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 that focusses on securing adequate and decent livelihoods that contribute to the wellbeing of people not only through income security 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.The mission provides regular hand-holding support to SHG/federations for a period of 5-7 years.At the end of a fully implementation cycle the SHGs/federations are well prepared to become resource institutions at the community level for providing evidence and support to other social initiatives.The programme focuses on agenda of inclusion of the poorest of the poor through transformation of the groups of rural women into empowered, self-reliant community organizations consisting of four stages of development (i) social mobilization, community institution and capacity building; (ii) financial inclusion; (iii) livelihood promotion/skill building; and (iv) convergence as clearly defined in the NRLM scheme document.

In order to operationalize the Project, UNDP is currently in the process of recruiting State Mission Manager- Livelihood (SMM-L) to support the nodal agency (State Government). The SMM_L would be placed with the Rural Development Department.

The SMM_L will work under the guidance of the CEO, State Rural Livelihood Mission who will provide overall project implementation guidance.  

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

• Planning, development & management of all special projects at state level
• Prepare livelihood plan for all SHGs every year as per the possibilities and potential.
• Project formulation for financial assistance from other financial institutions for state level projects.
• Work related to planning, management and implementation of ongoing special projects
• Facilitate preparation of the annual work plan and budget
• Design various Innovative operating procedures, formats, templates, dashboards, etc. for extended and better implementation of the rural livelihood programmes.
• Coordinate and monitor activities of State, District and Block by tracking overall performance especially the training programs.
• Support the department in organizing workshops, seminars and field visits.
• Prepare and support Implementation plans for the state and districts for smooth implementation of the Programmes.
• Provide monitoring, capacity building and handholding support for social mobilization activities related to implementation of rural livelihood programmes of the State Government
• Regular Reporting as per the set protocols to CEO/CO
• Any other tasks assigned the CEO/COO

The position is located in Dehradun, however the incumbent will be required to travel extensively in the State

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 and livelihoods
• Specific domain understanding

Desirable Skills

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

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