Project Officer - Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

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As the United Nations lead agency on international development, UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities, and to build resilience to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Our work is concentrated in three focus areas; sustainable development, democratic governance and peace building, and climate and disaster resilience.

Job Description

UNDP proposes to engage a Project Officer – Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation to develop and prepare comprehensive plan and strategies for quality monitoring of PM-PVTG Mission. S/He will be a part of the PM-PVTG Mission Support Cell to be established within the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and will ensure engagement of all direct stakeholders and delivery of project objectives, in coordination with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, when needed.

• Develop strategic plan for the PVTG Development Mission and its implementation, including the identification of key performance indicators, targets, and milestones.
• Design criteria and indicators for baseline, framework for impact assessment, strategic planning with Central Ministries and states to monitor allocation of funds as per the designed criteria, budget analysis, as well as provide inputs for convergence with state specific schemes.
• Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation plans, including data collection, analysis, and reporting, etc.
• Support the development of a knowledge management system, including the establishment of a database to track mission performance, lessons learned, and best practices.
• Undertake Gap analysis and inputs in implementation. Provide regular reports based on data analytics on the progress and gaps.
• Ensure that project contributes to the promotion of gender equality by reaching, involving and benefiting both women and men in its activities (gender mainstreaming)
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Social Sciences, rural development, development management, social work, public policy or related   field   is required.
• A first level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Up to 2 years (with master’s degree) or minimum 2 years (with bachelor’s degree) of experience in the similar field - development management/ studies, rural development, social work, public policy.
• Good   understanding   of   tribal    development related   schemes/ programmes, especially for PVTGs.
• Prior experience in using Monitoring and evaluation tools is an asset.
• High-level of IT/computing skills (minimum: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of and experience in gender mainstreaming is an asset.
• Sound knowledge of development challenges and solutions for Scheduled Tribes with specific focus on PVTGs will be preferred.
• Experience in Monitoring and evaluation in social sector/Tribals schemes and programmes.
• Experience of working in government/international agency funded projects is desirable.

Required Languages:

• English
• Knowledge of Hindi is an added advantage.

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