Deputy General Manager - Skill Development & Governance

Adani Natural Resources; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani Natural Resources seeks a senior professional to lead PAP/PDF skill development, employability and livelihood initiatives across mining and infrastructure segments. You will design pathways, assess needs, and drive structured skilling and certification programs for local youth and communities.

You will coordinate with ASE teams, local authorities and training partners to ensure scalable, sustainable outcomes and measurable impact on employment and income generation.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to design and implement structured employability pathways and skilling frameworks.
• Experience in governance, SOPs and deployment frameworks for livelihood restoration initiatives.
• Strong track record in coordinating with government agencies, ITIs, NSDC partners and training institutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end skill development initiatives across business units.
• Coordinate candidate mobilisation, batch formation, logistics, trainers, assessments and certifications.
• Oversee skill development centres, residential training facilities and satellite hubs.
• Ensure quality assurance and standardisation across training programmes.
• Monitor training effectiveness through assessments and certifications, drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Skill development

Training management

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & program management

Job description

• PAP/PDF Skill Development, Employability & Livelihood Enhancement
• Develop and execute comprehensive PAP/PDF skill development strategies aligned with business growth plans and community development commitments.
• Conduct skill mapping, aspiration assessment, educational profiling, and competency gap assessment of PAP/PDF candidates.
• Design structured employability pathways for local youth through vocational training, technical training, apprenticeships, and industry certifications.
• Facilitate gainful utilization of PAP/PDF beneficiaries through direct employment, contract deployment, self-employment, entrepreneurship development and supply-chain integration.
• Create livelihood opportunities by promoting micro-enterprises, service providers, equipment operators, maintenance technicians and community entrepreneurs.
• Develop long-term rehabilitation and livelihood sustainability plans for affected families.
• Monitor employment retention and post-training outcomes to ensure sustainable livelihood generation.
• PAP/PDF Governance & Program Management
• Establish governance frameworks for identification, enrollment, tracking, training, placement and utilisation of PAP/PDF candidates.
• Develop policies, SOPs, deployment frameworks and monitoring mechanisms for livelihood restoration initiatives.
• Maintain centralised database and dashboard for tracking skilling progress, employability status, placement records, certifications and income generation.
• Ensure transparent beneficiary selection, training nomination, assessment, certification and deployment processes.
• Monitor impact indicators including employability rate, placement percentage, income enhancement, retention and social outcomes.
• Coordinate with district administration, government agencies, ITIs, Skill Councils, NSDC partners and training institutions.
• Skill Development Strategy & Workforce Capability Building
• Develop organisation-wide skill development roadmaps for mining operations, coal handling plants, washeries, maintenance functions and infrastructure projects.
• Establish competency frameworks and skill matrices for critical operational roles.
• Identify future skill requirements based on technology, mechanisation, automation and expansion plans.
• Implement structured learning journeys from helper to operator, technician, supervisor and specialist levels.
• Drive competency-based assessment and certification programmes.
• Training Need Identification & Content Design
• Conduct Training Need Analysis (TNA) across sites, functions and communities.
• Design detailed training content, curricula, competency standards, learner handbooks, assessment tools, trainer guides and certification criteria.
• Develop role-based learning pathways covering technical, behavioural, leadership, safety and functional skills.
• Customise content for mining operations, HEMM, CHP, washery operations, maintenance, safety, environment and community development programmes.
• Establish blended learning methodologies incorporating classroom training, OJT, simulations, digital learning and field assignments.
• Define learning objectives, competency outcomes and evaluation criteria.
• Training Implementation & Execution
• Lead end-to-end execution of skill development initiatives across business units.
• Coordinate candidate mobilisation, batch formation, logistics, infrastructure, trainers, assessments, certifications and deployment.
• Oversee establishment and operation of skill development centres, residential training facilities and satellite training hubs.
• Ensure quality assurance and standardisation across all training programmes.
• Monitor training effectiveness through pre-assessment, post-assessment, practical evaluations, OJT completion and certification.
• Drive continuous improvement based on feedback and performance outcomes.
• Coordination with ASE (Adani Skill Education) Team
• Act as the central interface between business operations and ASE for all skilling initiatives.
• Consolidate skill requirements from sites and translate them into structured training interventions.
• Coordinate curriculum development, trainer deployment, assessment methodology, certification framework and training partner engagement through ASE.
• Facilitate centralised execution and governance of all technical skilling programmes.
• Ensure alignment of ASE initiatives with business.
• Monitor monthly skill development progress through structured reviews with ASE and site leadership.
• Support scaling of standardised skill development models across clusters.
• Community Development & Stakeholder Engagement
• Build strong partnerships with local communities, government agencies, educational institutions, ITIs, Skill Councils, NGOs and training providers.
• Facilitate local employment generation and workforce localisation initiatives.
• Promote entrepreneurship development and community capacity-building initiatives.
• Lead awareness campaigns on skill development, employability, apprenticeships and livelihood opportunities.
• Business Safety & Competency Assurance
• Strengthen safety culture through competency-based training initiatives.
• Ensure all operational personnel possess required safety competencies and certifications.
• Participate in audits, incident investigations, risk assessments and safety governance reviews.
• Integrate safety competency requirements into all technical and community skilling initiatives.

