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Background

The UN General Assembly, and all its 193-member countries, in September 2015 adopted a global development vision entitled Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This 2030 Agenda was designed as a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity.  It lays out 17 new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets, to stimulate global action over the next 15 years on issues critical to humanity and the planet. India committed to these SDGs at the September 2015 UN Summit and the SDGs officially came into force on 1 January 2016. The Government of India has actively engaged in nationalizing the SDGs from early 2016. NITI Aayog, the National Institution for Transforming India, has been entrusted with the responsibility of coordinating the efforts on SDGs with ministries and states, indicative of “whole of government” approach. The NITI Aayog has prepared an Action Agenda (3 Years) and is preparing medium term perspective plan (7 years) and long term (15 years) goals for the country through a 15-year vision document for a period up to 2030, which will be co-terminus with sustainable development goals. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has prepared a Draft National Monitoring Framework consisting of 306 Indicators. At National level a High-Level Steering Committee has been constituted for refining the indicators which will emerge as backbone on the development interventions of the country.

The UNDP India Country Programme Document CPD (2018-2022) signed with the Government of India (GoI) aims at transformative change and development impact at scale. In line with this, UNDP has initiated active support to many state governments in mainstreaming SDG’s within their schemes and programmes as a part of an UN system wide to SDG roll out for visioning and planning in India. In view of India’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda, Uttarakhand too has set ambitious targets for itself for achieving the SDGs within the state and has already formulation its SDG Vison 2030 document.

SANKALP Scheme

The Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) scheme was launched under the National Skill Development Mission (NSDM) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on 19th January 2018 to focus on district-level skilling ecosystem through convergence and coordination. This centrally sponsored Scheme has a six-year implementation period till March 2023. SANKALP aims to strengthen institutional mechanisms for skill development and increase access to quality and market-relevant training for the youth through:

1. Convergence: Creating convergence among all skill training activities, both State-led and Government of India funded, at the state level;
2. Quality: Improving the quality of skill development programmes through building a pool of quality trainers, developing model curriculum and content, and standardizing assessment and certification;
3. Monitoring and Evaluation System: Establishing a robust monitoring and evaluation system for skill training programmes;
4. Inclusiveness & Opportunity: Providing access to skill training opportunities to the disadvantaged sections such as Women, SC/ST, Persons with disabilities and traditional artisans; creating industry-led and demand-driven skill training capacity

The main objective of this project is to provide technical support to the Directorate of Training & Employment, Government of Uttarakhand in planning, development, monitoring and coordination of skill development activities, improving its scale and quality of skilling efforts in order to reduce poverty and strengthen the livelihoods ecosystem by increasing access to quality and market-relevant training for the youth through the SANKALP programme.

The SANKALP programme is aimed at strategically reforming the skill development landscape in India by strengthening institutions at the central, state and district levels. MSDE has been implementing many skilling programmes that can be broadly classified into long-term and short-term trainings. SANKALP will focus on strengthening short-term training programmes (usually with a duration of 3 to 6 months) 1 through greater decentralization of skill development governance (strengthening of district ecosystem) and improving quality and market-relevance of skill development programmes.

Centre Of Excellence (CoE) for Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Marketing

This pilot project provides a platform for supporting and reviving traditional agricultural practices, food crops, handicrafts and artforms to match modern market, design and technology. Through technical and institutional handholding support, the center will encourage the growth of budding entrepreneurs, especially women and youth, and promote “Brand Uttarakhand”.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. To facilitate and enhance the existing capacity of the district in developing, monitoring, implementing and coordinating all the district level skill development initiatives.
2. To undertake the development of District Skill Development Plan and be responsible for implementation of the same.
3. Work in close coordination with District Employment Officers and report directly to the project Manager.
4. Support in implementation and monitoring of COE activities at District Level.
5. To consolidate the consultative process for development of Convergence Plan with existing government schemes and programmes.
6. Strengthen the functioning of district level resource institutions and departments for training
7. Monitor the work of the Block teams under the program in his/her district
8. Assist in strengthening the state government’s capacities and coordination mechanism at district level for designing and implementing livelihood strategies
9. Ensure institutional strengthening at district level for planning, delivering and monitoring of high-quality market relevant training;
10. Strengthen the functioning of district level resource institutions and departments for training
11. Identifying and Collaborating with Institutions/Experts with thematic specializations
12. Contribute to implementation of select strategies as agreed with the state government
13. Identify the areas of focus with the greatest potential for impact and scale, in collaboration with the government, sectoral colleagues and senior management,
14. Undertake continuous scoping of the development landscape in the district for identifying opportunities for future work.

Competencies:

Functional Competencies:

• Knowledge of training techniques, methodologies and use of technology for training delivery
• Experience in setting up systems and processes to roll-out training
• Good data analysis and conceptualization skills
• Candidate should have the local knowledge of the village and district
• Ability to write concept notes, proposals etc., and make effective presentations
• Ability to build and sustain effective partnerships with Government Agencies, academic institutions, training agencies etc.
• Proven ability to coordinate the work of others and to work as part of a team and share knowledge with others
• Demonstrated openness to change and ability to manage complex situations
• Good team player with strong ability to work in teams and with people with no direct reporting relationships
• Strong in communication skills
• Data driven, open to learning and adaptable, should be willing to adapt to ground realities
• Compassionate for the poor and willing to look at issues from their lens
• Honest, fair and objective in work
• A Self-starter and a target-oriented person
• Prior exposure of implementation of government programmes
• Good people management, communication and facilitation skills
• Result oriented and self-motivated
• Makes effective use of resources and comparative advantage to strengthen partnerships

Core Competencies:

• Promotes and enforces ethics and integrity and creates precedence in good practice
• Demonstrates corporate knowledge and sound judgment
• Self-development, ability to take initiative, adopt a corporate approach to complex situations
• Creates and promotes an enabling environment for open communication

Education:

• The candidate Should have a bachelor’s degree in Management/Engineering/Social Science or in any other relevant area
• Candidate with a Master’s/PG Diploma in Management/Engineering/Social Science or in any other relevant area would be preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of relevant professional experience in the field related to HR, training and Skill Development, Marketing (managerial level) with any private or public organization/ Trust/NGO/ EPFO registered organization.
• Good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, with an ability to work in a multi-cultural environment

Language Requirements: Fluency in written and oral English and Hindi.

Schedule of Payments:

Consolidated Annual Consultancy Fee (Remuneration) of Rs 362,856/- (@Rs. 30,238 /- per month) payable in equal monthly instalments, upon submission of monthly progress report certified by the reporting officer.

Evaluation Method and Criteria:

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

• Educational Qualification: 30 Marks;
• Relevant Experience: 40 Marks;
• Interview: 30 Marks

Candidates obtaining a minimum of 70% (49 marks) of 70 marks will be eligible to appear for the interview. Top scoring candidates (out of total 100 marks) will be sent offer of consultancy in order of ranking.

Interview for the shortlisted candidates would be either conducted face to face in Dehradun or by telephone / over skype

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

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

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.