Background

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

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 current Country Programme, 2018-2022, is in its final year of implementation. Our new Country Programme (2023-2027), which comes into effect in 2023, 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.

You are invited to join a team of future-smart development professionals to support India in achieving the national and globally agreed goals. As part of the UNDP team, your focus will be to work with diverse stakeholders to find country-specific solutions that lead to sustainable development and reach those furthest behind first.

Government of India has accorded high priority and adopted multifaceted development strategies to promote socio-economic growth of Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 8.6% of the India’s total population as their human development indicators with regards to health, education, gender and other indices are well below the national average. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) is the nodal Ministry for overall policy, planning and coordination of programmes for development of STs.

In the last few years, Ministry has undertaken various path breaking initiatives in the area of digital technology by developing end-to-end digital solutions for e-governance. One of the key interventions under the MoTA-UNDP project ‘Enhancing effectiveness of tribal development programmes in India’ is focused towards strengthening/revamping of data portal to drive data driven decision making. ADIVASI GRANTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ADIGRAMS) provides a central database for Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the State Tribal Development/ Welfare Department to access, interact and analyse up-to-date scheme wise Physical and financial information and progress. One of the key activities on the ADIGRAMS is providing training and handholding support to its users and all Implementing Agencies across all states and UTs.

The other major area is focused towards strengthening/ Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana, through facilitating access to basic services and infrastructure facilities to the tribal villages by providing inputs on critical gaps through data analysis of significant developmental indicators and information about availability of resources; handholding States for addressing critical gaps through the process of planning their developmental works in these villages; supporting convergence of resources through inter- ministerial communications, between States and Centre and other relevant institutions; community mobilization to take charge of the program implementation; data base management to end computerization, from household survey to preparation of Village Development Plan for smooth implementation of the scheme and monitoring to place a strong, near-real time data base management system framework and process of monitoring, along with GI tagging of created assets and households for achieving the expected outcome.

Duties and Responsibilities

UNDP Proposes to hire a Project Analyst (ADIGRAM and PMAAGY) to lead work in data based analysis and monitoring of the flagship programmes of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs through ADIGRAM to ensure development and maintenance of portals, physical and financial review of the Project, data analytic, grievance redressal, coordination with States on uploading of data, data analysis for evidence generation, capacity building, identify emerging areas of data driven decision making. The Project Analyst ADIGRAM and PMAAGY) will be part of the Central Project management Unit and will work under the overall supervision of the coordinator CPMU and in close collaboration with the UNDP Programme Officer and Project Team members. The CPMU will function under the overall guidance of the Joint Secretary, MOTA

Coordinate with concerned Divisions of Ministry of Tribal Affairs on their ICT based digital initiatives like ADIGRAMS, PMAAGY online platform, EMRS etc and support them in its execution till last mile
Coordinate with the concerned Divisions of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, State Tribal Departments and IT Agency to organize the training programmes of State Nodal Officials, Implementing Agencies, and other relevant officials/stakeholders on the Adivasi Grants Management System (ADIGRAMS) for its operationalization; support analysis of various reports from the ADIGRAMS and PMAAAY and provide the analysis to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for evidence-based discussion with the states
Provide training and hand-holding support (online as well offline / face-to-face) to its users and project Implementing Agencies across all tribal states and UTs
Support division in Portal Development for the PMAAAY scheme, facilitate training of state officials on it and carry out monitoring of the schemes through portal
Coordinate with technical person/ agency for PMAAAY portal development, provide inputs for the same in line with the scheme
Lead in collation of knowledge products, good practice documents etc. on tribal development via ADIGRAMS and online PMAAY platforms
Ensure that project contributes to the promotion of gender equality by reaching, involving and benefiting both women and men in its activities (gender mainstreaming).

Competencies

Core Competencies:

Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies:

Business Direction and Strategy

Strategic thinking: Ability to understand and deal with a business situation in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome. Knowledge and understanding of the operational frameworks in the organization and ability to make good judgments and quick decisions within such frameworks

Business Management

Evaluation: Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks -Ability to anticipate client’s upcoming needs and concern
Working with Evidence and Data: Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making

Business Development

Knowledge Generation: 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

Digital Innovation

Data analysis: Ability to extract, analyse and visualize data (including Real-Time Data) to form meaningful insights and aid effective decision making

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree in any of the following areas Development Studies / Social Sciences or any other relevant subjects

Experience:

Master’s Degree with two years of working on rural livelihood programmes especially targeting tribal communities or bachelor’s degree with least 4 years of experience of working on rural livelihood programmes
Experience of using technology to monitor development programmes
Experience in implementing large scale development or government programmes
Experience of working with the National/State Government will be an added advantage
High-level of IT/computing skills (minimum: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Language Requirement:

Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English is essential. Knowledge of Hindi is desirable.

NOTE: This position is open for India nationals only

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