Digital India Corporation/Bhashini is currently inviting applications for the position of Assistant Manager-Legal purely on Contract/ Consolidated basis.

The last date for submission of applications shall be 20.09.2024.

Name of the post: Assistant Manager-Legal

Number of Positions: 01

Job Responsibilities of Assistant Manager-Legal

Contract Management; Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), and other legal documents to ensure alignment with the organization’s goals and compliance with relevant laws.

Monitor and manage contract renewals, terminations, and amendments, ensuring adherence to legal standards and timely execution.

Provide strategic legal advice to support the organization’s goals, covering areas such as regulatory compliance, intellectual property, and employment law.

Oversee litigation matters, identifying and mitigating legal risks effectively to protect the organization’s interests.

Stay updated with legal regulations and ensure the organization’s compliance with all relevant laws.

Collaborate with the PMU Team and work closely with the Technical and Policy Teams at DIBD to address project needs and priorities, offering legal support as required. Partner with internal stakeholders to identify and mitigate legal risks.

Ability to collaborate on long-term projects, envisioning and implementing strategies for sustainable impact.

Detail-oriented with great organizational skills, comfortable with ambiguity.

Thinks critically and objectively; has excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make quick decisions based on business demands.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to be personable yet persistent along with Leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate teams towards common goals.

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance, capable of thriving amidst ambiguity and uncertainty.

Passion for technology and communications, well-versed on the latest trends.

Travel required as needed.

Proven track record of success in similar position.

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About Digital India Bhashini Division (DIBD)

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under the Digital India Programme has undertaken a unique initiative, Bhashini, the National Language Translation Mission. Mission Bhashini was launched by Hon’ble PM on 4th July 2022 during Digital India Week 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Vision of Bhashini to “Harness natural language technologies to enable a diverse ecosystem of contributors, partnering entities and citizens for the purpose of transcending language barriers, thereby ensuring digital inclusion and digital empowerment in an Aatma Nirbhar Bharat.”

In order to build this ecosystem, The Digital India Bhashini Division (DIBD), an Independent Business Division under Digital India Corporation (DIC). The DIBD is managing and executing the activities of “National Language Translation Mission”: Bhashini. Bhashini has been developed as a platform where various components have been integrated to bring stakeholders together. Bhashini works with some of the premier academic institutes, including IITs and IIITs) in India. These institutes are developing state of the art language AI models for various Indian languages. Bhashini platform already hosts 300+ AI based language models in various technologies.