Event Manager (Consultant)

About MeitY Startup Hub

India is home to one of the most vibrant startup ecosystems with 30000+ tech startups, making it the 3rd largest startup ecosystem in the world. Hence, innovation and entrepreneurship is the emerging focus area that is being aggressively promoted to give fillip to the Indian economy. Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India is leading and facilitating a gamut of Innovation and IPR related activities across the country towards expansion of this ecosystem.

Job Summary

We are looking for a high-energy, experiential, and trend-setting Event Manager (Consultant) to transform how MeitY Startup Hub (MSH) connects with the new generation of innovators. You are the ultimate experience creator, responsible for bringing national digital schemes like GENESIS to life through experiential events, disruptive pitch battles, and vibrant startup showcases. Instead of sitting behind a desk handling internal admin facilities, you will be on the ground activating communities, scaling startup market reach, and orchestratin  mentorship corridors across India's emerging cities. You will collaborate closely with internal administration teams to keep your creative vendor execution, Request for Proposals (RFPs), and project budgets aligned with the General Financial Rules (GFR) and formal administrative proposals.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Experiential Scheme Planning: Turn the technical parameters of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) into high-voltage, memorable startup festivals, hackathons, and launch events. Deliver impactful regional rollouts that bring the core objectives of schemes like GENESIS straight to early-stage founders.
• Tier-City Startup Activation: Design and deploy energetic, localized startup bootcamps and roadshows across Tier-2, Tier-3, and emergent cities. Break down geographic barriers to give grassroots talent direct access to the national innovation stage.
• Market Reach & Pitch Showcases: Build dynamic networking hubs, investor speed-dating lounges, and corporate demo days that give startups massive visibility. Design environments that help founders confidently pitch their products and expand their commercial market access.
• Interactive Mentorship & Growth Curation: Partner with ecosystem leaders to curate fresh, interactive masterclasses and panel discussions for startup growth. Help founders navigate critical themes like regulatory compliance, tax frameworks, and intellectual property rights in an engaging format.
• Brand & Goodwill Ambassador: Act as the creative visual ambassador for MSH, using immersive event production and premium attendee touchpoints to make our programs stand out. Elevate MeitY’s institutional goodwill and ecosystem relationships among founders, VCs, and global delegates.
• Collaborative Vendor Procurement: Partner with the internal administration division to draft clear Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and expressions of interest for modern production agencies. Ensure the final vendor selection and contract terms fully respect institutional guidelines.
• GFR & Budget Coordination: Work hand-in-hand with administrative and accounts teams to track event line items against approved government proposals. Ensure all external event agency deliverables strictly mirror the General Financial Rules (GFR) framework without taking on internal admin tasks.
• Inter-Governmental Protocol Management: Design seamless, premium staging timelines, VIP reception layouts, and seating setups for Central Ministers and senior bureaucrats. Ensure high-level state hospitality protocols are executed flawlessly alongside modern event aesthetics.
• Event Lifecycle Tracking: Monitor on-site contractor performance, structural builds, and audio-visual setups during live productions. Maintain a rigorous check on execution quality to ensure complete alignment with project proposals.
• Post-Event Impact Mapping: Author data-driven post-event impact profiles tracking founder engagement, active investor matches made, and regional milestone growth. Gather community feedback loops to continually elevate the style and reach of future MSH engagements.

Skills & Competencies

• Ecosystem Trendsetter: A passionate understanding of modern startup culture, venture capital tracks, and experiential marketing tools that make events stand out.
• Procurement Collaboration & GFR Awareness: Practical knowledge of how to coordinate government RFPs and align vendor deliverables with the General Financial Rules (GFR) alongside core admin teams.
• Logistics & Show Production Mastery: Superb ability to direct complex staging, lighting arrays, multi- city logistics pipelines, and experiential agency timelines.
• Agile Problem Solving: High emotional intelligence and adaptability to navigate live technical glitches, sudden protocol shifts, or weather changes with style and grace.
• Modern Event Tech Fluency: High proficiency using visual project boards (Asana, Notion),
• contemporary registration systems, interactive hybrid event tech, and budgeting spreadsheets.

Required Profile

Essential Qualifications & Experience

The candidate must fulfil either the Bachelor’s pathway or the Master’s pathway outlined below:

• Bachelor’s Degree Pathway
• Qualification: Full-time Bachelor’s Degree or Graduate Diploma in Event Management, Business Administration, Mass Communication, Public Relations, or Hospitality Management from a recognized university.
• Experience: Minimum 7 years of post-qualification experience creating large corporate exhibitions, startup festivals, or tech summits with verified vendor oversight.
• Master’s Degree Pathway (Preferred)
• Qualification: Full-time Master’s Degree or Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (MBA), Public Policy, Mass Communication, or Corporate Relations from an institution of repute.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of progressive post-qualification experience managing large project budgets, organizing multi-stakeholder ecosystems, and coordinating agency RFPs.

Desirable Attributes

• A proven track record of executing experiential, high-profile physical events or tech pavilions for Central Ministries, State IT Departments, PSUs, or leading incubators.
• Deeply networked into the innovation ecosystem, with active access to modern design houses, visual fabricators, and creative production agencies across India.
• Demonstrated experience setting up regional tech activations, roadshows, or community meetups in Tier- 2 and Tier-3 urban clusters.
• Possession of a vibrant portfolio or showreel showcasing past event layout blueprints, innovative challenge designs, or case studies of live events hosting 1,000+ simultaneous attendees.
• Note: Candidates selected in this interview could be considered for other vacant positions at MSH-DIC requiring similar skill sets and at an appropriate level. Formal educational qualifications and experience may be relaxed for exceptional candidates with exemplary creative portfolios.

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