UNDP Jobs - 93603- Individual Consultant – Data entry Operator- Farm

Individual Consultant – Data entry Operator- Farm Livelihood (20 Posts)

Location :

Almora(1 Block), Nainital(1 Block), Champawat(1 Block), Haridwar (3 Blocks), Dehradun(4 Blocks), Pauri (1 Block) ,Pithoragarh (1 Block), Rudraprayag(1 Block), Tehri(1 Block) and Uttarkashi (1 Block) Udam Sing Nagar (5 Blocks) - Uttarakhand, INDIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

09-Sep-20 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

One Year (extendable) based on performance.

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 Government of Uttarakhand has to reduce poverty by building strong institutions of the poor particularly the women under the DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission) the flagship program of Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. The current Technical Support project to the Department of Rural Development, Government of Uttarakhand is conceived to provide Sustainable Livelihood Approach with a focus on securing adequate and decent livelihoods that contribute to the wellbeing of people not only through income generation but also by creating strong coping mechanisms that mitigate the vulnerabilities that the poor face. The programme consists of a comprehensive set of capacity building initiatives to strengthen the community institutions, coupled with a range of support services to ensure the viability of the economic activities undertaken by the Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and their federations to include access to credit and financial services, business incubation and productivity enhancement services, business and financial management skills, livelihood or enterprise support, market linkage, etc. The state governments are mandated to set up dedicated Mission Management Units at the state, district and village/community level for the effective implementation of the NRLM scheme.

In order to operationalize NRLM Project in Uttarakhand, UNDP is supporting Uttarakhand State Rural Livelihood mission by providing trained human resource and currently in the process of recruiting Data Entry Operator to support the nodal agency (State Government) in effective implementation of the Programme.

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions: The key results have an impact on the success of country programme within specific areas of cooperation. In particular, on poor and marginalized sections of the community and help in reducing poverty.

Responsible for data entry of various data sets and ensure that this data is updated and submitted at regular intervals.
Ensure timely update of information in MIS.
Coordinate amongst project staff for program effectiveness.
Any other task given by supervisor block/district and state team, USRLM

The position is located in one of the blocks of the Uttarakhand allocated by the CEO, USRLM and the incumbent will be required to travel extensively in and outside the block

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning

Should have exposure to social mobilization processes. tools and techniques.

Development and Operational Effectiveness

Excellent analytical skills particularly with social processes.
Good communication and drafting skills

Management and Leadership

Ability to work in a team and train staff on the job on social mobilization tools

Corporate Competencies:

Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
Demonstrates integrity and ethical standards.

Essential Competencies:

Demonstrated willingness to work on poverty issues and the affected community
Suitable orientation to work with the deprived sections in the rural areas, vulnerability livelihoods
Should be self-driven and motivated for social change.

Desirable Skills

Management & Leadership skills
Mentoring & Mobilization skills
Communication, Training, & Language skills

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Degree / Diploma in computer application from recognized Institute.

Experience:

Should have minimum 1 year of post qualification work experience in data entry in government/private organization.

Language:

Proficiency in Hindi & English-both speaking and writing
Proficiency in computer skills
Proficiency in Typing Skill both Hindi and English

Duration of the Work:

The contract will be awarded for one year initially. Working days will be as per the State Government and USRLM policy.

Travel:

10 -15 days travel per month within the state, districts, block and village would be required

Schedule of Payments:

Consolidated Annual Consultancy Fee (Remuneration) of Rs. 133,332/- (@Rs. 11,111 Per month) Payable in equal monthly installment, upon submission of monthly progress report certified by the reporting officer.

Institutional Arrangement:

· Contract will be administered by UNDP on behalf of the State Government of Uttarakhand;

· The consultant would report to BMM/BDO, USRLM

· All the logistic support related official travel will be borne by the USRLM as per their prevailing rules;

· Consultant will be entitled for 2 days leave per month (non-encashable).

Documentation required:

· Personal CV, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number, address) of the Candidate.

Evaluation Method and Criteria:

Evaluation and ranking will be done based on the following criteria:

Step 1: Short listing would be done based on the following criteria:

Educational Qualification - 30 Marks
Relevant Experience - 40 Marks;

Step 2: Personal Interviews (Face to Face/ Skype)
Suitability for the assignment - 30 Marks;

Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. The interviews will be conducted based on the competencies (skills) required as per the ToR. Final selection will be done on the basis of merit/marks secured in interview process.

Note - Please ensure that all the documents to be uploaded should be combined in a single PDF file before uploading as the system has provision of uploading only one document.

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

For any clarifications, please write to: ic.india@undp.org

UNDP strives to have a workforce which reflects diversity and gender balance, and applies an equal opportunities approach. All selection is on merit.