Skilling Program Lead - Rajasthan

Skills Development Network; Jaipur; On-site; INR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Skills Development Network is seeking a Skilling Program Lead to plan and expand the regional skilling ecosystem in India, designing programs, forming strong employer and training-partner partnerships, and ensuring high-quality outcomes in student training and placement.

The role emphasizes end-to-end program leadership, stakeholder engagement, and scalable process design from mobilization to post-placement tracking to drive student career success.

Qualifications

• 14–18 years of experience in skilling, education delivery, or talent development across multiple delivery modes (digital, blended, classroom).
• Demonstrated experience in employer engagement and establishing large-scale partnerships for placement and industry alignment.
• Deep understanding of student journey, with experience in counselling, mobilization, training, placement, and post-placement tracking.
• Strong background in channel development (employers and training partners) and familiarity with the vocational training landscape.
• Prior experience collaborating with government bodies, academic institutions, and industry associations on skilling or education projects.
• Excellent project management capabilities, stakeholder relationship skills, and process orientation.
• Should be actively involved in industry or skilling forums and networks.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end skilling programs — from design, development and partner onboarding to execution, monitoring and impact measurement.
• Drive ecosystem development by onboarding employers and training partners to meet regional demand.
• Engage government bodies, VTPs, ITIs, Polytechnics, and industry bodies to co-create impactful skilling solutions.
• Design scalable processes across the student lifecycle — mobilization, counselling, training, placement and post-placement tracking.

Skills

Skilling program leadership

Employer engagement

Partnership development

Project management

Job description

Role Summary

The Skilling Program Lead (Ecosystem Program Lead) will be responsible for end-to-end management and expansion of the skilling ecosystem in the assigned region. This includes designing and implementing skilling programs, establishing strong partnerships with employers and training partners, and ensuring high-quality outcomes in student training, placement, and career success.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Leadership & Delivery
• Drive the complete lifecycle of skilling programs — from design, development, and partner onboarding to execution, monitoring, and impact measurement.
• Ensure alignment of skilling initiatives with national and state-level employment priorities.
• Study the job market across regions and chart out a strategic road map to meet the SDN goals through Employer channel.

Ecosystem Development

• Build and scale a demand-led ecosystem by onboarding employers and identifying sector-specific talent needs.
• Expand the supply-side ecosystem by signing up new training partners based on regional demand and industry requirements.
• Establish strategic partnerships with top 5 employers in the sectors identified by the Foundation (Retail, Healthcare, BFSI, ITES, Auto, Beauty and Wellness, Hospitality) and with the respective sector skill councils (NASSCOM, CII, RASHI, Healthcare, BFSI council. etc..)

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage effectively with government bodies, vocational training providers (VTPs), ITIs, Polytechnics, and other ecosystem actors to co-create impactful solutions.
• Actively represent the Foundation in industry forums, academia, and policy platforms to shape and contribute to the broader skilling discourse.
• Process Management
• Design and institutionalize scalable processes across the student lifecycle — from mobilization, counselling, training, placement to post-placement tracking.
• Create operational frameworks that break complex implementation plans into actionable micro-processes.

Required Experience & Skills

• 14–18 years of experience in skilling, education delivery, or talent development domains with proven experience across multiple delivery modes (digital, blended, classroom).
• Demonstrated experience in employer engagement and establishing large-scale partnerships for placement and industry alignment.
• Deep understanding of student journey, with experience in counselling, mobilization, training, placement, and post-placement tracking.
• Strong background in channel development (employers and training partners) and familiarity with the vocational training landscape.
• Prior experience collaborating with government bodies, academic institutions, and industry associations on skilling or education projects.
• Excellent project management capabilities, stakeholder relationship skills, and process orientation.
• Should be actively involved in industry or skilling forums and networks.