Individual Consultant – Manager (Monitoring and Evaluation)

Contract

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Background

UNDP strives to have a workforce, which reflects diversity and gender balance, and applies an equal opportunities approach. UNDP does not solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS status. All selections are on merit.

Background: The UNDP has engaged with the State Government of Uttarakhand to provide technical support in several sectors for implementation of flagship Government programmes, externally aided projects and State schemes and programmes. Under this collaboration UNDP in Uttarakhand will also be supporting the Department of Skill Development and Employment in mobilisation of high quality human resource within and implementation of capacity building training plan of existing and newly recruited professionals will lead to directly in achievement of the World Bank funded Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project (UKWDP) objectives of improving the quality and relevance of training at priority Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and of increasing the number of labor-market-relevant workers through short-term training in Uttarakhand.

The UKWDP will contribute to these objectives by supporting Uttarakhand to strengthen the delivery of skills and training programs to produce higher-quality workers with relevant market skills and increasing access. This state-level skills development project would also play a strategic role in the World Bank’s engagement in the skills agenda at the national level. An in-depth experience and lessons from Uttarakhand would inform the national-level engagement and could also provide a demonstration effect. There would be close linkages and synergies between the proposed project and the national-level engagements.

UNDP will therefore support the Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project in hiring of team of professionals and provide capacity building support through trainings, workshops, exposure visits and Knowledge Management along with documentation of best practices. The team of professionals will help the project in implementation and monitoring of project activities while as UNDP team of experts will provide timely capacity building trainings to strengthen the delivery of skills and training programs and to produce higher-quality workers with relevant market skills and increasing access.

In context of above, UNDP is looking to hire MANAGER (Monitoring and Evaluation) to support the State Project Implementation Unit of UKWDP /Department of Skill Development and Employment in implementation of the project.

The MANAGER (Monitoring and Evaluation) would be placed with the UKSDM, Uttarakhand.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement and oversee the procedures for regularly monitoring the performance of institutions participating in the project. This will include procedures for assisting in ad hoc surveys (such a tracer studies and surveys of employers’ attitudes).
• Undertake regular field visits to monitor the activities undertaken at the ground level
• Prepare tools for monitoring including checklist for the field visits and consolidate quarterly monitoring reports.
• Recommend/ Propose corrective actions/strategy to achieve the target outputs in the timely manner (ex- completion of training in a timely manner, ensure fulfillment of requirement of infrastructure, trainer and other facilities at the center as per norms of the course module of the job role).
• Provide information about the current market demands for selection of appropriate Training programmes. ensure that the trainings in the sectors/job roles being provided by training partners are in line with the requirement of the industries so that placement is ensured.
• Support in selection of courses from QP / NOS.
• Provide Information about training possibilities and prospects.
• Assessment, Certification through SSC: Monitor that assessment of trainees is completed timely by the respective SSC for the trainings completed. Coordination with respective SSC to be done (if required) for timely completion of assessment.
• Perform any other related task assigned by the Mission Director, UKSDM

Competencies

*Knowledge Management and Learning*****.

• Should have exposure to IT applications in development programmes, software development & project management, database management. MIS etc.
• Ability to produce high quality reports and knowledge products
• Ability to work independently with limited instruction
• Ability to identify problems and to propose solutions
• Results-orientation and ability to develop strategic approaches
• Team player

Development and Operational Effectiveness

• Excellent analytical. organizational and presentational skills; particularly With IT based systems
• Good communication and drafting skills

Management and Leadership:

• Ability to work as a team and train staff on the job to use the systems: Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities

Corporate Competencies

• Displays cultural. gender, religion. race. nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability. Demonstrates integrity and ethical standards.

Essential Competencies:

• Demonstrated willingness to stay, be with and work with the poor;
• Pro-poor facilitation; orientation; tenacity; self-control; strategic influencing; concern with impact; de-learning and learning orientation;
• Understanding and experience of poverty, vulnerability and livelihoods of the poor;
• Specific domain understanding

Desirable Skills

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

Required Skills and Experience

Educational Qualifications

Essential:

BE / B.TECH or any relevant degree

Candidates with MCA degree will given preference.

Experience

• The candidate should have more than 5 years of experience in the relevant area (Monitoring / Evaluation, data management, data analysis, data reporting etc.)

• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.). Experience in handling of web-based management systems.

Official Travel:

All official travel must be authorized and certified in advance. Candidates will be entitled to get TA/DA as per government rules from SPU/DSDE and in case of official journey outside the state, prior approval of disaster management cell shall be required.

Schedule of Payments

Consolidated annual consultancy fee(Remunerative) of Rs 5,40,000/- (@ Rs. 45,000 per month) payable in equal monthly instalments, upon submission of monthly progress report certified by the reporting officer.

Institutional Arrangement

• Contact will be administered by UNDP on behalf of the state government of Uttarakhand.
• The consultant would report to Director, Uttarakhand work force development project, Government of Uttarakhand;
• All the logistic support related official travel will be borne by the Government Of Uttarakhand as per their prevailing rules.
• Consultant will be entitled for 2 days leave per month (non-encashable).

Documentation Required

Personal CV indicating all past experiences from similar projects, as well as the contact details(email and telephone number) of the candidate and at least 3 professional references.

Evaluation Method and criteria

Step 1: Short listing would be done based on the following criteria:

• Educational Qualification - 30 Marks;
• Relevant Experience - 40 Marks;

Step 2: Personal Interviews (Face to Face/ Skype)

• Suitability for the assignment - 30 Marks;

Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. The interviews will be conducted based on the competencies (skills) required as per the ToR. Final selection will be done on the basis of merit/marks secured in interview process.