Junior Specialist - Americas

Invest India; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Invest India in Delhi seeks a seasoned professional to drive business development and investment promotion across the Americas region, coordinating with missions, associations and partners to convert leads into investments.

The role involves organizing roadshows, webinars and events, tracking leads, supporting policy inputs for ease of doing business, and delivering clear country intelligence while maintaining strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related field.
• 5-7 years of work experience in Consulting/Investment Banking/Public Policy.
• Updated on geopolitical business deals and events in the Americas region.
• Strong research, communications, coordination and relationship management skills.
• Experience in business development in services/consulting/market research.

Responsibilities

• Source and engage active investment leads in the Americas Region.
• Facilitate initial investor interactions, independently or with teams.
• Organize roadshows and promotional events; track participation and leads.
• Conduct roundtables and webinars with partners; innovate pipeline methods.
• Progress leads to sector/state teams for qualification and conversion.
• Collaborate with industry and state teams on lead development.
• Maintain CRM updates and country-focused website content; support policy inputs.

Skills

Business development

Lead generation

Relationship management

Cross-functional collaboration

Research

Presentations

English proficiency

Education

Public Policy

Development Studies

MBA

Economics

Law

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

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

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Development

• Source and engage active investment leads through targeted outreach in the Americas Region.
• Facilitate initial interactions with potential investors, independently or with industry teams.

2. Investment Promotion

• Organize and execute roadshows and promotional events; track participation and lead generation.
• Conduct roundtables, webinars, and one-to-many engagements in collaboration with missions, associations, and other partners.
• Innovate and implement new methods for pipeline generation.
• Progress leads to sector or state teams for qualification and conversion.
• Categorize and hand over leads based on touchpoint intensity and investment value.
• Collaborate with industry, and state teams on lead development.

4. Enabling Ease of Doing Business (EoDB)

• Identify and collate EoDB issues from the Americas Investors; support resolution efforts.
• Organize EoDB-focused roundtables and follow-the-money (FTM) sessions.
• Provide policy recommendations to relevant sectors and states.
• Support deliverables and receivables in G2G platforms such as Joint Working Groups, CEO Forums, Trade Forums, QUAD, IPEF, WAIPA, etc.
• Ensure quality of outcomes through regular feedback and reporting.
• Develop country intelligence documents covering investment.
• Contribute to high-quality country-specific collateral and respond to ad-hoc requests from senior leadership.
• Handle investor queries within defined turnaround times and satisfaction benchmarks.

7. IRM & Website Management

• Maintain accurate and timely updates on CRM systems regarding advisory, meetings, issues, and policy work.
• Regularly update the country-specific website, including blogs and other content.
• Demonstrate strong collaboration through peer and manager feedback.
• Participate in 360-degree reviews and contribute to a high-performance team culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree (Public Policy, Development Studies, MBA, Economics, Law or a related field will be preferred).
• Work experience: 5-7 years of work experience (Consulting/ Investment Banking/ Multilateral Institutions/ Public Policy will be preferred)
• Updated on Geopolitical business Deals and events in the Americas region
• Strong Research, Communications, Coordination, Relationship Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration Skills
• Business Development experience in a result driven function within services / consulting space / market research / promotion agency will be an added advantage
• Expertise with Microsoft Excel, MS Word, Power-Point and Strong Presentation Skills
• Candidate having proficiency in both reading and writing the English language