Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network-North (GIAN-North)

Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network-North (GIAN-North)

GIAN-North, based at Jaipur, is constituted by National Innovation Foundation Ahmedabad (under DST, GOI) and Government of Rajasthan as an autonomous society registered under Rajasthan Society Act 1952 in November 2002. Its area of operation is North Indian States which include Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Uttrakhand, Delhi and Chandigarh. GIAN-North wants to recruit highly motivated professional who has faith in the potential of innovations at grassroots to make India innovative and a global leader in green sustainable technologies. Work culture at GIAN-North is that of a non-governmental organization and it suits initiative driven and performance oriented people. GIAN-North works in close coordination with grassroots innovators on one hand and qualified professionals, government officials and formal/ informal individuals on the other hand to develop the innovations into products and viable enterprises

Experience: The incumbents should have minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in a leadership position in dealing with development at grassroots level in augmenting technological innovations on one hand and liaison with government officials at senior level.

• Coordination with government, NGOs, financial institutions, Honey Bee network collaborators other scouts and collaborators, venture funds etc. on the one hand and grassroots innovation the other ( for information about the Honey Bee Network see www.sristi.org and a innovations awardees see www.nifindia.org ).

  •  Build linkages of innovators with design and technology institutions, pursue market research develop business plans, file patents where ever relevant, raise financial resources for innovator to convert the innovation into a product and product into enterprise, help in licensing technologies or help the innovator to become an entrepreneur and strengthen linkages students for possible contribution in design and technology institutes.

  •  The CIM has to excel in one of the fields of the value chain and be responsible for the effective discharge of responsibilities with the understanding heat innovators will have to be provided the support at their doorstep. Business development background will be specially preferred.

  •  The CIM has to lead by setting an example; the team will be small-two more senior managers, product development and market development will assist the CIM.

1. Position is for a Contractual tenure for one or two year/ and extendable on satisfactory performance.
2. Position is for Jaipur but may require relocation.
3. Position required intensive traveling to the area of its operation i.e. Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Uttrakhand, Delhi and Chandigarh.
4. Women candidates/or from SC/ST/OBC categories/handicapped / Ex-servicemen are encouraged to apply.
5. Employees of Government/Semi Government Departments/ Public Sector Undertaking / Autonomous bodies must apply through proper channel or produce “No Objection Certificate” at the time of the interview.
6. GIAN-N reserves the right to raise experience level or use other criteria to restrict the number of candidates called for interview.
7. Deserving candidates may be offered higher start of pay within the specified range.
8. GIAN-N may recruit professionals through selection or search process