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

- 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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