Assistant Director

We are looking for: - MBA /MBE/ MSW/ MA – Economics / Social Sciences/Other disciplines - 4-12 years of relevant experience - Prior experience of working in education /other social sectors (preferred) Competencies: - Comprehensive understanding of higher education landscape ( policy, regulatory, etc) - Ability to interface with stakeholders at mid/ senior level( govt, regulatory, universities, industry, etc) - Primary and Secondary research, - Managing events/delegations/ conferences - Analysis & Report writing - Project Management - Excellent presentation skills and MS office suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, FORMS, TEAMS) Principal Accountabilities: Thought Leadership/Policy Advocacy work in Higher Education - Work with the Higher Education Committee leadership and members in identifying the important areas/topics for thought leadership papers, reports, articles, etc. - Interface regularly with regulatory bodies/ Ministry of Education/Other related ministries/state govts and pro-actively engage in developing FICCI report/inputs on any govt notification, policy document, etc - Develop strategic partnerships with University leaders/ multilateral/bilateral organizations and other important stakeholders in higher education FICCI Higher Education Committee & Taskforces (TF) - Conduct periodic committee meetings under the guidance of Committee leadership (develop agenda, prepare minutes, etc). - Identify and create small groups of experts/Task Forces to address specific sectoral issues - Work with the identified Task Forces (TFs) in developing papers and executing bespoke projects - The Task Force work would include report writing, project implementation, surveys and research; events/webinars/masterclasses; program development andimplementation - Work towards mobilizing new members and manage the membership engagement/activities Higher Education Summit (HES) - Organize and manage the annual global FICCI Higher Education Summit - Work with the Committee leadership in designing the conference program and in identifying national and international partners - Manage masterclasses/workshops and focused closed-door interactions between industry and academic leaders. - Work towards generating revenue for the department through sponsorship, delegate participation, etc - Manage social media branding and its effective execution. - Coordination with speakers and delegate mobilization; developing post show report Projects - Work towards identifying/executing projects in the space of industry-academia engagement. Reconnect with FICCI’s NKFH ( National Knowledge Functional Hub) partners and initiate activities based on the NKFH framework - Organize various capacity building programs of faculty and Higher Education Leadership - Engage with World Bank and other global agencies and explore joint projects. - Identify and explore projects of mutual interest with Central govt agencies/ state governments Webinars/Workshops/Masterclasses/Delegations - Ideate and execute masterclasses, workshops, webinars on important/relevant topic. - Engage Committee leadership and senior government functionaries in some of the identified/select ones. - Develop partnerships with external partners and generate revenue for the organization. Reports/ Recommendations - Keep a close eye on recent government announcements (policies, regulations, amendments and develop FICCI inputs/recommendations for their consideration - Work with the Knowledge Partner in providing information through secondary research (wherever required) for the annual FICCI Knowledge report released during the FICCI HE Summit every year. - Work closely with the Key committee members/task forces and help in putting together the position papers/reports on the identified areas. FICCI Eduwrap - A bi-monthly sectoral newsletter with an outreach to all stakeholders (faculty, industry, students, MSMEs etc) as an outreach initiative - Collate relevant news items /articles for every edition - Strive to generate revenue by identifying and mobilizing potential partners who may take up advertisements for being published in the eduwrap