Skilling Ecosystem Specialist

The Ecosystem Head will oversee the end-to-end management and expansion of the skilling ecosystem in assigned regions.

This includes designing and implementing skilling programs, establishing strong partnerships with employers and training partners, and ensuring high-quality outcomes in student training, placement, and career success.

• Drive the complete lifecycle of skilling programs — from design, development, partner onboarding to execution, monitoring, and impact measurement.
• Ensure alignment of skilling initiatives with national and state-level employment priorities.
• Build and scale a demand-led ecosystem by onboarding employers and identifying sector-specific talent needs.
• Expand the supply-side ecosystem by signing up new training partners based on regional demand and industry requirements.
• Engage effectively with government bodies, vocational training providers (VTPs), ITIs, Polytechnics, and other ecosystem actors to co-create impactful solutions.
• Represent the organization in industry forums, academia, and policy platforms to shape and contribute to the broader skilling discourse.
• Design and institutionalize scalable processes across the student lifecycle — from mobilization, counselling, training, placement to post-placement tracking.
• Create operational frameworks that break complex implementation plans into actionable micro-processes.

The following key responsibilities are essential for this role:

• Skill Program Management: Drive the complete lifecycle of skilling programs — from design, development, partner onboarding to execution, monitoring, and impact measurement.
• Ecosystem Alignment: Ensure alignment of skilling initiatives with national and state-level employment priorities.
• Demand-Side Ecosystem Development: Build and scale a demand-led ecosystem by onboarding employers and identifying sector-specific talent needs.
• Supply-Side Ecosystem Development: Expand the supply-side ecosystem by signing up new training partners based on regional demand and industry requirements.
• Ecosystem Engagement: Engage effectively with government bodies, vocational training providers (VTPs), ITIs, Polytechnics, and other ecosystem actors to co-create impactful solutions.
• Industry Representation: Represent the organization in industry forums, academia, and policy platforms to shape and contribute to the broader skilling discourse.
• Student Lifecycle Processes: Design and institutionalize scalable processes across the student lifecycle — from mobilization, counselling, training, placement to post-placement tracking.
• Operational Frameworks: Create operational frameworks that break complex implementation plans into actionable micro-processes.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Skilling Experience: 14–18 years of experience in skilling, education delivery, or talent development domains with proven experience across multiple delivery modes (digital, blended, classroom).
• Employer Engagement: Demonstrated experience in employer engagement and establishing large-scale partnerships for placement and industry alignment.
• Student Journey Expertise: Deep understanding of student journey, with experience in counselling, mobilization, training, placement, and post-placement tracking.
• Channel Development: Strong background in channel development (employers and training partners) and familiarity with the vocational training landscape.
• Collaboration Experience: Prior experience collaborating with government bodies, academic institutions, and industry associations on skilling or education projects.
• Project Management: Excellent project management capabilities, stakeholder relationship skills, and process orientation.
• Industry Involvement: Active involvement in industry or skilling forums and networks.