Invest India - Core Team Member - One District One Product

Core Team Member - One District One Product

About the Department :

Invest India is the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. It hosts teams working with various government initiatives such as Make in India, Startup India, AGNii, and PMG.

The ODOP Initiative is aimed at manifesting the vision of the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India to foster balanced regional development across all districts of the country. The idea is to select, brand, and promote One Product from each District (One District - One Product) of the country for enabling holistic socioeconomic growth across all regions.

Key Responsibilities :

- Be a part of the Core Team for strategizing and implementing the ODOP initiative at the national level for a 360- improvement in the supply chain of the chosen products.

- The idea is to boost domestic manufacturing and promote products as synonymous with the districts they are produced in

- Facilitate interactions between the Central government, state governments, industry associations, e-commerce players, and producers

- Understand issues affecting artisans, farmers, producers, traders, corporates

- Identify opportunities for value-added exports

- Identify technologies and startups that can support traditional methods of production

- Analyze data relating to the Indian and Global market

Qualifications :

- Candidate with 1-5 years of work experience in Consulting Firms, Investment Banks, Trade Bodies/Associations, Government-interface roles

- Candidate with a proven academic record at premier institutes

- Excellent market research, organizational, and learning skills

- Ability to work amid strict deadlines and on multiple projects

- Supply chain/ Logistics/ International trade/ Manufacturing knowledge shall be a plus Knowledge of Indian languages shall be helpful