Responsibilities

• PAP/PDF Skill Development, Employability & Livelihood Enhancement
• Develop and execute comprehensive PAP/PDF skill development strategies aligned with business growth plans and community development commitments.
• Conduct skill mapping, aspiration assessment, educational profiling, and competency gap assessment of PAP/PDF candidates.
• Design structured employability pathways for local youth through vocational training, technical training, apprenticeships, and industry certifications.
• Facilitate gainful utilisation of PAP/PDF beneficiaries through direct employment, contract deployment, self-employment, entrepreneurship development and supply-chain integration.
• Create livelihood opportunities by promoting micro-enterprises, service providers, equipment operators, maintenance technicians and community entrepreneurs.
• Develop long-term rehabilitation and livelihood sustainability plans for affected families.
• Monitor employment retention and post-training outcomes to ensure sustainable livelihood generation.
• PAP/PDF Governance & Program Management
• Establish governance frameworks for identification, enrollment, tracking, training, placement and utilisation of PAP/PDF candidates.
• Develop policies, SOPs, deployment frameworks and monitoring mechanisms for livelihood restoration initiatives.
• Maintain centralised database and dashboard for tracking skilling progress, employability status, placement records, certifications and income generation.
• Ensure transparent beneficiary selection, training nomination, assessment, certification and deployment processes.
• Monitor impact indicators including employability rate, placement percentage, income enhancement, retention and social outcomes.
• Coordinate with district administration, government agencies, ITIs, Skill Councils, NSDC partners and training institutions.
• Skill Development Strategy & Workforce Capability Building
• Develop organisation-wide skill development roadmaps for mining operations, coal handling plants, washeries, maintenance functions and infrastructure projects.
• Establish competency frameworks and skill matrices for critical operational roles.
• Identify future skill requirements based on technology, mechanisation, automation and expansion plans.
• Implement structured learning journeys from helper to operator, technician, supervisor and specialist levels.
• Drive competency-based assessment and certification programmes.
• Training Need Identification & Content Design
• Conduct Training Need Analysis (TNA) across sites, functions and communities.
• Design detailed training content, curricula, competency standards, learner handbooks, assessment tools, trainer guides and certification criteria.
• Develop role-based learning pathways covering technical, behavioural, leadership, safety and functional skills.
• Customise content for mining operations, HEMM, CHP, washery operations, maintenance, safety, environment and community development programmes.
• Establish blended learning methodologies incorporating classroom training, OJT, simulations, digital learning and field assignments.
• Define learning objectives, competency outcomes and evaluation criteria.
• Training Implementation & Execution
• Lead end-to-end execution of skill development initiatives across business units.
• Coordinate candidate mobilisation, batch formation, logistics, infrastructure, trainers, assessments, certifications and deployment.
• Oversee establishment and operation of skill development centres, residential training facilities and satellite training hubs.
• Ensure quality assurance and standardisation across all training programmes.
• Monitor training effectiveness through pre-assessment, post-assessment, practical evaluations, OJT completion and certification.
• Drive continuous improvement based on feedback and performance outcomes.
• Coordination with ASE (Adani Skill Education) Team
• Act as the central interface between business operations and ASE for all skilling initiatives.
• Consolidate skill requirements from sites and translate them into structured training interventions.
• Coordinate curriculum development, trainer deployment, assessment methodology, certification framework and training partner engagement through ASE.
• Facilitate centralised execution and governance of all technical skilling programmes.
• Ensure alignment of ASE initiatives with business.
• Monitor monthly skill development progress through structured reviews with ASE and site leadership.
• Support scaling of standardised skill development models across clusters.
• Community Development & Stakeholder Engagement
• Build strong partnerships with local communities, government agencies, educational institutions, ITIs, Skill Councils, NGOs and training providers.
• Facilitate local employment generation and workforce localisation initiatives.
• Promote entrepreneurship development and community capacity-building initiatives.
• Lead awareness campaigns on skill development, employability, apprenticeships and livelihood opportunities.
• Business Safety & Competency Assurance
• Strengthen safety culture through competency-based training initiatives.
• Ensure all operational personnel possess required safety competencies and certifications.
• Participate in audits, incident investigations, risk assessments and safety governance reviews.
• Integrate safety competency requirements into all technical and community skilling initiatives.

Qualifications

Work Experience : 15 years and above. The candidate should have experience of managing skill development programmes in the past. The candidate will be given preference who have implemented the skill development training of PAPs through convergence of the Govt. skill development schemes and CSR schemes.