URGENT HIRING: Tourism Expert | Divisional Commissioner Office, Maharashtra The Center of Policy Research and Governance (CPRG), an ICSSR-recognised not-for-profit think tank, is hiring a Tourism Expert for the MahaSTRIDE Programme under MITRA, Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra. Job Details
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Location:
Divisional Commissioner Office, Maharashtra (relocation required for the full duration of the engagement)
• Contract: Full-time, initial term of 1 year (extendable based on performance and project requirements)
• Engagement: Government, MahaSTRIDE Programme, MITRA, Planning Dept., GoM
• Compensation: Commensurate with experience and aligned with prevailing industry standards
• Immediate Joiners preferred Role Overview
• Lead tourism-focused analysis, policy benchmarking, destination planning and investment facilitation across the division
• Work closely with district Tourism departments, Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) and the divisional administration
• Prepare potential assessment reports for MICE, Adventure, Wellness, Medical, Film, Agriculture and Heritage Tourism, with feasibility analysis to increase footfall and retention
• Identify tourism circuit potential (Rural, Spiritual, Niche and Eco) and assist districts in setting up touristic zones and drafting regulatory plans
• Benchmark state policies and schemes on tourism, homestays, bed and breakfast, and ecotourism resorts, and identify gaps in incentives,



infrastructure and budget allocation
• Develop a tourism sector monitoring plan to track expenditure outruns and underutilisation
• Support GIS mapping of tourism hotspots and dashboard updates
• Integrate a single-stop ticketing system to analyse tourist footfall, paying capacity and seasonal variation
• Prepare two investible tourism projects per district every six months, with avenues for private participation (PPP, DBOT, DBFOT)
• Organise investor consultations and investment promotion activities to attract developers and partners
• Work towards increasing tourism fund utilisation in the division by at least 5 percentage points
• Support DMOs, monitor rationalisation of District Planning Committee schemes, and contribute to dashboards, divisional progress reports and the yearly impact dossier Eligibility
• Graduation in Tourism, Travel, Hospitality, Planning, Economics, Management or equivalent
• Post-graduate degree in Tourism, Management, Planning, Economics or equivalent
• 7+ years of overall experience, with at least 5 years in tourism, planning, investment or policy on State or Central Government sector projects
• Experience in policy, reform or scheme support for at least three projects for any State/UT in India
• Strongly preferred: experience in state-level tourism policy, destination management planning and government-led investment promotion
• Positive to have: familiarity with Marathi

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