Job Title: Senior Consultant | Business Analysis | Gurugram | Operations, Industry & Domain Solutions | DigiGov
Position: Policy and Programme Specialist
About:
The Language Division PMU supports impact assessment and strategic directions for language institutions in alignment with NEP 2020. Two Policy and Programme Specialists will support policy alignment, programme assessment, outcome monitoring and future scheme design, working under the Project Manager across the PMU workstreams.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
1. Assess institutional programmes and priorities against NEP 2020 language provisions; identify policy gaps and opportunities to strengthen Indian language education and multilingual initiatives such as Bhasha Sangam and Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
2. Support institutional mandate and governance reviews by mapping programme functions, delivery arrangements and overlaps; use institutional benchmarking to contribute policy inputs to role rationalization and restructuring options.
3. Design and administer large-scale institutional surveys and programme assessments; set up data governance mechanisms with institutions and coordinate data collection and validation on courses, enrolment, faculty capacity, emerging demand and implementation gaps.
4. Develop programme monitoring and impact assessment frameworks, defining KPIs, output and outcome indicators in consultation with senior Ministry officials; benchmark institutional performance against national and global indicators and contribute to institutional scorecards and the funding framework.
5. Prepare policy briefs, concept notes and recommendations for future schemes and programme improvements, translating research, assessment findings and stakeholder feedback into actionable proposals.
6. Coordinate Ministry, institution and state consultations, multi-institution programme implementation plans, and capacity-building workshops and trainings; maintain timelines, responsibility matrices and review trackers.
7. Prepare reports, presentations and dashboard inputs for senior reviews; work with the Outreach Specialist on multilingual initiatives, content translation into regional languages, success stories, digital adoption and programme visibility.
Qualifications
Skills Required
· Required: Postgraduate degree in Management, Education, Public Policy, Sciences (including Natural or Life Sciences), Social Sciences or a related discipline.
· Preferred: Executive management qualification or relevant training in policy, programme management, educational planning or monitoring and evaluation.
· Required: Research and analysis, programme planning and monitoring, KPI and indicator design, survey design, benchmarking, stakeholder coordination, report writing, presentations and digital tools for documentation and data analysis.
Experience (preferred):
1. Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in education policy, education programme management, public sector advisory or consulting, or monitoring and evaluation.
2. Experience working with central ministries (e.g., Ministry of Education), state governments or higher education institutions on programme implementation, policy support, institutional assessments and benchmarking, surveys or performance monitoring.
3. Experience coordinating diverse stakeholders, leading project teams and preparing analytical reports or presentations for senior officials. Exposure to NEP 2020, language or multilingual initiatives (e.g., Bhasha Sangam, Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat), higher education or digital education preferred.