UNDP has been working in India since 1951 in almost all areas of human development. Together with the Government of India and development partners, we have worked towards eradicating poverty, reducing inequalities, strengthening local governance, enhancing community resilience, protecting the environment, supporting policy initiatives and institutional reforms, and accelerating sustainable development for all.
With projects and programmes in every state and union territory in India, UNDP works with national and subnational government, and diverse development actors to deliver people-centric results, particularly for the most vulnerable and marginalized communities. As the integrator for collective action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the UN system, we are committed to supporting the Government of India’s national development vision and priorities and accelerating the achievement of the SDGs for the people and the planet.
UNDP India’s new Country Programme (2023-2027) builds on our prior work and aims to provide an integrated approach to development solutions in three strategic portfolios:
- Strong, accountable and evidence-led institutions for accelerated achievement of the SDGs.
- Enhanced economic opportunities and social protection to reduce inequality, with a focus on the marginalized.
- Climate-smart solutions, sustainable ecosystems and resilient development for reduced vulnerability.
South-South cooperation, gender equality and social inclusion are promoted across the pillars. The programme is supported by a framework of renewed partnerships and blended finance solutions, strategic innovation and accelerator labs, and data and digital architecture.
SC & ST Department, Government of Odisha is the nodal department for overall policy, planning and coordination of programmes for development of Scheduled Tribes (STs). The department has accorded high priority and adopted multifaceted development strategies to promote socio-economic growth of the STs. Specific interventions are being implemented including implementation of protective legislations such as the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act. The programmes and schemes for tribal people are intended to support and supplement the efforts, primarily of other state departments to fill critical gaps within institutions and programmes, considering the situation of STs. These schemes comprising of economic, educational, and social development through institutional building, are administered by the line departments. Notwithstanding numerous developmental interventions, the STs continue to face developmental deficits with respect to health, education, livelihood, development infrastructure as well as other socio-economic indices, many of which are well below the national average.
The SC & ST Department, Government of Odisha is committed to providing equitable access to opportunity for the tribal communities, through participatory approach and adoption of innovative methods including e-governance and increasing use of technology to provide strategic inputs into the development process. To accelerate the implementation of the development agenda for the tribal communities and strengthen the institutional delivery systems at the State and district level, it is important to strengthen the capacity and effectiveness of the officials and stakeholders to deliver on the issues related to tribal empowerment and create robust systems for monitoring and implementation of the SC & ST schemes of the Central and State government.
The Department is working in collaboration with UNDP to fast-track development in difficult geographies inhabited by tribal populations, enhancing capacities of government functionaries and expanding opportunities for better livelihoods, health, and education to vulnerable tribal communities.
- Direct Reporting To: Programme Lead- Tribal Development, NPSA 9
- Overall Reporting To: Chief Advisor, SDG acceleration, NOD, UNDP
- Reportees to this position: {Project Associate (5) NPSA 6– (Sustainable Livelihood and Skill development, Media and Documentation, Monitoring and Evaluation, System Analyst, Statistical Associate), Project Assistant (DEO) (2), NPSA 5}
UNDP proposes to engage a PMU State coordinator to support the PMU at SC & ST Department, Government of Odisha to Lead and provide strategic guidance to the PMU team in effective Planning, monitoring, and implementation of the Tribal development Programmes in the state of Odisha.
The PMU State coordinator will be part of the Project Management Unit and will work under the overall guidance and supervision of Programme Lead, Tribal Development, UNDP with functional support from State head of Office, UNDP Odisha and project team members and day to day supervision on the implementation issues with the Government of Odisha. S/He will ensure engagement of all direct stakeholders and delivery of project objectives, in coordination with the Government of Odisha.
- Provide technical support in strategic planning process for the project and ensure its implementation in accordance with the signed project document. Lead and provide strategic guidance to the PMU team ineffective planning, monitoring and implementation of the Tribal Welfare Programmes in the state of Odisha.
- Lead and strategize the advocacy work, identify research areas and develop capacity building programmes for implementing officers and practitioners on the ground. Undertake coordination with the Tribal Welfare Department’s knowledge partners for initiating partnerships etc.
- Prepare the Quarterly/ Annual Project Reports (progress against planned activities, update the Project Assurance team, Annual Work Plans (AWP), Annual Plans of Activities and Procurement Plans for the project’s implementation period.
- Monitor implementation of project components, analyse problems that hamper their implementation and take appropriate measures to ensure timely delivery of project’s resources (inputs) for the achievement of programmatic results.
- Organize workshops, seminars and round tables to share project outputs with stakeholders involved. Render support to related UNDP thematic activities such as publications, knowledge sharing and group discussions.
- Ensure that the project produces the results specified in the project document to the required standard of quality and within the specified constraints of time and cost. Maintain the production of project outputs through activities.
- Ensure that project contributes to the promotion of gender equality by reaching, involving and benefiting both women and men in its activities (gender mainstreaming)
- The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Core competencies:
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking.
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning.
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process.
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously.
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships.
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making.
People Management competencies:
- UNDP People Management Competencies can be found in the dedicated site.
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Business Direction and Strategy
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities, linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions; Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP
Business Management
- Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
- Monitoring: Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results
- Partnerships management: Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and other in-line with UNDP strategy and policies
Partnership Management
- Multi- stakeholder engagement and funding: Knowledge and ability to forge multi-stakeholder partnerships and remove any obstacles to resource mobilization and multi- stakeholder funding platforms.
- Relationship management: Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding.
Digital & Innovation
- Story telling: Ability to empathize with people's perceptions, motivations, feelings and mental models and craft narratives to build an emotive argument for change accordingly. Ability to present data, insights or information in compelling ways to mobilize resources, talent or action. Ability to choose media and channels that is fit for purpose; to reach specific target audiences.
Required Skills and Experience:
Education:
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Social Sciences, Rural Development, Development Management, Social Work, Public Policy or related field is required.
- A first level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- Upto 2 years (with master’s degree) or minimum 2 years (with bachelor’s degree) of experience in rural and tribal development sector.
- Prior experience and domain knowledge in areas like governance, convergence, tribal affairs, social justice, and social inclusion
- High-level of IT/computing skills in using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Demonstrated experience of addressing challenges pertaining to Tribal development.
- Experience in project management in the fields of Tribal development, laws and policies, innovations in governmental or non-governmental organizations.
- Good knowledge and experience with Tribal development related schemes and legislations
- Prior experience in research and analysis of policy and programmes related to Tribal development.
- At least one year of experience of working in government/international agency funded projects.
- Knowledge of and experience in gender mainstreaming.
Required Languages:
- English and Hindi
- Working knowledge of Odia is desirable
Remuneration:
- Remuneration starting at INR 19,95,954.6 (Annual) / INR 1,66,329.55 (Monthly) as per the scale depending on qualifications and experience. The remuneration is excluding 8.33% pension amount paid over and above the salary.