The Centre for Management Development, an autonomous institution under the Government of Kerala, has announced recruitment for the post of Project Manager on a contract basis. There are two posts in total, offered for the Project Management Unit of the Travancore Devaswom Board's Enterprise Digital Transformation Programme in Thiruvananthapuram. The role involves leading ERP delivery for temple administration systems, and the appointment is subject to the approval of the Travancore Devaswom Board.
CMD Kerala Project Manager Recruitment 2026
Posted 17 Oct 2026Updated 17 Oct 2026CMD/TDB/03/2026
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21 Oct
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Last date 21 Oct 2026 · 3 days left
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About CMD Kerala Project Manager Recruitment 2026
Job Overview
- Organization
- Centre for Management Development
- Advertisement No.
- CMD/TDB/03/2026
- Post Name
- Project Manager
- Job Location
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- Who Can Apply
- Candidates from anywhere in India (Applicants must be citizens of India; only candidates professing the Hindu religion are eligible)
- Job Type
- Contract
- Age Limit
- Up to 50 years
- Gender
- All
- Nationality
- Indian
- Experience
- Minimum 12 years of post-qualification experience in software development/IT project delivery, including at least 5 years as Project Manager/Programme Manager/Delivery Manager leading end-to-end software development projects with a team size of not less than 25 members.
- Pay Scale
- Rs. 1,50,000 to Rs. 1,80,000 per month (consolidated)
- Tenure
- Two years or until completion of the programme, whichever is earlier; extendable for one further term based on performance and requirement.
Vacancy Breakdown
Project Manager
2
| Post Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Project Manager | 2 |
Eligibility Details
Project Manager
B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science/Information Technology/Electronics & Communication/Electrical & Electronics Engineering, OR MCA, OR M.Sc. (Computer Science/Information Technology) from a recognised university/institution obtained through a regular (full-time) course.
Project Manager - Experience
Minimum 12 years of post-qualification experience in software development/IT project delivery. Of which a minimum of 5 years shall be in the role of Project Manager/Programme Manager/Delivery Manager, leading end-to-end software development projects with a team size of not less than 25 members.
| Post | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Project Manager | B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science/Information Technology/Electronics & Communication/Electrical & Electronics Engineering, OR MCA, OR M.Sc. (Computer Science/Information Technology) from a recognised university/institution obtained through a regular (full-time) course. |
| Project Manager - Experience | Minimum 12 years of post-qualification experience in software development/IT project delivery. Of which a minimum of 5 years shall be in the role of Project Manager/Programme Manager/Delivery Manager, leading end-to-end software development projects with a team size of not less than 25 members. |
Age Limit
Maximum 50 years as on 01.10.2026
Age Relaxation
No age relaxation shall be allowed for any category.
Selection Process
- 1Application Screening
Initial scrutiny of the online applications received.
- 2Criteria-based Screening
Shortlisting against the prescribed qualification and experience criteria.
- 3Written Test
May be conducted as part of the selection process.
- 4Skill Test / Proficiency Test
May be conducted as part of the selection process.
- 5Interview
Final stage; only shortlisted candidates are intimated by email, SMS or phone.
Salary Structure
Rs. 1,50,000 to Rs. 1,80,000 per month (consolidated)
How to Apply
- 1Open the official website of the Centre for Management Development.
- 2Go to the online application link for the Project Manager position.
- 3Fill in all relevant fields of the online application form correctly and compulsorily.
- 4Upload the latest photograph in JPG format, less than 200 kB.
- 5Upload the full signature signed on white paper in JPG format, less than 50 kB.
- 6Submit the online application on or before the last date.
Documents to Carry / Upload
•Original or provisional educational qualification certificate
•Equivalency certificate for equivalent qualifications
•Work experience certificate
•Affidavit for latest experience
•Scanned photograph
•Scanned signature
Important Details
- Only candidates professing the Hindu religion shall be eligible to apply.
- No age relaxation is allowed for any category.
- The appointment of the Project Manager is purely based on the approval of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB).
- Candidates must upload either the original certificate or the provisional certificate for their educational qualifications; mark sheets or consolidated statements will not be accepted.
- Equivalency certificates must be submitted for qualifications equivalent to the prescribed ones.
- For the latest experience, applicants may upload an affidavit with details of employer, designation, period, nature of job, tasks and responsibilities.
- The selected candidate will be deployed at the Project Management Unit (PMU), TDB Enterprise Digital Transformation Programme, Thiruvananthapuram.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Plan, schedule and track delivery of the ERP modules allotted by the Special Officer across the five functional clusters: Governance; Finance; Revenue & Temple; Operations; Administration & Legal.
- Lead and coordinate the development squads, Team Leads and technical resources deployed in the PMU; conduct sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives; monitor resource performance and attendance.
- Coordinate the requirement documentation chain (AS-IS, BRS, BRD, BDS, SRS, FRS) with the Technical Consultant (KITFRA), the Chief Software Architect and TDB domain experts.
- Undertake field visits to temples and TB offices for requirement validation, process study, inspection, data collection, user acceptance testing, rollout and training.
- Maintain project plans, risk and issue registers, change-control records and decision logs.
- Prepare progress reports for the Special Officer, the Technical Committee and the Board, and inputs for status reports to be placed before the Hon'ble High Court of Kerala.
- Coordinate user acceptance testing, data migration, go-live and stabilisation, including the priority pilot for the Sabarimala season.
- Ensure adherence to the approved architecture, security standards (RBAC, IAM, encryption, VAPT), audit-trail requirements, MeitY/CERT-In guidelines and the PMU's Policy Framework and SOP.
- Any other duty assigned by the Special Officer in connection with the Programme.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
- Experience in implementing ERP systems or large e-Governance projects for Government Departments, PSUs or statutory bodies.
- Professional certification in project management: PMP/PgMP/PRINCE2 and/or Agile certification (CSM/SAFe/PMI-ACP).
- Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery using tools such as Jira, Confluence and Git-based workflows.
- Working knowledge of financial, revenue, asset or inventory management processes in public institutions.
- Proficiency in Malayalam (reading, writing and speaking).
Photograph and Signature Specifications
The scanned photograph must be less than 200 kB in JPG format. The candidate must sign in full on white paper and upload the scan in JPG format, less than 50 kB. Initials are not sufficient, signatures in capital letters are not permitted, and the signature must be signed only by the candidate.
Contact
Phone: 0471 2320101 ext: 237, 250
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