Historique
As part of collaboration between the Government of India (GoI) and UNDP, the project “Strengthening Human Resource Management of Civil Service” is being implemented by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (MoP) with funding from UNDP.
The project focuses on developing capacities of civil servants and on strengthening their enabling environment in view of a more effective, efficient, transparent and accountable Public Administration at National and State level that takes to heart the GoI objective of inclusion through an enhanced delivery of services to the marginalised and vulnerable. Project takes an integrated approach that spans policy development, human resource management, and capacity development with its core activities focussing at National level institutional capacity and select State-level activities.
The Project is collaborating with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) and the National Institute for Administrative Research (NIAR) in implementing capacity development activities.
As the apex training institution for the civil services, LBSNAA provides foundation training to the officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and allied All India Services. The IAS officers continue their professional training and attend mid-career training programmes at LBSNAA at various levels of seniority. LBSNAA also conducts ad-hoc training programmes in various aspects of governance and public administration. LBSNAA is organisationally and financially attached to the DoPT.
NIAR is an autonomous society constituted under the aegis of LBSNAA. Its mandate is to carry out research activities on major National policies and programmes with a view to disseminating knowledge and providing actionable policy inputs to the concerned Ministries in the Government of India.
Project is supporting the establishment of a Leadership Development Centre (LDC) at NIAR with the objective of conducting and promoting research in Civil Services Leadership Development. The LDC will also support the development of training material (e.g. case studies) that can be used by the LBSNAA and other Civil Service Training Institutions for leadership development training.
Devoirs et responsabilités
Research and Development:
- Assist in developing a research baseline/ database on Leadership Development in Civil Services issues that will help in the process of curriculum formation and developing the various knowledge papers and training modules;
- Support the development of case studies on Leadership in Civil Services in Indian and related contexts including bibliographies of relevant material on leadership development and policy;
- Support in the development of knowledge products related to Leadership in Civil Services and its dissemination;
- Conduct a comparative study of Civil Service Leadership Development models/ programmes in the various Governments of the world as well as international experiences and best practice in other sectors;
- Undertake any other tasks related to the programme as requested by the Supervisors
Knowledge Management:
- Share publications, key technical documents, knowledge papers, articles, insights and experiences on related subjects with the project partners through Knowledge Exchange Community.
Institutional Capacity Strengthening:
- Support institutional capacity assessment and development of NIAR and LBSNAA for strengthening leadership competencies in the Civil Service;
- Development of institutional development strategies that would respond to the capacity gaps identified in the assessments.
Project Implementation:
- Assist in organizing various workshops, focused group discussions and consultation meetings for data collection and other project purposes;
- Assist in piloting and implementation of leadership modules across various levels at NIAR and LBSNAA.
- Coordinate project-related activities within NIAR, LBSNAA, DoPT, UNDP, the agencies involved and with service providers to ensure results are in accordance with the Work Plan;
- Ensure adequate information flow, regular contact and feedback among the various stakeholders of the project;
- Submit regular progress reports on deliverables to NIAR, LBSNAA, DoPT and UNDP as well as any other reports/ communication materials requested by the NIAR and UNDP.
Compétences
Functional Competencies:
- In-depth knowledge of leadership development concepts, theories and applications;
- Excellent understanding of the Indian Civil Services and Public Administration;
- Knowledge about Public Administration Reform processes in India and international practices in Good Governance;
- Proficiency in the use of office IT applications and internet in conducting research;
- Outstanding communication, project management and organizational skills;
- Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
Qualifications et expériences requises
Education:
- Essential to have a Ph.D. (has submitted the thesis or Ph.D. completion is in the final stages) in the field of Leadership, Organisational Behaviour, Psychology, Human Resource Management, Organisational Development, Public Administration, Governance or related field with excellent academic record.
Experience:
- Minimum 1 to 2 years of professional/ academic/ research experience on Leadership, Organisation Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Governance or related field;
- Experience of working with Central and/or State Governments/ NGOs/ Civil Society on similar assignments will be preferred;
- Ability to produce high quality reports and knowledge products (samples may be requested as reference).
Language Requirements:
- Excellent command of the English language;
- Proficiency in at least one Indian language.
Others:
- Willingness to travel for data collection and project implementation
Time frame:
- The project started in 2011 and is likely to continue till end 2017