IPE Global

Designation : Technical Lead- Skills Development

Location : New Delhi, India

Reporting to : Practice Head-Education & Skills Development

About IPE Global :

IPE Global Limited is an international development consulting group providing expert technical assistance and solutions for equitable development and sustainable growth in developing countries. The group's areas of expertise includes Health, Nutrition and WASH, Urban and Infrastructure Development, Education and Skills Development, Private Sector Development, Environment and Climate Change, Social and Economic Empowerment, Governance, Grant and Fund Management, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, and Information Technology & eGovernance.

- We are ISO 9001:2015 certified, CMMI- Level 3 and ISO 27001:2013 certified company.

- Over last 18 years, we have successfully implemented over 700 projects in over 100 countries.

- We have over 800 full time professional staff and over 1000 empanelled consultants working on various projects across the globe.

- We partner with multilateral & bilateral agencies including DFID, USAID, World Bank, DANIDA, KfW, EU, ADB, etc.; governments; private sector; and philanthropic organisation like BMGF, MasterCard Foundation, etc.

- We have subsidiaries and offices in UK (IPE Triple Line), Kenya, Ethiopia, India, Bangladesh, and Philippines

For more details, please visit www.ipeglobal.com ; www.ipeafrica.com

Job Description Key Performance Area :

- Design and oversee implementation of skills development projects

- Provide technical expertise across project teams and clients under the vertical

- Quality, accuracy and authenticity of technical content in project deliverables

- Technical Capability Building of team

Key Functions & Responsibilities :

Technical Expertise in Projects

- Lead pro-active and reactive business development.

- Provide high quality technical expertise for projects.

- Serve as a technical expert representative across 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 management, ideas for new methodologies or 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 Management :

- 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 achievement of goals.

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

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

Qualification & Experience :

- MBA or Postgraduate in other relevant subjects

- At least 12-15 years experience in the skills development sector, with a mix of implementation and consulting.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies :

- Strong understanding of relevant policy and policy formulation processes Multicountry experience in relevant field(s)

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

- Well-networked with the stakeholders in the skills domain

- Experience of designing/implementing Donor funded and Central/State Government

TA/capacity building programmes :

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

- Capable of taking initiatives on their own with 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.

- Experience of conducting Skill-gap, Tracer or other research studies in skills sector.

IPE Global is committed to using fair, objective and positive employment practices to promote equal opportunities and diversity in employment, ensuring that all employees including potential employees are treated fairly, consistently and with respect, before, during and after, their employment. We seek to create an environment that is representative of, and responsive to, different groups.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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