Manager (Center for Future Skills)

NSDC is expanding its “Center for Future Skills (CFS)” initiative across Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to create industry-aligned future skills infrastructure and learning ecosystems across India. The organization aims to establish 50+ Centres for the Future Skills within a year in partnership with universities, engineering colleges, autonomous institutions, and other higher education ecosystems.

The role requires a high-energy relationship and business development professional who can drive institutional partnerships, manage revenue realisation, ensure successful operational coordination, and cross-sell NSDC ecosystem offerings to partner institutions. The ideal candidate should possess strong stakeholder management skills, commercial orientation, and understanding of higher education and skilling ecosystems in India.

Key Responsibilities

1. Institutional Partnership Development Identify and onboard Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) for establishment of Center for Future Skills (CFS). Build strategic relationships with Vice Chancellors, Directors, Principals, Deans, Placement Heads, and institutional leadership teams. Drive end-to-end partnership discussions including presentations, proposals submissions, commercials, approvals, and closures. Develop regional and sectoral partnership pipelines to support rapid expansion targets.
2. Account Management & Relationship Handling Serve as the primary relationship manager for assigned institutional partners. Ensure strong engagement and long-term retention of partner institutions. Conduct regular review meetings with partner institutions to track progress, utilization, and opportunities for expansion. Resolve operational and coordination issues in collaboration with internal teams.
3. Revenue Collection & Commercial Management Ensure timely invoicing, payment follow-ups, and revenue realisation from partner institutions. Track commercial milestones and ensure adherence to agreed payment schedules. Coordinate with finance and operations teams to minimize outstanding receivables. Maintain accurate revenue and partnership MIS reports.
4. Cross-Selling & Ecosystem Expansion Identify opportunities to cross-sell other NSDC products, initiatives, and ecosystem offerings within partner institutions. Promote additional programs including: Executive education Faculty development programs Apprenticeships Industry certifications Digital learning solutions Sector Skill Council offerings Placement and employability initiatives Drive deeper institutional engagement through multi-product adoption.
5. Program & Operational Coordination Coordinate with internal operations, academic, technology, and marketing teams for successful implementation of CFS centres. Monitor centre activation timelines and implementation milestones. Support launch events, workshops, industry connect activities, and outreach initiatives. Ensure partner institutions derive measurable value and learner impact from the initiative.
6. Market Intelligence & Expansion Strategy Track emerging trends in future skills, higher education, and workforce transformation. Identify high-potential geographies, sectors, and institution categories for expansion. Benchmark institutional partnership models and recommend improvements to the CFS framework. Support development of strategic proposals and growth plans for scaling the initiative nationally.

Requirements

Educational Qualification MBA / PGDM / Master’s degree from a reputed institution preferred. Background in business development, education, skilling, management, or related fields preferred. Experience 7–10 years of experience in: Institutional sales Higher education partnerships Ed. Tech Skilling ecosystem Key account management Business development Education consulting