Duties and Responsibilities:

The Project Officer will work under the overall guidance and supervision of the Head, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth (SIG) in the project “Boosting Female Labor Force Participation through Strengthened Urban Care Ecosystem”. S/he will lead planning, budgeting, and result oriented implementation of activities in targeted states/ cities, working in close collaboration with the Central and state governments and BMGF. S/he will closely oversee and manage the project team and partners and ensure overall project management including achievement of results. S/he will also lead project’s knowledge management and partnerships building with key ecosystem stakeholders.

Programme Planning, Coordination, and Implementation

Lead planning, implementation, and development of specific interventions within the childcare and care economy programme and take complete responsibility of coordination and management of relevant project activities.
S/he will be responsible for overall monitoring of the project’s activities in project locations, provide expertise and technical assistance, and ensure timely achievement of project targets (both quantitative and qualitative) as per project plan.
S/he will identify appropriate local partners, technical support agency/s, government departments etc. and foster partnership for project implementation as per UNDP processes.
S/he will lead co-ordination and regular communication on project issues and progress with BMGF, other donors, state and central government and on-ground partners involved in the project for ensuring timely and good quality deliverables. S/he will conduct regular capacity building and review meetings as may be required.
Identify and onboard new partners and provide technical and management support to Care Entrepreneurs.
Ensure proper operational management including procurement related to project and production of its outputs in accordance with UNDP Programme Operations Policies and Procedures (POPP) and project strategy document/guidelines.
Coordinate and support roll out and implementation of the childcare pilots, liaising with partners on the ground and monitor delivery of outputs as per project timelines.
Put in place a Results Based Monitoring System, day-to-day coordination with the partner/s, weekly monitoring meetings with partner agency/s to monitor progress, preparation of monthly and quarterly reports, quality check of all reports submitted and continuous data capturing as per UNDP guidelines.
Manage quality assurance of the curriculum and overall training/s.
Manage the financial resources of the project/s, including budgeting and budget revisions, as well as expenditure tracking and reporting.
Ensure effective risk management for the project/s.
Work closely with the UN agencies (UN Women, ILO, UNICEF) and other UNDP Units / team to develop synergy and integrate it within the wider one UN Care economy Strategy.
Complete any other tasks, or project related work that is provided by the Head (SIG) including requirements related to UNDP’s compliance and institutional building.

Partnerships and Stakeholder Management

Liaise with all relevant stakeholders including the government, private sector, relevant local institutions, academia and CSOs to encourage new partnerships, smooth implementation of project activities, improve project’s visibility and strengthen existing relationships.
Contribute to smooth functioning of care coalition/network and regular meetings and convenings.

Documentation and Knowledge Management

Lead project documentation, review, donor reporting and monthly updates along with preparation for steering committee meetings, overall knowledge management including external communications such as blogs, human interest stories, press releases etc.
Along with team and project technical partners contribute to roundtables, meetings/workshops, exposure visits, training, and capacity building events around childcare, care economy and livelihoods opportunities for women.

Team Management

Manage team and identify priorities and capacity development needs in the design of team’s workplans and establish a timely and participatory work planning process along with timely performance appraisal.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization

Required Skills and Experience:

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master´s degree) in Development Studies, Social Work, Business Management, or any other social sciences field is required, or
A first level university degree (Bachelor´s degree) in Development Studies, Social Work, Business Management, or any other social sciences field in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying experience, will be given due consideration in lieu of Master´s degree.

Experience:

Minimum 2 years (with Master´s degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor´s degree) of work experience in any development sector organizations, government, think tank/research organizations.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office,
Experience in project Management practices and some ability to formulate and manage budgets is an asset,
Broad based knowledge across gender issues, women economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, livelihoods etc.
Possesses the capacity for strategic planning, result – based management and reporting.
Good facilitation and communication skills across engagement with government, donor, UNDP team and other partners,
Ability to carry out and contribute to research and communicate through minutes, concept notes, policy briefs, blogs etc.),
Tailors and presents information to diverse audiences using a variety of communication delivery methods (e.g., written, electronic, oral, interpersonal),
Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations with people in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
Strong leadership skills,
Strong teamwork and listening ability,
Ability to lead and contribute to consultative meeting and provide training at National and State level with partners and senior stakeholders to identify priorities and manage the timely delivery,
Hands-on experience in design, formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of projects is an asset,
Ability to guide the implementing partners in implementing and achieving project outcomes related to gender mainstreaming,
Is open to change and ability to manage complex changing environments.
Demonstrated experience in relevant role working on gender and women socio-economic empowerment issues,
Previous project management experience required.

Required Languages:

English and Hindi

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