Background
- Delivers on its objectives; and
- Leads the social development team at national and state levels in achieving its goals.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Support/facilitate select SRLMs in rolling out NRLM, liaise with state governments and provide Technical Assistance to SRLMs;
- Support NMMU as its core strategy team member;
- Lead the Social Development portfolio of activities;
- Facilitate Food, Nutrition, Health and Social Security and Vulnerability Reduction processes;
- Lead convergence including PRI-CBO Convergence and MGNREGS Convergence;
- Facilitate SRLMs in developing protocols for various activities including pilots and scaling-up the successful pilots;
- Facilitate support for various activities at multiple levels in various ways;
- Perform any other related tasks consistent with the level of the post and/ or assigned by the Mission Director, NRLM and Programme Analyst, UNDP.
Competencies
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism.
Functional Competencies:
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise:
- Deep understanding of issues pertaining to poverty reduction, livelihoods, and social development;
- Good understanding of development issues such as human development, inclusive development, gender and participation;
- Possesses ability to research and conceptualise on issues related to poverty reduction and livelihoods, and analyze data;
- Strong facilitation and presentation skills to varied audience.
Building Strategic Partnerships:
- Ability to build and sustain effective partnerships with Government Agencies and main constituents, advocate effectively, communicate sensitively across different constituencies;
- Effectively networks with partners seizing opportunities to build strategic alliances;
- Consultative and collaborative capacities.
Development and Operational Effectiveness:
- Ability to plan and organize work programme;
- Capacity to gather comprehensive information on complex problems or situations, evaluate information accurately and identify key issues required to resolve problems;
- Ability to monitor performance against development and other objectives and corrects deviations from the course;
- Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks;
- Generates new ideas and approaches, and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things.
Leadership and Self-Management:
- Ability to work under supervision as well as with self-initiative and motivation;
- Effective team leadership and conflict resolution skills;
- Ability to establish priorities for self and other members of the team; Ability to ensure optimum use of time and resources;
- Proven ability to coordinate the work of others and to work as part of a team and share knowledge with others;
- Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view. Also solicits feedback from staff about the impact of her/his own behaviour;
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complex situations;
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Master’s Degree or equivalent in Science, Engineering, Technology, Management, Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Dairying, ICT, Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Development Studies or related fields.
Experience:
- More than 15 years of relevant experience at the state/national level in;
- Hands-on design and implementation of large development projects;
- Large Poverty Reduction/Livelihoods/Social Development Projects as part of senior management;
- Facilitating Convergence with various stakeholders ;
- Coordination and facilitation of senior, complex teams;
- Providing management advisory services;
- India’s development administration systems.
Language:
- Proficiency in English;
- Good knowledge of Hindi is desirable and any state language/s is an asset.
Travel:
- Willingness to travel.
Remuneration package is Rs. 295,978/- per month (taxable).