Project Associate (Project Management)

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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 provide support to the Project Team Leader, the Deputy Project Team Leader and Senior Consultants in PMU in effective management of all programme related activities
• To assist in developing Learning Materials for training of State Programme Coordinators, Young Fellows, Beacon Panchayat Leaders, Gram Panchayat Planning Facilitation Teams (GPPFT) / other stakeholders under the Project GPs with focus on institutional strengthening and LSDG-focused Thematic GPDP
• To assist in coordinating with SIRDPRs/SPRCs/State Nodal Agencies for GPDP & RGSA, ETC/DTC/DPRCs, SRLMs, Corporates, CSO, NGOs and similar organisations for effective implementation of the 100+ CDP
• To assist in coordinating with State Programme Coordinators, Young Fellows and other Project Staff for effective Project Management
• To assist in managing and monitoring of the Training Programmes under the Project
• To assist in documentation of Good Practices - based on reports, field studies, AV documentation, GPDP documents etc.
• To work for prolonged hours to achieve the targets of the Project
• To discharge such other responsibilities as may be assigned

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Master’s degree in any discipline from any recognized university

Desirable

• Master’s degree in any stream of Social Science from a recognized university

Work Experience

• At least three years’ first-hand experience of having worked on Capacity Building & Training and Participatory Planning in respect of Gram Panchayats at District/State/National level

Desirable

• Experience in development of Learning Materials on the subjects

Knowledge and Skills Required

• knowledge about structure, functions, roles and responsibilities of Panchayati Raj system, particularly Gram Panchayats
• Knowledge about Decentralised Planning, particularly LSDGfocused Thematic GPDP
• Soft skills including proficiency in MS Office, presentation skills and skills in use of e-GramSwaraj Portal and other Portals of the MoPR, MoRD and other Ministries of Government of India
• Skills in office management and official communication.
• Proficiency in writing and speaking English and speaking Hindi

Salary

A consolidated amount of Rs.40,000/- (Rupees forty thousand) only per month plus travel and subsistence on tour as per norms of NIRDPR

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