KEY PURPOSE OF THE JOB (POSITION SUMMARY)

The Technical Lead- Skills Development is a subject matter expert with experience and expertise in multiple areas of the skills sector.  The incumbent shall be responsible for business development and implementation of Skills projects by IPE Global from time to time, and for providing technical inputs to various other projects within the practice.  S/he shall also be responsible for leadership and guidance to the team on quality, accuracy and authenticity of technical content in project deliverables.

The role holder shall, besides outreach activities, also be responsible for supporting the preparation of proposals and bids as may need to be submitted from time to time, and for supporting technical capacity building and training for the project team(s).

Key Performance Area:

·Business development and implementation of skills development projects

·Provide technical expertise across project teams and clients for Skills

·Ensure quality, accuracy and authenticity of technical content in project deliverables

·Technical Capability Building of Skills Team at IPE

Key Functions & Responsibilities:

Technical Expertise:

·Lead pro-active and reactive business development for skills

·Provide high quality technical expertise for skills projects

·Serve as a technical expert representative across project teams and clients

·Maintain professional development and industry knowledge to ensure that projects reflect best current technical practices

·Provide technical leadership and coordination for the scaling up of quality, leveraging both the project team’s expertise and other technical assistance providers

Innovative Approaches

·Bring forward to senior management, ideas, new methodologies, value-added changes to existing practices

·Produce a pipeline as required from time to time and modifications/improvements to existing practices

·Track and identify new opportunities

Compliances

·Lead proposal development

·Ensure that all work submitted as part of the proposal, research and development is technically sound

Capability Building and Knowledge Management

·Coordinate with the training team to develop technical training modules within the area of expertise

·Support the Knowledge Management initiative by providing technical inputs, write-ups, cases, etc.

Promote Technical Capability of IPE

·Publish in technical / trade journals, write papers on chosen technical expertise or speak at industry events representing IPE

·Promote IPE through speaking engagements at industry conferences and involvement in local business organizations

Client Engagement

·Communicate with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative technical solutions and strategies

·Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key client stakeholders and be responsible for the achievement of goals

·Contributing to work planning, monitoring, evaluation and communication with internal and external stakeholders

·Work with another team members and in coordination with national, state and local government and non-governmental resources to achieve project deliverables

Qualifications & Experience:

·MBA or Postgraduate in other relevant areas

·At least 15 years experience in the skills development sector, with a mix of implementation and consulting

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:

·Strong understanding of relevant policies and Schemes/Programmes

·Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels

·Well-networked with the stakeholders in the skills domain

·Experience in designing/implementing Donor funded and Central/State Government TA/capacity building programmes

·A good team player with the ability to work on their own initiative

·Capable of taking initiatives on their own with a minimum level of supervision;

·Excellent communication skills: able to clearly communicate complex information verbally and in writing;

·Result-oriented approach to work;

·Open to working in multi-cultural environments and effectively in small and large teams;

·Knowledge of skill-gap, Tracer or other research studies in skills sector;

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