Project Design and Partnership Officer, Livelihoods and Inclusion

New Delhi

Organization: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
Location: New Delhi
Grade: Consultancy - SB-4 (SC8/SC9), Service Contract, Local Contractors Agreement
Occupational Groups:
- Human Resources
- Poverty Reduction
- External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
- Project and Programme Management
- Food Security, Livestock and Livelihoods
- Public, Private Partnership
Closing Date: Closed

Background

The Government of India is firmly committed to the achievement of the SDGs and to this end the Government has launched a series of national programmes and legislation aimed at promoting enterprises and skilling under the banner ‘together with all, development for all’. These include ‘Skill India’, achieve greater financial inclusion, resilient agricultural productivity, rural employment, the construction of millions of new houses for the poor by 2019, and nurturing innovation through ‘Startup India’, among many other national development flagships and missions. Through these programmes, impressive strides are being made towards poverty reduction and economic inclusion.

However, India’s growing prosperity is not benefitting everyone with some groups and regions lagging behind more than others. Inequalities exist between Indian states with seven ‘low-income states’ that account for 45 per cent of India’s population and 62 per cent of the country’s poor and a poverty rate that is twice that of the rest of the country. In parallel, the rapid urbanization further acerbates social divisions. More work is needed across the country to promote an equal access to economic livelihoods and strengthen social inclusion among groups, castes and gender in rural and urban areas.

Against this backdrop, UNDP’s in its new Country Programme 2018-22 will focus on supporting the Government in the areas of inclusive growth, employment, livelihoods and housing to support the GOI in identifying innovative and comprehensive human development solutions responding to the country’s needs.

Post Context:

The Project Design and Partnership Officer, Livelihoods and Inclusion, will work under the supervision of the Programme Manager Skilling, Development and Entrepreneurship (SDE) and in close collaboration with the SDE team under the overall guidance of the Deputy Country Director with a focus on inclusion, livelihoods and housing. S/he will be based in New Delhi with frequent travel across India.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Engages in partnership building and resource mobilization in the area of livelihoods and inclusion through:

• Analysis and research of information on funding windows and any other potential sources, preparation of substantive briefs on possible opportunities for project finance and co-finance in particular with a focus on private sector, financial institutions and Government cost-sharing;

• Lead discussions for resource mobilization by preparing the background analysis, partner consultations, and organize high-level meetings to facilitate a closer cooperation with Government/Private sector/Foundations/bi-lateral and multilateral agencies;

• Coordination of activities and communications with all relevant stakeholders to build and strengthen existing strengthen relationships with partners and relevant government counterparts;

• Identification of capacity building and institutional development needs and implementation of appropriate interventions to enhance capacity and skills in the country for programme/project development and resources mobilization;

• Develop and support implementation of UNDP’s strategy, making the business case for a closer private sector engagement focusing on both partnerships in CSR and core businesses;

• Lead in establishing and maintaining strategic contacts and association with relevant partners, follow-up proactively on engagement ideas and work closely with UNDP Programme Units;

• Represent UNDP in meetings and fora on livelihoods and inclusion;

• Contribution to the UN’s work in India, and actively participate in the UNCT Result Group on Poverty and Inclusion.

2. Lead on the formulation, development and design of new integrated development initiatives in the areas of livelihoods and inclusion through:

• Lead thorough analysis and research of the country political, social and economic environment on the formulation and design of new integrated development initiatives in the areas of livelihoods, inclusion and housing;

• Prepare substantive inputs to key strategic and policy documents, which direct and guide UN/DP support interventions on livelihoods and inclusion.

• Collaborate closely with the national counterparts to identify new project ideas in line with the UN/DP’s priorities, initiate project concepts; lead the consultations on project formulation and agreement;

• Facilitate outreach and partnership development in identified sectors and programme areas and work with the programme units to formalize subsequent project proposals;

• Coordinate closely with technical advisors at the Bangkok Regional Hub (BRH), governmental and other institutions to ensure an effective formulation process leading to the approval of the projects;

3. Provides oversight and management of initiatives and programmes on livelihoods and inclusion through:

• Effective application of Result Based Management (RBM) tools in project management; establishment of management targets and monitoring achievement of results;

• Performance of the functions of project manager in Atlas as defined and participation in recruitment processes for projects;

• Financial and substantive monitoring and evaluation of the projects, identification of operational and financial problems, development of solutions; follow-up on audit recommendations and other.

• Preparation and contribution to the regular reports on outputs and outcomes as required.

4. Ensures facilitation of knowledge generation and management through:

• Formulate and develop best lessons learnt products and tools;

• Provide quality assurance of knowledge products with relevance for UNDP’s work on livelihoods and inclusion;

• Identify, synthesize and share lessons learnt and good practices directly linked to programme country policy goals;

• Identify sources of information related to policy-driven issues; and quality contribution to knowledge networks regionally and globally to support the provision of quality advisory services and facilitation of knowledge building and management.

Competencies

IV. Competencies and Selection Criteria	Description of Competency at Level Required (For more comprehensive descriptions please see the competency inventory)
*Core*
Innovation Ability to make new and useful ideas work	Level 4: Adept with complex concepts and challenges convention purposefully
Leadership Ability to persuade others to follow	Level 4: Generates commitment, excitement and excellence in others
People Management Ability to improve performance and satisfaction	Level 4: Models independent thinking and action
Communication Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform	Level 4: Synthesizes information to communicate independent analysis
Delivery Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement	Level 4: Meets goals and quality criteria for delivery of products or services

Technical/Functional

Apply and Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise in the following areas.

Trends and emerging areas analytics

Ability to scan the horizon and identify approaches and initiatives to bring into policy and programme design

Results-Based Management

Ability to manage programmes and projects with a strategy aimed at improved performance and demonstrable results

Partnerships

Ability to engage with other agencies, donors, and other development stakeholders and forge productive working relationships

Project Management

Ability to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Public Administration, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or closely related field.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience at the national and international level in designing programmes/providing operations and management advisory and support services and/or managing staff and operational systems.

• Proven experience and evidence in resource mobilization and partnership development with exposure to CSR;

• Excellent communication and networking skills specially with the Private sector;

• Proven track record in providing policy advice and technical assistance in the areas of inclusion, livelihoods and housing at mid- or senior management level.

• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages. Strong ability to analyze and visualize data in easy-to-grasp ways.

Desirable:

• Significant working experience in Government, Private Sector or relevant multilateral institutions;

• Sound understanding of the nuances of resource mobilization and partnership management;

• Sound knowledge of UN/DP rules and regulations, policies, procedures and practices;

• Experience in implementing large scale development or government programmes.

Language Requirements: Fluency in English and working language of the duty station.

Remuneration: 172,667/- per month

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