Invest India - Assistant Manager - Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation

About the Department :

Invest India, the National Investment Promotion & Facilitation Agency of the Government of India, works closely with State and UT Governments across India, on different fronts such as investment promotion, targeting and facilitation, capacity building of state investment teams, policy advocacy, strategic advisory on structuring/restructuring state investment promotion agencies etc.

Invest India is setting up a desk for the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation (MPIDC) and will work towards providing support in multiple activities including investment promotion, facilitation and capacity building, and policy support. The Desk will operate from the office of MPIDC in Bhopal. The Desk would extend support to MPIDC in effectively implementing the short-term and long-term strategy jointly formulated by Invest India and MPIDC.

Key Responsibilities :

The candidate hired shall be based in Bhopal at the office of MPIDC, and in general, be responsible for the following activities:

- Investment Promotion: Supporting MPIDC with investment promotion activities including events, roundtables, roadshows, forums, and webinars for MPIDC to participate in.

- Investor Targeting: Identifying companies in focus areas under DIPIP and approaching potential leads with a pitch to invest in the State.

- Investment Facilitation: Expediting grounding of the investments committed to the State.

- Strategic Analysis: Preparing research reports and decks on varied topics to promote investments in the State of Madhya Pradesh.

- External Engagements: Participate in and contribute to engagements with multiple stakeholders including MPIDC, Ministries/ Departments, Quasi-Government Agencies, PSUs, and project implementing agencies.

- Policy Inputs: Perform a comparative analysis of policies/organize stakeholder consultations to identify best practices among the States/globally and make suitable recommendations. This is to be undertaken in consultation with the relevant sector teams at Invest India.

- Working with the larger Invest India team: Familiarizing MPIDC with country, sector, and special projects teams at Invest India and introducing the team members to senior officials in concerned departments in the Government of India, bilateral agencies, industry associations, and foreign embassies.

Qualifications :

- Post Graduate degree/Graduate from recognised Universities in India or Abroad

- Relevant Work Experience: 2-5 years working in a front-end role at a Global - Corporate/ Government agency/ Consulting firm / Investment Bank / Chamber or Association.

- Experience in the field of Investment Promotion, Facilitation, Ease of Doing Business, Research & Policy/ Scheme Devolvement, project execution with central / state government would be preferred.

- Prior understanding of the business ecosystem and administrative set-up of a state of Madhya Pradesh.

- Strong business communication & etiquette, stakeholder management, client relationship management, and networking skills.

- Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

- Language proficiency: Hindi, English, local/regional (preferred)

- Minimum 2 years of full-time work experience required.