Digital India Corporation/Bhashini is currently inviting applications for the position of State Engagement Head purely on Contract/ Consolidated basis.

The last date for submission of applications shall be 14-08-2024.

Name of the post: State Engagement Head

Number of Positions: 01

Job Responsibilities of State Engagement Head

1. To establish a comprehensive presence and engagement strategy for Bhashini in every state, fostering collaboration with state governments, key stakeholders, and local communities to drive language and domain improvement initiatives.
2. Conduct a thorough assessment of language and domain improvement needs, existing infrastructure, and government policies in each state. Develop a tailored state-specific strategy aligned with Bhashini’s overarching goals and objectives.
3. Strengthened partnerships and collaboration between Bhashini, state government departments and local communities to address linguistic and domain challenges effectively.
4. Collaborate closely with internal teams to align government engagement initiatives with organizational goals and priorities.
5. Organize and facilitate meetings, workshops, and events to facilitate dialogue and collaboration between the organization and government stakeholders.
6. Stay updated on government policies, regulations, and initiatives related to language and domain improvement, and incorporate this knowledge into engagement strategies.
7. Explore opportunities for PPP models to leverage resources and expertise from public and private sectors for impactful projects, fostering collaboration and innovation.
8. Manage a team of Engagement Managers/Advisors, providing guidance and support through regular performance monitoring, evaluations, and capacity-building initiatives.
9. Providing Support to the PMU Team & work closely with the Technical and Policy Teams at the Department of Innovation and Business Development (DIBD) to project needs and priorities, offering support as required.
10. Ability to collaborate on long-term projects, envisioning and implementing strategies for sustainable impact.
11. Detail-oriented with great organizational skills, comfortable with ambiguity.
12. Thinks critically and objectively; has excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make quick decisions based on business demands.
13. 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.
14. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance, capable of thriving amidst ambiguity and uncertainty.
15. Passion for technology and communications, well-versed on the latest trends.
16. Travel required as needed.
17. 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.