Project Officer – Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

The Pradhan Mantri Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) Development Mission is one of the important programs introduced in the Union Budget 2023-24 to improve the socio-economic status of the PVTGs. The mission seeks to address the development gaps in areas such as health, education, livelihoods, and basic infrastructure for PVTGs, and promote their overall welfare. The government has earmarked a budget of Rs. 15,000 crores to be sourced from DAPST, which will be implemented over a period of three years. Nine Union Ministries to be involved of which Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the Nodal Ministry for implementing this mission. Under this mission, a multi- sectoral approach is adopted to ensure the holistic development of PVTGs, through providing safe housing, clean drinking water and sanitation, improved access to education, health and nutrition, road and telecom connectivity, and sustainable livelihood opportunities. The initiative aims to empower these communities and enable them to become self-reliant.

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MOTA) aims to develop the PVTG Development Mission to provide basic infrastructure facilities for PVTG communities and households. The mission will work to establish convergence for integrated and inclusive development in the identified areas of socioeconomic development. To effectively support MoTA in achieving the project outcomes and considering the specific project management requirements at the Ministry level, UNDP is assisting in setting up of a Monitoring and Support Unit to be established within the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The Support Cell will have a technical team of specialists to provide overall assistance and desired support for Strategic Planning, implementation and monitoring the PVTG Development Mission, coordination and convergence with other Central Ministries, State Tribal Welfare Departments, and linkages with other external stakeholders as well as community members.

UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.

This Position reports directly to Programme Lead, Tribal Development, NPSA 9 and overall reports to Chief Advisor, SDG acceleration, NOD, UNDP.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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

Required Skills and Experience:

Education:

• 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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