Associate/Assistant Manager – DRDO TDF Desk – Invest India

Invest India is the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of India, set up as a non-profit venture under the aegis of Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. It facilitates and empowers all investors under the ‘Make in India’ initiative to establish, operate and expand their businesses in India.

Invest India is envisaged as a one stop shop specially created to attract and retain high quality investments into India. Our team of domain and functional experts provide sector-and state-specific inputs, and hand-holding support to investors through the entire investment cycle, from pre-investment, decision-making to after-care. We provide comprehensive facilitation to investors interested in India, including strategic business advisory, policy guidance, location assessment, issue redressal and expansion support.

Our team comprises of a group of talented, energetic hand-picked consultants, investment bankers and industry experts that have joined hands in the nation’s interest to increase investment and job opportunities in India.

Invest India is looking for well-rounded, technically sound multitaskers for its TDF Desk at DRDO HQ, New Delhi. The selected candidates will help facilitate the Technology Development Fund Scheme of DRDO for defence indigenisation. The role will be on-site at DRDO HQ at all times.

More about TDF: https://www.investindia.gov.in/technology-development-fund

TDF Desk currently looking for candidates for 2 specific roles at the Desk:

• Technical Documentation and Query Management
• Website and Database Management

Responsibilities – Technical Documentation and Query Management:

• Organise technical/commercial feasibility studies for proposed projects.
• Participate in feasibility events, understand the discussions between all stakeholders (IA/IAF/IN/IDS representatives, scientists and other industry representatives) and create feasibility reports based on the discussions.
• Create and manage all internal technical documentation used for the programme.
• Manage the Query Management System for the programme, including training the dedicated resources and establishing a query assignment method, for all queries received from all interested participants and stakeholders.

Responsibilities – Website and Database Management:

• Manage both the frontend and backend of the TDF website: https://tdf.drdo.gov.in/
• Manage all participant company profiles/ documentation on the TDF website backend
• Develop and manage internal databases/apps for project tracking and management, and technology availability across India

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of relevant experience (freshers may apply).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• For Technical Documentation and Query Management: a background in engineering, particularly in ECE/electrical/mechanical/industrial engineering will be a particular plus.
• For Website and Database Management: a background in CS/IT will be a particular plus.

Note: as DRDO HQ is a high security zone, selected candidates will need to get a Police Clearance Certificate upon joining Invest India. Candidates not having a Delhi or NCR ID/not living in Delhi or NCR for at least 6 months will need to get the certificate from their local Superintendent of Police. Certificate will be issued against documents provided by Invest India, hence candidates need not apply for the certificate in advance.

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