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Capacity Building Consultant

Organization: National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR)

Apply By: 29 Jan 2026

Location: Hyderabad(Telangana)

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About the Organization

The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR), an autonomous organisation under the Union Ministry of Rural Development, is a premier national centre of excellence in rural development and Panchayati Raj. Recognized internationally as one of the UN-ESCAP Centres of Excellence, it builds capacities of rural development functionaries, elected representatives of PRIs, bankers, NGOs and other stakeholders through inter-related activities of training, research and consultancy. The Institute is located in the historic city of Hyderabad in Telangana state. The NIRD&PR celebrated its Golden Jubilee Year of establishment in 2008. In addition to the main campus at Hyderabad, this Institute has North-Eastern Regional Centre at Guwahati, Assam to meet the NE-regional needs.

Job Description

To coordinate with and provide support to SIRDs/SPRCs, ETCs, DPRCs, PTCs etc., in carrying out their assigned tasks including Training Needs Assessment, preparation and implementation of Action Plans for CB&T under RGSA in a qualitative manner
To coordinate with the Senior capacity building consultant and work towards achieving the goals of SoEPR
To coordinate with District Panchayat President and District Magistrate/CEO of District Panchayat, offices of the line departments,
Corporates and NGOs working in the State/UT/Districts
To disseminate the knowledge developed by the SoEPR among
Panchayats for strengthening them as institutions of self-government and to promote holistic and sustainable development
To provide support to SIRDs in developing Training Materials for CB&T of different tiers of Panchayats as per local needs
To visit their assigned districts (4-6, depending on the size of the districts) in a given State/UT on a regular basis and to provide handholding support to training institutions for effective CB&T
To work as Resource Persons in the above-mentioned Training Institutions on important issues to bridge critical gaps
To provide support to Panchayat Standing Committees in their effective functioning
To provide handholding support to Panchayats in preparation of LSDG-focused Thematic GPDP, BPDP & DPDP and make efforts for achieving convergence of initiatives of line departments with those of Panchayats and integration of VPRPs into GPDP
To provide handholding support to States/UTs/Panchayats for application of Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI)
To conduct impact assessment of CB&T Programmes for Panchayats.
To provide support to Panchayats for raising OSR and effective utilization of Finance Commission grants and other resources for effective implementation of Plans and service delivery
Preparation of case studies and documentation good practices pertaining to functioning of Panchayats and other development
Interventions, Assessment/analysis of GPDPs, BPDPs & DPDPs of their respective districts
To provide field-based information to the SoEPR and States/UTs
To contribute to various NIRDPR and MoPR initiatives
To ensure availability of various data of the respective districts
To provide support to Panchayat Standing Committees in areas of work related to the SoEPR
To undertake extensive travels in remote areas of the State/UT
To report the work done on a fortnightly basis on the SoEPR Dashboard, and on a monthly basis to the SIRD/SPRC/CTI, and to submit a satisfactory performance report from the Head of the SIRD/SPRC/CTI in which you are placed.
To work for prolonged hours as needed to achieve targets of the SoEPR
To discharge such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the competent authority

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

Master’s degree in any discipline from any recognized university

Work Experience

Essential

At least seven years’ first-hand combined experience of having worked at District/State/National level on issues related to Panchayat Governance, implementation of Rural Development programmes, Decentralised Planning, Capacity Building & Training of Panchayats on all or most aspects of Panchayats & Rural Development including development of women & children and backward sections in rural areas

Desirable

Experience in extensive fieldwork for the implementation of Capacity Building & Training programmes under RGSA
Preference will be given to those having work experience in Localization of SDGs and LSDG-focused Thematic GPDP, BPDP & DPDP
Experience in development of Training Materials on the subjects and conduct of Training including Training of Trainers will be given preference.

Knowledge and Skills Required

Knowledge about Panchayati Raj system including structure, functions, roles & responsibilities and issues related to strengthening of Panchayats as institutions of self-government
Knowledge about Capacity Building & Training on all or most aspects of Panchayats and Rural Development
Knowledge about flagship programmes/schemes for Rural Development, development of women & children and backward sections in the rural areas
Knowledge about Decentralised Planning, Localization of SDGs and LSDG-focused Theme-based GPDP, BPDP & DPDP
Leadership qualities and motivational skills
Mentoring and monitoring skills
Soft skills including proficiency in MS Office, presentation skills and skills in use of e-GramSwaraj Portal
Proficiency in writing and speaking English and speaking Hindi