Job Title:  Consultant | EDUT | Kolkata | Operations, Industry & Domain Solutions | GPS Industry Solution

Location: Guwahati, Assam

The role will ensure consistent implementation, timely delivery and quality of support provided to the MSME Development and Facilitation Offices and Branch Offices across the North East Zone.

The Zonal Coordinator will serve as the principal coordination link between the field resources, MSME field offices, the Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME) and the Ministry of MSME.

Key Responsibilities

• Remotely oversee and coordinate the activities of Consultants and Associate Consultants deployed across the Zone.
• Ensure consistent implementation of assigned activities across all field-office locations.
• Develop and monitor zone-level work plans, activity schedules, timelines and deliverables.
• Follow up regularly with field resources on progress, outputs, issues and pending activities.
• Provide strategic and operational guidance to the field resources.
• Monitor the quality and timeliness of work undertaken by the Consultants and Associate Consultants.
• Consolidate field-level information, progress reports, MIS, stakeholder feedback and implementation updates.
• Prepare zone-level insights, analytical reports and management updates.
• Identify implementation bottlenecks, operational risks and emerging issues across the Zone.
• Facilitate timely resolution and escalation of issues requiring intervention by the Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME) or the Ministry of MSME.
• Coordinate with the Administrative Heads of the concerned MSME field offices and other government stakeholders.
• Facilitate consistency in reporting formats, documentation standards and implementation approaches across locations.
• Monitor scheme facilitation, outreach programmes, workshops, enterprise visits, surveys and stakeholder consultations undertaken by the field resources.
• Support coordination with State Government departments, District Industries Centres, banks, KVIC, Technology Centres, industry associations and other relevant institutions.
• Consolidate findings from MSME landscape assessments, market research, cluster mapping and field-level analysis.
• Support preparation of policy and programme recommendations based on field-level evidence and stakeholder feedback.
• Participate in fortnightly, monthly and other review meetings.
• Undertake other responsibilities assigned by the Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME) or the Ministry of MSME.