National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
Senior Analyst – State Engagement
Role Purpose
The Senior Analyst will support the State Engagement
function in managing and driving end-to-end execution of State-level and
multi-stakeholder initiatives. The role will act as a central coordination and
analytical resource between State teams, Regional Heads, internal NSDC
verticals, Ministries, Sector Skill Councils and other stakeholders.
The role will be responsible for translating strategic
priorities and HQ mandates into actionable plans, monitoring implementation,
supporting proposal development, analysing operational and financial
information, resolving execution bottlenecks, and providing timely
decision-support to senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Area
Key
Responsibilities
State
Engagement & Project Management
• Support
end-to-end management of multiple State-level projects and initiatives •
Coordinate with Regional Heads, SEOs, SECs and State stakeholders for
execution and closure • Track state-wise progress, deliverables, targets and
timelines • Identify implementation gaps and drive follow-up for timely
resolution
Proposal
& Business Support
• Prepare and
review proposals, concept notes, DPRs, presentations and approval notes •
Undertake financial and operational analysis of proposals and implementation
models • Support evaluation of new opportunities and State requirements •
Develop decision notes and recommendations for management
Strategic
& Management Support
• Translate
organisational priorities and HQ mandates into actionable workplans • Support
Senior Leadership in strategic reviews and decision-making • Prepare
management briefs, dashboards and presentations for leadership and
Ministry-level reviews • Provide analytical inputs for strategic
interventions across States
Monitoring
& Performance Management
• Develop and
maintain state-wise and project-wise trackers • Monitor key milestones,
targets, training/implementation progress and action points • Analyse
performance trends and highlight risks, delays and areas requiring
intervention • Ensure timely consolidation and validation of information
received from States
Stakeholder
& Issue Management
• Coordinate
with States, Ministries, SSCs, internal verticals and implementation partners
• Support resolution of State-level operational issues and escalations •
Follow up with relevant stakeholders to ensure closure of critical action
points • Maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders
Review
& Governance
• Support
regular review meetings with Regional and State teams • Prepare agendas,
MOMs, action trackers and follow-up reports • Monitor implementation of
decisions taken during reviews • Ensure timely escalation of critical issues
to leadership
Data &
Reporting
• Validate,
reconcile and analyse data received from States and partners • Prepare
periodic MIS, dashboards and management reports • Convert operational data
into meaningful insights for decision-making • Maintain accurate and updated
programme-level information
Process
Improvement
• Identify
gaps in existing workflows and suggest process improvements • Develop
standardised formats, trackers and review mechanisms • Support automation and
digitisation of recurring monitoring and reporting processes • Improve
efficiency and turnaround time of State Engagement operations
Requirements
- Experience: 3–7 years in project management, consulting, government programmes,
development sector, strategy, operations or stakeholder management.
- Bachelor’s Or Master degree in management, Business
Administration, Social Sciences, Engineering or a related field.
- Strong
experience in project coordination and multi-stakeholder management.
- Strong
analytical and problem-solving capability.
- Excellent PowerPoint and Excel/MIS skills.
- Strong
written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability
to prepare high-quality proposals, presentations, reports and management
notes.
- Ability
to work with senior stakeholders and manage multiple priorities
simultaneously.
- Experience
working with Government/State Governments, Ministries, PSUs, skilling,
education, livelihood or development programmes would be an advantage.
