Openings – NITI Aayog

Last Date for Applications is 12 December 2021

The National Institution for Transforming India is the premier policy. Think Tank of India which is engaged in a number of transformational initiatives as a catalyst and an accelerator of change across sectors in partnership with Central Ministries and the State Governments.

NITI Aayog is looking for young, talented, innovative and dynamic Professionals who desire to be a part of the team that is scripting the exciting transformation story which is unfolding in India today. Details of the same are given below:

Engagement for the position of Innovation

1. Innovation Lead

1. Name of the Vertical: Atal Innovation Mission

2. Purpose of assignment:

I. To support various AIM initiatives for boosting the culture of creativity and innovation in India.

II. To execute AIM Programs in on ground operation / implementation of various activities

III. To manage review and monitoring AIM beneficiaries as front end accounts holder of AIM Programs.

Duration: Minimum 3 Yrs (as per NITI Policy) which is extendable depending upon the requirement of AIM and the performance of IL in their assigned roles and responsibilities.

Age Limit: Candidate should be below 40 years of age as on the date of advertisement.

Remuneration: Consolidated pay in the range of Rs.80,000 – 1,45,000/- per month (inclusive of all)

Tasks Related to Assignment & any another task incidental thereto: Technology driven Innovation, Research and other tasks incidental thereon , creative tasks in ongoing programs of ATL, Mentor India, AIC/EIC, ACIC & ANIC. Leading strategic projects and parts of the national innovation ecosystem to strengthen them. Mentoring YP colleagues. Any other tasks assigned by the competent Authority from time to time.

Qualifications and Competencies:

ACADEMIC: · Bachelor in Engineering/ Technology(B.Tech/B.E) or Masters in Science/ Technology/ full-time MBA or equivalent degree in Management.

Work experience: Minimum 3 years of professional work experience in one or more of the following areas – Research & product development/ technology development/ incubating and managing a startup/ Data Analytics/ Innovation/Entrepreneurship/ strategy in academia or industry or Government of India or in international locations, as on the last date of Advertisement

2. Innovation Lead (IT)

1. Name of the Vertical: Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

2. Purpose of assignment:

Manage the maintenance, up-gradation and redesign of IT platforms and infrastructure, which is bound to help AIM achieve its mandate of promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the country. Some of these platforms include – Online Application management portal, AIM compliance portal, AIM Monitoring and Evaluation Dashboards, AIM query chatbot, Learning Management Solution(LMS) platform etc;

Engage with the AIM team and other stakeholders to help determine the best technical implementation methods as well as a reasonable implementation schedule.

Understand team and partner needs and gather product requirements, identify market opportunities and define product vision and strategy, and generate high level insights from formative research, market gaps, or cutting edge technical insights.

Work across a cross-functional team and partners to Synthesize and drive product strategy from interactions with Internal teams, AIM beneficiaries, partners and build/manage an actionable product roadmap.

Provide and present the Technology Landscape and strategic roadmap for AIM IT platforms, and design and drive the overall vision and product strategy to a coherent whole.

Duration: Minimum 3 Yrs (as per NITI Policy) which is extendable depending upon the requirement of AIM and the performance of IL in their assigned roles and responsibilities.

Age Limit: Candidate should be below 40 years of age as on the date of advertisement.

Remuneration: Consolidated pay in the range of Rs.80,000 – 1,45,000/- per month (inclusive of all)

Tasks Related to Assignment & any another task incidental thereto:

• Reviewing current existing AIM system(s) and develop the required high-level and low-level specifications for the new proposed system(s).
• Translate concepts into wireframes and prototypes that lead to intuitive software applications.
• Work closely with the development team to manage change requests and improving current version of the applications, if and when required.
•  Ensuring the integration of different AIM applications using existing APIs or getting the new APIs developed, if required.
•  Testing the application/ platform before going live.
• Generating standard project and analysis reports from the system(s).
• Overall responsibility for structuring, implementing and updating the system(s) for smooth functioning.
• Assist the implementation team (ATL, AIC, ANIC, ACIC, ARISE, etc.) with upgrades and integration in the platform(s) with external organizations such as MHRD, DST, etc.
•  Assist teams in procuring Data and Information to derive insights from all live platforms

Qualifications and Competencies:

ACADEMIC:

• Bachelor in Engineering/ Technology(B.Tech/B.E)/ or Masters in Science (IT)/ Masters in Engineering or Technology/ Computer applications/ IT/ Masters in Operational Research/ Masters in Math/Physics/Statistics/Electronics with PG Diploma in CS/DOEACC( A Level) .

Work experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of professional work experience in Fullstack technology development or Product Management with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript, Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular JS, React, Proficiency with server-side languages such as Python, Ruby, Java, PHP and .Net., database technology such as MySQL, Oracle and MongoDB and Knowledge in UI/UX design principles and product life cycle management.

