UNDP Recruitment 2021 - National Consultant Government jobs in Panchkula - 04 August 2021

Individual Consultant

UNDP

3+ Years

Not disclosed

Expired

Posted: 04 Aug 21

Job Description

Individual Consultant for documentation of Good Practice Cases from the Departments of Haryana Government - No. of Positions - 2

2. Time left: 7d 16h 35m

3. Type of Contract : Individual Contract

4. Languages Required: English

5. Duration of Initial Contract: 2 months from the date of appointment

6. Duties and Responsibilities: To have a collection of practices that have been successful in achieving their identified goals and have excelled in delivering necessary social services to their intended beneficiaries.To present a broad range of effective initiatives with the belief that these can be replicated in other parts of the state and country to greater benefit. To facilitate learning from these initiatives through proper process documentation and analysis of impact, replicability, and sustainability.

7. Thematic areas for good practice cases: Haryana Parivar Pehchan Patra Yojana or Haryana Family Identity Card Scheme, Saksham Yuva Yojana Haryana

8. Criteria to assess cases of good practice: The extent of innovation made in the initiative. Optimal utilization of existing resources. Whether the initiative achieved the results it had aimed for at the planning stage.

9. Sustainability: sustainability factor will be adequately verified by examining the initiative against criteria such as: social support (continued participation of beneficiaries and local communities, robustness of grassroots organizations, creation of local assets for community); technical soundness; government commitment; financial viability; stakeholder commitment; environmental impact and protection; resilience to exogenous factors, etc.

10. Potential for replication: Initiatives that can be easily replicated and up-scaled in different contexts and settings will be preferred to highly localised initiatives with low replication potential.

11. Process of documenting case studies: SDGCC will provide a good practice information template (Annex-1) and coordinate with the concerned State department to initiate the process.

The consultant will gather & analyse secondary data on the given case by visiting the departments. Then, primary information will be gathered in the form of living testimonies by interviewing the beneficiaries and project/programme authorities to fill up the gaps identified through secondary data or to substantiate claim made in Annex-1

On completion of the case documentation by the contracting consultant, SDGCC will randomly select few cases for verification and make a field trip or hold a round table with concerned departments.

12. Functional Competencies: Strong analytical, research and writing skills Expertise in data collection and analysis Ability to work under pressure and deliver high quality results on time Initiative and independence Excellent organizational and communication skills. Well versed in interacting with internal departments, HOD’s, Directors and senior government officials

13. Educational Qualification: Post- graduation level degree in social sciences/development studies from a reputed institute PhD holders will be given preference

14. Skills & Experience: Minimum 10 years’ experience in social research Proven track record in writing quality academic articles and reports Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills, analytical and interpersonal abilities Candidates in and around Chandigarh/tri-city region will be given preference for the assignment

15. Duration of the Work: The consultant shall be engaged for a period of 2 months from the date of appointment. The term may be extended on mutually agreed terms and conditions.

16. Institutional Arrangement: The assignment is home/field based with occasional meetings and interactions with the team and partners in person, and the Individual Consultant will coordinate directly with the SDGCC Haryana team to ensure that the deliverables are achieved within the specified period Costs pertaining to official travel, any kind of miscellaneous charges i.e. internet, phone, relocation charges etc. would not be reimbursed separately The consultant will be required to have all the equipment and software’s necessary to execute the task; and will carry own laptop to work/ meetings whenever required Individuals working with institution may also apply, contract would be issued in the name of the institution for the specific services of individual All the outputs developed by the consultant under this contract would be the property of UNDP. UNDP will have sole copyright to all the products

17. Documentation required: Personal CV, indicating all experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the candidate Sample writing work from atleast 2 assignments At least three (3) professional references

Job Particulars

Role hr admin

Education M Phil / Ph.D, MA, MSc

Who can apply Experienced (3+ Years)

Hiring Process Face to Face Interview

Employment TypeFull Time

Job Id1278905

Job Category Recruitment

Locality Address

State Haryana

Country India

About Company

UNDP is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We work in 166 countries through a network of 135 country offices worldwide, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges.

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