National Consultant for Coordination of PRAWAH

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Job Description/Responsibilities

UN Women India Country Office is hiring for the role of a Technical Coordination Consultant to be based out of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, to support the UN Women Madhya Pradesh state office with outreach and implementation of various proposed activities related to gender and disaster resilience in the state, including the proposed project ‘PRAWAH’ and additional convenings, workshops, and projects that may emerge out of this ongoing government collaboration. 

The Technical Coordination Consultant will work under direct supervision of the UN Women State Lead for Madhya Pradesh, and in coordination with the Inter-Governmental Programme unit and DRR focal point based out of the country office in New Delhi, and is expected to undertake the following areas of work:

• Support with planning & implementation of all activities planned under the intervention, including trainings, workshops, field assessments, and other activities as undertaken;
• Coordinate and facilitate outreach, meetings, and collaborations with government, non-government, and community / local stakeholders for different activities under the intervention;
• Manage, plan, and track budgets related to different activities under the intervention, including tracking and collating information related to procurement and expenditures for financial reporting;
• Coordinate logistics related to implementation in a timely manner, including procurement, travel planning, and other logistics related to conducting the various activities planned;
• Support the production of training / capacity building / IEC material by coordinating with focal colleagues around these activities, organizing photos and information from the field, coordinating for internal and government approvals, etc;
• Undertake comprehensive documentation, oversight, and monitoring of the activities undertaken, including coordinating with government stakeholders and UN Women colleagues for field data collection / evaluation toward the M&E framework;
• Undertake reporting at all stages of the intervention through providing field level data & information, and maintaining & providing written and audiovisual records of all activities and engagement with government, NGO, and community stakeholders;
• Support with developing additional background reports, concept notes, and proposals around gender inclusion & disaster management in Madhya Pradesh as may be required;
• Any other deliverables as may be required for effective implementation of this initiative with approval from the Supervisor.

Programmatic Deliverables: 

• Facilitating Stakeholder Consultations: Divisional consultations and State consultations.
• Formulating Standard Operating Procedure for the Flood situation from gender lens.
• Developing an operational module for undertaking training of departmental workforce on the SOP.
• Designing, organizing and facilitating Master training of Department’s workforce on SOP.
• 2 – 3 page summary report of each activity undertaken with regards to training, capacity building, data & assessments, and field visits, under the intervention, including photos and other audiovisual records, logistics arrangements, and financial expenditures.

Administrative Deliverables: 

• Submission of monthly workplan with clear deliverables.
• Monthly reports on work undertaken with regards to the scope of duties listed.
• Updated budget, logistics, activity, and output framework & tracker.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in areas related to development, such as public policy & planning, disaster management, or other related social science field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in project planning & operations in the development sector, either urban or rural development, is required;
• Experience of working in the development sector within Madhya Pradesh is required;
• Strong experience of working with government stakeholders in Madhya Pradesh, whether at local or state levels, will be given preference;
• Experience working in the area of disaster management, will be given preference.

Language:

• Fluency in written and spoken English and Hindi.

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