Role Summary
The Ecosystem Lead will be responsible for end-to-end
management and expansion of the skilling ecosystem in the assigned region. 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.
Key Responsibilities
- Program
Leadership & Delivery
- Drive
the complete lifecycle of skilling programs — from design, development,
and partner onboarding to execution, monitoring, and impact measurement.
- Ensure
alignment of skilling initiatives with national and state-level
employment priorities.
- Ecosystem
Development
- 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.
- Stakeholder
Engagement
- Engage
effectively with government bodies, vocational training providers (VTPs),
ITIs, Polytechnics, and other ecosystem actors to co-create impactful
solutions.
- Actively
represent the Foundation in industry forums, academia, and policy
platforms to shape and contribute to the broader skilling discourse.
- Process
Management
- 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.
Required Experience & Skills
- 14–18
years of experience in skilling, education delivery, or talent development
domains with proven experience across multiple delivery modes (digital,
blended, classroom).
- Demonstrated
experience in employer engagement and establishing large-scale
partnerships for placement and industry alignment.
- Deep
understanding of student journey, with experience in counselling,
mobilization, training, placement, and post-placement tracking.
- Strong
background in channel development (employers and training partners) and
familiarity with the vocational training landscape.
- Prior
experience collaborating with government bodies, academic institutions,
and industry associations on skilling or education projects.
- Excellent
project management capabilities, stakeholder relationship skills, and
process orientation.
- Should
be actively involved in industry or skilling forums and networks.