Job Title: Additional Director / Director – Education & Skilling

Location: Delhi

Experience: 18 - 20 years

Qualifications: Master’s degree or MBA in Public Policy, Education Management, Marketing, or a related discipline.

About the Role

ASSOCHAM is seeking an experienced and dynamic professional to lead and strengthen the activities of its Focus Sector on Education and Skilling. The position requires a strong understanding of India’s education landscape, education policy, institutional development, funding opportunities, emerging technologies, and stakeholder engagement. The role requires solid expertise in securing, implementing, and managing large-scale skilling programmes, developing strategic partnerships, and delivering measurable outcomes in training, certification, employability, and placement.

Key Responsibilities

Education Policy, Research & Thought Leadership

- Lead policy research and strategic analysis on education reforms, higher education, school education, digital learning, emerging technologies, and other priority sectors impacting the education ecosystem.
- Develop high-quality policy recommendations, knowledge reports, policy briefs, and strategic representations for key stakeholders.
- Generate actionable insights and thought leadership to strengthen ASSOCHAM's contribution to policy discourse and sector development.

Stakeholder Engagement & Council Management

- Cultivate and manage relationships with senior government officials in Education and Skilling Sectors, policymakers, regulators, industry leaders, academicians, institutional heads, multilateral organisations, and domain experts, NSDC, Sector Skill Councils
- Serve as the primary coordinator for Council activities, ensuring effective engagement with members and stakeholders across the education ecosystem.
- Develop and execute the Council's annual strategic agenda, programme calendar, and engagement roadmap in alignment with organisational priorities.
- Facilitate meaningful collaboration between government, industry, academia, research institutions, and emerging education enterprises to advance collective sector objectives.
- Strengthen member engagement and enhance the Council's visibility,



influence, and impact across the education landscape.

Strategic Partnerships & Business Development

- Identify, develop, and secure strategic partnerships, funding opportunities, sponsorships, memberships, and collaborative initiatives to support Council programmes and growth.
- Drive resource mobilisation efforts through knowledge initiatives, sponsorship programmes, institutional partnerships, and membership expansion.
- Explore new opportunities to enhance the Council's outreach, sustainability, and long-term strategic impact.

Conferences, Events & Knowledge Platforms

- Conceptualise, design, and deliver high-impact conferences, summits, roundtables, policy dialogues, workshops, leadership forums, and knowledge-sharing platforms.
- Develop event themes, programme architecture, speaker engagement strategies, partnership frameworks, and outreach plans aligned with emerging sector priorities.
- Engage eminent policymakers, industry leaders, institutional heads, academicians, researchers, and international experts to facilitate meaningful dialogue and knowledge exchange.

Project Management (Skilling)

- Track and identify skilling-related RFPs, EOIs, tenders, and funding opportunities from government departments, NSDC, State Skill Missions, CSR bodies, and development agencies.
- Develop strategic partnerships with training providers, industry partners, and academic institutions to strengthen project proposals.
- Lead implementation of skilling, employability, apprenticeship, and livelihood projects across multiple geographies.
- Lead project audits, evaluations, and compliance reviews.
- Ensure adherence to quality standards and operational protocols.

Advocacy, Representation & Communication

- Represent the Council at industry forums, government consultations, stakeholder meetings,



and sector engagements.
- Support advocacy initiatives through evidence-based research, stakeholder consultations, and policy interventions.
- Prepare senior-level presentations, briefing notes, speaking points, reports, and communication materials for leadership and external stakeholders.
- Promote ASSOCHAM's policy positions, initiatives, and achievements through strategic stakeholder engagement and knowledge dissemination.

Qualifications and Experience

- 18-20 years of relevant experience in education, public policy, institutional relations, consulting, stakeholder engagement, skill development, employability, livelihood, workforce development, or vocational education.
- Master’s degree, preferably in Management, Marketing, Public Policy, Education Management, or a related discipline.
- Strong knowledge of India’s education landscape, including universities, K–12 schools, startups, EdTech companies, and skill-development institutions.
- Demonstrated experience in policy research, government engagement, partnership development, funding, or sponsorship.
- Experience in managing large-scale conferences and stakeholder engagements.
- Minimum 5 years of experience managing government-funded skilling projects.
- Proven experience in preparing and winning government bids, tenders, and RFPs.
- Strong understanding of NSDC, Skill India Mission, Apprenticeship Programs, PMKVY, State Skill Development Missions, and related government schemes.

Essential Competencies

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder and relationship-management skills.
- Government Tendering & Bid Management for skilling projects
- Effective project, programme, event, and team-management capabilities and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E;)
- Ability to engage professionally with senior policymakers, institutional leaders, industry representatives, skilling & employability ecosystem, and international stakeholders.
- Commercial orientation with the ability to develop partnerships, memberships, and sponsorship opportunities.
- Proactive, collaborative, and results-oriented approach.

📌 Additional Director / Director – Education & Skilling (Delhi)
🏢 ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India)
📍 Delhi