Project Analyst (Climate Resilient Agriculture)

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Job Description

The Project Analyst will provide the necessary technical support for the implementation of project activities in the State of Bihar and other project States. S/he will be based at Patna, Bihar. S/he shall work under the direct supervision of the State Project Officer (Odisha/Bihar) and the overall guidance of National Project Manager (NPM) - Action for Climate and Environment Unit, UNDP India. S/he would be responsible for providing technical guidance for implementation of the project, tracking project progress, prepare reports and disseminate best practices for the project. S/he will update day-to-day project activities in Bihar and oversee regular monitoring of project results and risks, including social and environmental risks.

Job Responsibilities

The Project Analyst is to be hired for the project implementation phase. The specific tasks for the assignment include:

Project Management and implementation:

• Facilitate implementing the project in Bihar in close coordination with the State Project Officer (Odisha and Bihar) and the National Project Manager (NPM) through planning, supervision, monitoring and evaluation of all the project activities in Bihar.
• Provide technical inputs for demonstration of climate resilient agriculture in Bihar and other project States (especially Odisha).
• Liaise with government departments, local authorities and other stakeholders to facilitate project implementation in Bihar.
• Establish linkages with relevant technical institutions and Civil Society Organizations working on agriculture, NRM and climate change issues in Bihar.
• Develop appropriate training and capacity building modules on climate resilient agriculture and natural resources (land, water, forests) and conduct trainings/ workshops to build capacity of different stakeholders in the project States.
• Facilitate developing the State specific annual work plans and ensure accurate and timely reporting on the activities and their progress in Bihar.
• Prepare technical reports and documentation for submission to the National Project Manager and other stakeholders of the project.
• Coordinate with the national team and other state project teams under the project to share lessons and experiences.

Ensuring the project monitoring and review, focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Facilitate contract management of the partner CSO and flag any potential risks and suggest their mitigation measures. Ensure timely contract management, deliverables and related payments.
• Undertake review meetings with partners and field visits to track progress made in implementation of the project and take corrective action as required.
• Review quality and consistency of reports and deliverables by partner institutions/ responsible parties including financial reports from all project partners,
• Ensure effective financial management and reporting as per the UNDP financial guidelines,
• Facilitate with the partner CSO to prepare quarterly and annual project progress reports; provide necessary information and inputs for preparing presentations and other documents for review meetings like project steering committee to the SPL and NPM.
• Facilitate and participate in the periodic review meetings and discussions related to project implementation, monitoring and follow-up.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Agriculture/Agri. Engineering/Environmental Science or related field is required.

                                      OR

• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) from a recognized institution in Agriculture/Agri. Engineering/Environmental science in combination with two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Applicants with a master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field
• of study are not required to have professional work experience.
• Applicants with a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in programme / project management.

Desired skills:

• Demonstrated experience of working with Central and/or State Governments/ NGOs/ international organizations / Civil Society on agriculture and natural resource management.
• Demonstrated experience of projects programmes on climate resilient agriculture.
• Demonstrated experience on planning for natural resource management structures.
• Demonstrated experience on training and building capacities at sub-national level on agriculture and natural resource management.
• Required Languages:
• Fluency in English and Hindi is required.

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