Company Details

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Assignment Details

Our client is an American private foundation and is looking for a consultant to assist in strategy formation toward a Digital Economy for India’s G20 Presidency.

Responsibilities:

- Specialist will be attached to dedicated G20 working groups and would develop concept notes/issue notes/background documents, themes and key priorities in the Digital economic context for India’s G20 forthcoming presidency.

- Would need to prepare draft outcome documents for the G20 meetings, and to help with negotiation process and negotiation strategy, including live drafting of documents during negotiations.

- Develop knowledge on the state of play on issues discussed in G20 working Group and to work towards proposals that would garner consensus in G20.

- Responsible to cover meetings and perform liaison duties with various Line Ministries/Departments of GoI, Think Tanks, International Organizations and G20 member & invitee countries etc.

- Research and document work for the G20, in the run up to and during India’s G20 Presidency including assessing key issues, country positions in a global context.

Skills Required

- Applicant should possess a Ph.D or higher qualification from a reputed Indian or International Institution in the field of IT or related discipline.

- Candidate should have experience of participating in international meetings involving forums on Information Technology and IoT related issues or similar global exposure (must-have)

- Experience in speech writing, analytical writing, and preparing negotiation strategy.

- Should possess good speaking skills in English and any other foreign language.

- Candidate should be proficient in required computer applications

- Experience of handling/providing consultancy on G20 related issues will be good-to-have.