Desirable skills:

• Proven ability to drive large scale projects with high collaboration and leadership.
• Detail oriented and able to rapidly come up to speed on complex technologies and architectures.
• Excellent cross group collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to lead virtual teams to deliver on product milestones.
• Self-motivated and self-directed.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

3. Innovation Lead (Media & Communication)

1. Name of the Vertical: Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog

2. Purpose of assignment:

• Support the development of a “Social Media Strategy” for AIM
• Develop & execute medium specific strategies for promotion of AIM Programmes
• Use medium- specific analytics to tailor content for social media
• Develop and implement marketing and communications strategies and campaigns vis-à-vis various programs being carried out by AIM
• Coordination with Press Information Bureau
• Monitor Creative Agencies & work progress
• Manage and coordinate with social media agencies/vendors
• Work with programme and other stakeholders for planning & content creation
• Support in photo and video documentation for AIM events

Duration: Minimum 3 Yrs (as per NITI Policy) which is extendable depending upon the requirement of AIM.

Age Limit: Candidate should be below 40 years of age as on the date of advertisement.

Remuneration: Consolidated pay in the range of Rs.80,000 – 1,45,000/- per month (inclusive of all)

Tasks Related to Assignment & any another task incidental thereto: Define key indicators for each communications channel, Create internal communications protocols and initiatives that will foster employee moral, Oversee the creation of marketing and communications collateral to ensure its consistence with the organization’s brand, including social media, website etc, Compose, edit and deliver internal newsletter on a monthly basis, Arrange, manage and represent the organization at events and press conferences, Write and edit official Press Releases, Reaching out to influencers, media and beyond in order to arrange story placement on a national and global level, Arrange interviews/podcasts/media meets etc for media visibility of Atal innovation mission Programmes, Maintain strong public relations with media and other stakeholders, Manage and update content across platforms (website, email) and social media channels on an ongoing basis and Support in photo and video documentation for AIM events

Qualifications and Competencies:

Academic : Masters in Mass Communications or Masters in Journalism or Masters in Public Relations or Masters in Mass Multimedia & Communications

Work experience: Minimum 3 years of professional work experience as a Communication Professional having excellent track record of using tools and techniques to increase the visibility of the Organisation, experience in working on diverse and wide-ranging communication strategies through all forms of media, content creation and having proficiency in Microsoft Office Packages, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Canva, Photoshop. Good knowledge of design softwares like InDesign, Illustrator, GIF creation software would be preferable.

Note: Experience of internship/training will not be accounted for.

4. Young Professional

(Following are to be filled by the concerned vertical and send to Administration to initiate hiring process)

1. Name of the Vertical: ATAL INNOVATION MISSION

2. Purpose of assignment:

I. To support various Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) initiatives for boosting the culture of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in India.

II. Operational ground level execution of various AIM Programs and their implementation of various activities which may call for field level visits/support.

III. To manage, review and monitor AIM beneficiaries as front end/Regional accounts holder of AIM Programs.

Duration: Minimum 2 Yrs (as per NITI Policy) which is extendable depending upon the requirement of AIM and the performance of YP in their assigned roles and responsibilities.

Age Limit: Candidate should be below 32 years of age as on the date of advertisement.

Remuneration: Rs.60,000/- per month (Consolidated, inclusive of all)

Tasks Related to Assignment and any other task incidental thereto:

I. Technology driven Innovation, Research and other tasks incidental thereon, Creative tasks in ongoing Programmes of Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL), Mentor India, Atal Incubation Centre (AIC)/Existing Incubation Centre (EIC), Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC) and Atal New India Challenges (ANIC).

II. Any other tasks as assigned by the Competent Authority from time-to-time.

Qualifications and Competencies:

a. Academic: 1. Bachelor of Engineering/B. Tech, OR; Masters in Science/Technology/Computer Application/ Technology Policy/Management or Two Years PG Diploma in Management.

Work Experience: Minimum one year of professional work experience in one or more of the following areas – Research & product development/ technology development/ incubating and managing a startup/ Data Analytics/ Innovation/Entrepreneurship/ strategy in academia or industry or Government of India or in international locations, as on the last date of Advertisement.

Desirable Experience: Experience in Startups / Incubation Centres OR Experience in Tinkering Labs/Maker Places/Incubation OR Experience in mentoring / managing any of the above.

Note : Experience of internship/training will not be accounted for.

5. Young Professional (IT)

1. Name of the Vertical: Atal Innovation Mission

2. Purpose of assignment

•  Manage the maintenance, up-gradation and redesign of IT platforms and infrastructure, which is bound to help AIM achieve its mandate of promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the country. Some of these platforms include – Online Application management portal, AIM compliance portal, AIM Monitoring and Evaluation Dashboards, AIM query chatbot, Learning Management Solution(LMS) platform etc;
• Engage with the AIM team and other stakeholders to help determine the best technical implementation methods as well as a reasonable implementation schedule.
• Understand team and partner needs and gather product requirements, identify market opportunities and define product vision and strategy, and generate high level insights from formative research, market gaps, or cutting edge technical insights.
• Work across a cross-functional team and partners to Synthesize and drive product strategy from interactions with Internal teams, AIM beneficiaries, partners and build/manage an actionable product roadmap.
• Provide and present the Technology Landscape and strategic roadmap for AIM IT platforms, and design and drive the overall vision and product strategy to a coherent whole.

