investors & partners from concerned country into India across various priority sectors
- Implement frameworks for proactive outreach and engagement with potential investors & partners from concerned country in line with the defined strategy for investment, trade and R&D
- Develop and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders from the country and India to support investor & partner outreach
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and update strategy for attracting investments from concerned country to India, including identification of priority sectors, key stakeholders and approach for implementation
- Identify key stakeholders – across government entities, trade bodies, investment partners, industry associations and other private / public entities relevant for implementation of investment strategy and develop & maintain relationships with them towards achievement of strategy
- Develop relationships with potential and existing investors to facilitate their investments into India
- Coordinate with relevant stakeholders, internal and external, to address Ease of Doing Business issues as relevant
- Support key stakeholders to facilitate engagement between relevant stakeholders Government of India and key stakeholders from concerned country, including facilitation for G2G mechanisms as relevant
- Conduct assessment of trade relationship between India and concerned country to identify sectors and products for greater engagement
- Assess potential for technology transfer into India across relevant sectors and coordinate with relevant stakeholders from concerned country and India
- Support relevant stakeholders, internal & external, by providing insights on historical and expected trends for engagement between concerned country and India
- Monitor and mentor team to ensure effective delivery of output
Role Competencies
- Business Development with enterprises, institutional partners and government entities
- Relationship management
- Stakeholder management
- Leadership and team management
- Champion Invest India Behaviours, High on Ethics, Integrity & Credibility
Qualifications
- Professional with at least 13-15 years of strong business finance & commercial experience preferably in government/Industrial bodies.
- Master's degree in economics, business administration, international business, foreign trade, foreign policy, or allied areas.