UNDP Jobs - 89563- Individual Consultant - Finance, Budget & Accounti

Individual Consultant - Finance, Budget & Accounting (for Indian Nationals only)

Location :

Ministry of Tribal Affairs, New Delhi, INDIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

03-Feb-2020

Application Deadline :

24-Jan-20 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Six months initially (renewable)

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The Scheduled Tribe population represents one of the economically impoverished and marginalized groups in India. With a population of more than 10.2crores, India has the single largest tribal population in the world. This constitutes 8.6 per cent of the total population of the country (Census of India, 2011). Education is one of the primary agents of transformation towards development. Education is in fact, an input not only for economic development of tribes but also for inner strength of the tribal communities which helps them in meeting the new challenges of life. It is the single most important means by which individuals and society can improve personal endowments, build capacity levels, overcome barriers, and expand opportunities for a sustained improvement in their well-being.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs in its pursuit to provide free and quality education to tribal children have a scheme ‘Eklavya Model Residential School’ (EMRS). EMRS is an excellent approach for imparting quality education to ST children. Apart from school building including hostels and staff quarters, provision for a playground, students' computer lab, teacher resource room etc. are also included in the EMRSs. The scheme aims to bridge the gap in literacy level between the general population and tribal population.

MoTA continuous persistence to impart quality education to tribal children resulted in expanding the network of EMRS across India while ensuring quality, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, in its meeting held on 17th December, 2018, has decided that by the year 2022, every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons, will have an EMRSs will be on par with Navodaya Vidyalayas and will have special facilities for preserving local art and culture besides providing training in sports and skill development. Across the country, as per census 2011 figures, there are 564 sub-districts i.e. blocks/taluka/tehsil having more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons. Out of these sub-districts, at present 102 sub-districts have EMRSs.

Within the above scope, the Consultant (Finance, Budget and Accounting) will provide technical support to Ministry of Tribal Affairs to roll out the mandate of establishing new EMRSs.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Consultant (Finance, Budget and Accounting) will work under the overall supervision and direction of Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and direct supervision of Director In-charge of EMRS Division, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and will perform the following functions:

Assist in all documentation related to release of grants towards Construction, Recurring and maintenance of EMRS / EMDBS.
Ensures the financial transactions are properly authorized, recorded, have adequate supporting documentation, filled, maintained as per the General Financial Rules (GFR)
Monitor budget and expenditure and contribute to preparation of Budget (BE/RE).
Monitor timeliness in transfer of grants from Ministry to States and then onwards to the School.
Analyse financial information (e.g. revenues & expenditures) to ensure all operations are within budget.
Getting the Audit(s) conducted and all follow up actions
Identify variances between actual and budgeted financial results at the end of each reporting period.
Prepare various reports related to budget and expenditure as and when sought for by higher officials.
Ensure timely submission of Utilization Certificates by the States.

Competencies

Functional Competencies

Ability to meet deadlines.
Demonstrates integrity and ethical standards;
Positive, constructive attitude to work;

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualification:

MBA (Finance) or Postgraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Financial Management or relevant subject.

Professional Experience:

Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in working with the Central / State Government and their organizations in the field of accounting, finance etc.
Sound knowledge about General Financial Rules of Ministry of Finance
Understanding of the working of Public Fund Management System / E-Lekha and other accounting systems of the Government.

Language Requirement: Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English and Hindi is required

Schedule of Payments

Consolidated monthly Fee (Remuneration) of Rs. 80,000/- payable upon certification of monthly timesheet and progress report from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Evaluation Criteria

Shortlisting would be done based on the following criteria.

Educational Qualification: 30 marks;
Relevant Experience: 30 marks;

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70% (i.e. 42 marks) would be considered for interview.

Interview: 40 marks.

The award of the contract shall be made to the candidates scoring the highest combined marks based on the above criteria.

Notes:
Any kind of miscellaneous charges i.e. internet, phone etc. would not be reimbursed;

All the documents should be clubbed in one file (pdf) for uploading;

The following documents can be accessed by clicking the link:

General Conditions for Individual Contract-
http://www.in.undp.org/content/dam/india/docs/procurement/UNDP%20General%20Conditions%20for%20Individual%20Contracts.pdf