Duration: Minimum 2 Yrs (as per NITI Policy) which is extendable depending upon the requirement of AIM and the performance of IL in their assigned roles and responsibilities.

Age Limit: Candidate should be below 32 years of age as on the date of advertisement.

Remuneration: Rs.60,000/- per month (Consolidated, inclusive of all)

Tasks Related to Assignment & any another task incidental thereto:

•  Reviewing current existing AIM system(s) and develop the required high-level and low-level specifications for the new proposed system(s).
• Translate concepts into wireframes and prototypes that lead to intuitive software applications.
• Work closely with the development team to manage change requests and improving current version of the applications, if and when required.
• Ensuring the integration of different AIM applications using existing APIs or getting the new APIs developed, if required.
• Testing the application/ platform before going live.
• Generating standard project and analysis reports from the system(s).
• Overall responsibility for structuring, implementing and updating the system(s) for smooth functioning.
• Assist the implementation team (ATL, AIC, ANIC, ACIC, ARISE, etc.) with upgrades and integration in the platform(s) with external organizations such as MHRD, DST, etc.
• Assist teams in procuring Data and Information to derive insights from all live platforms
• Create robust and scalable forms for AIM Challenges (quarterly/annually
• maintaining and updating the Chatbot backend database/ questionnaire, as and when required.
•  Overall supervision of all the AIM system such as AIM Application portal, AIM Compliance portals, AIM portals, AIM dashboards, etc. once up and running.

Troubleshoot low/ high impact technical issues and provide overall system support to the AIM team.

Qualifications and Competencies:

ACADEMIC: Bachelor in Engineering/ Technology(B.Tech/B.E)/ or Masters in Science (IT)/ Masters in Engineering or Technology/ Computer applications/ IT/ Masters in Operational Research/ Masters in Math/Physics/Statistics/Electronics with PG Diploma in CS/DOEACC( A Level)

Work experience:

•  Minimum of one year of professional work experience in Fullstack technology development or Product Management with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript, Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular JS, React, Proficiency with server-side languages such as Python, Ruby, Java, PHP and .Net., database technology such as MySQL, Oracle and MongoDB and Knowledge in UI/UX design principles and product life cycle management.

Desirable skills:

• Proven ability to drive large scale projects with high collaboration and leadership.
• Detail oriented and able to rapidly come up to speed on complex technologies and architectures.
• Excellent cross group collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to lead virtual teams to deliver on product milestones.
• Self-motivated and self-directed.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Note : Experience of internship/training will not be accounted for.

6. Young Professional (Media & Communication)

Name of the Vertical: Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog

Purpose of assignment:

• Support the development of a “Social Media Strategy” for AIM
• Develop & execute medium specific strategies for promotion of AIM Programmes
• Use medium- specific analytics to tailor content for social media
• Develop and implement marketing and communications strategies and campaigns vis-à-vis various programs being carried out by AIM
• Coordination with Press Information Bureau
• Monitor Creative Agencies & work progress
• Manage and coordinate with social media agencies/vendors
• Work with programme and other stakeholders for planning & content creation
• Support in photo and video documentation for AIM events

Duration: Minimum 2 Yrs (as per NITI Policy) which is extendable depending upon the requirement of AIM.

Age Limit: Candidate should be below 32 years of age as on the date of advertisement.

Remuneration: Rs.60,000/- per month (Consolidated, inclusive of all)

Tasks Related to Assignment & any another task incidental thereto: Coordinate internal communication flow for the organisation, Support in building communication plans, Collate and conceptualise information for Brochures, handbooks, Newsletters, etc within the teams, Collate content for official website and keep record of outdated information on website, Coordinate with external creatives agencies, Communicate & Coordinate with mainstream media regularly, Monitor media mentions and inquiries, Build long-term relationships with influencers and key stakeholders

7. Qualifications and Competencies:

Academic

Masters in Mass Communications or Masters in Journalism or Masters in Public Relations or Masters in Mass Multimedia & Communications

Work experience: Minimum 1 year of professional work experience as a Communication Professional having excellent skills in handling social media (All platforms), copywriting and proofreading, content creation, Photo and video-editing, using tools and techniques to increase the visibility of the Organization, using multimedia and having proficiency in Microsoft Office Packages, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Canva, Photoshop etc..

Note: Experience of internship/training will not be accounted for.

NITI Aayog Reference: A-12024/03/2021-Admn 1B dated 30.06.2021

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