Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission (UPSRLM)

Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission (UPSRLM)

Department of Rural Development, Uttar Pradesh

Room No. 547, 5th Floor, JawaharBhawan, Ashok Marg Lucknow.

Advertisement No. 706/NRLM / 2012 Dated 28, September, 2012

Applications are invited for following positions

UPSRLM is an autonomous society entrusted with the task of implementation of National Rural Livelihoods Mission (Aajeevika) in Uttar Pradesh. UPSRLM aims at creating efficient and effective institutional platforms of the rural poor enabling them to increase household income through sustainable livelihood enhancements and improved access to financial services.

UPSRLM intends to recruit one consultant/professional each for six verticals mentioned below on contractual basis for one year ( It may be extended further) . Interested candidates may apply in prescribed format.

Code No / Thematic Expert / Academic Qualification / Experience / Monthly emoluments
S- 01 / Social Mobilisation / MBA/ MSW, Post Graduate Degree/Diploma in RD/PGDIM. / 7 yrs of experience in relevant field. / Rs. 60000 to Rs.70000
(Negotiable)
S- 02 / Micro finance & Financial Inclusion / MBA/ MSW, Post Graduate Degree/Diploma in RD/PGDIM / 7 yrs of experience in relevant field.
S- 03 / Livelihood / MBA/ MSW, Post Graduate Degree/Diploma in RD/PGDIM / 7 yrs of experience in relevant field.
S- 04 / Finance & Procurement / MBA/ MSw, Post Graduate Degree/Diploma in RD/PGDIM / 7 yrs of experience in relevant field.
S- 05 / Monitoring and Evaluation / MBA/ MSw, Post Graduate Degree/Diploma in RD/PGDIM / 7 yrs of experience in relevant field.
S- 06 / Human Resource / MBA/ MSw, Post Graduate Degree/Diploma in RD/PGDIM / 7 yrs of experience in relevant field.

Detail regarding job profile and prescribed format of applications are available on our website . Interested candidates must send their application form in the prescribed format along with the relevant document by hand /post/ email() to mission Director, Uttar Pradesh State Rural livelihood Mission (UPSRLM), Department of Rural Development, Uttar Pradesh, Room No. 547, 5th floor, Jawahar Bhawan, Ashok Marg, Lucknow before 31st Oct 2012 by 6:00 PM. Application not received on prescribed format will be rejected.

The applicant who had applied earlier in response to the advertisement dated 29.07.12 will be considered if they fulfill the above eligibility criteria they need not apply again. Applicants applying for more than one post must submit separate application duly indicating code and post applied post for.

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(Mission Director)

Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission (UPSRLM)

Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission (UPSRLM)

Terms of Reference for Hiring State Level Thematic Experts For

Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission

Background:

The Government of India has launched The National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) under theMinistry of Rural Development (MoRD) . The Mission aims at creating efficient and effective institutional platformsof the rural poor enabling them to increase their household income through sustainable livelihood enhancements andimproved access to financial and public services. The agenda is to mobilize the rural BPL households into selfmanaged,federated institutions and support them for livelihood collectives. In addition, the poor would be facilitatedto achieve increased access to their rights, entitlements and public services, diversified risk and better socialindicators of empowerment.

Further to these objectives, the Government of Uttar Pradesh has constituted the Uttar Pradesh State RuralLivelihoods Mission, registered under the Societies Act 1860. A State Mission Management Unit has beenconstituted as a dedicated support structure to deliver the mission in the State.

The UPSRLM aims to build a team of high quality professionals for providing technical assistance to thedistricts in various thematic areas such as human resource management, rural livelihoods, social mobilization, monitoring & evaluation, micro finance & financial inclusion, finance & procurement .

This ToR is prepared to hire services of full time State level Thematic Experts to extend initial technical assistance asenvisaged under the NRLM.

B. Duration:

The tenure of this position will be of one year initially and renewed further based on performance and requirement.

C. Key Deliverables

a. Designing pilots under the Annual Action Plan document

b. Preparation of the State Perspective and Implementation Plan

c. Placement of the district teams and their sensitization and handholding

d. Rolling out the pilots in the identified districts

D. Scope of Work:

1. Undertaking comprehensive situational analysis to capture various dimensions of rural poverty

2. Prioritizing interventions and resources in accordance with the Annual Action Plan.

3. Organising various consultation workshops, trainings, seminars with various stakeholders at the state and districtlevel

4. Undertaking any other task from time to time assigned by the CEO/ Mission DirectorUPSRLM

E. General Terms:

1. The will be hired by UPSRLM and work as one of the team members of the SMMU.

2. The service of theState level Thematic Expertswill be hired on a retainer basis and he/she will be available full time to the SMMU

3. The State Thematic experts shall report to the Mission Director,UPSRLM

4. A monthly activity plan will be developed by the State Thematic experts

5. The State Thematic Experts shall participate in all meetings, reviews and workshop whenever invited by the NMMUor the districts

F. Profile of the Thematic expert:

1. Thematic expert: (Social Mobilization) (1 post) :

Selection Criteria

MBA/MSW/Post graduate degree/diploma in Rural Development/PGDM.
Atleast 7 years experience in social mobilization, gender activities particularly in large scale rural povertyreduction programmes.
Experience in designing and implementing various capacity building strategies and managing various trainingprogrammes is required

Location:

Lucknow (with travel to program locations across Uttar Pradesh)

Honorarium

Salary will be Rs. 60000.00 to 70000.00 (negotiable) and commensurate with the candidate’s qualification & experience.

Specific Technical Knowledge required (for the job)

Ground knowledge of gender dynamics, issues, themes & underlying currents, socio-economic profile includingknowledge about various gender upliftmen programs.
Knowledge and experience to organize and deliver trainings, including development of curricula andmethodology.
Computer knowledge, skills and practical experience, including internet navigation, and various officeapplications.

Desirable Knowledge and Skills

Thorough knowledge of the socio- political situation of the state
Knowledge of Governmental systems and procedures.
Programme design skills
Strong communication skills in English , Hindi
Report Writing
Computer skills, including internet navigation, and various office applications.

Deliverable & Key Responsibilities

Responsible for the aspects related to Social Mobilization and Gender of the project as a whole.
Develop and inclusion of gender equity and equality strategy and activities in the project mainstream.
Monitor the reach of project on gender aspects of the project including vulnerable community and sensitizeproject staff regarding gender and other relevant issues.
Coordinate with other staff of the project and other institutions for ensuring gender and vulnerable communityequality and equity within the project framework.
Diagnosis of social inclusion and mobilization status in the state and identifying key areas for NRLMintervention
Developing annual intervention plan with cost implications. Successfully mapping best practices of SM andGender existing in the state (i) to draw lessons (ii) and feed them into state plan for scaling up.
Developing Community Operational Manual and keep the same updating based on implementation feedback
Contributing to developing the State Perspective and Implementation Plan.
Monitor, evaluate the project activities with respect to the gender and vulnerable community sensitivity andsuggest corrective actions.
Any other activities as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer/ Mission Director.

2. Thematic expert (Micro Finance & Financial Inclusion) (1 Post) :

Selection Criteria

MBA/MSW/Post graduate degree/diploma in Rural Development/PGDM.
Atleast 7 years experience in the domain of financial inclusion in rural poverty reduction programmes.
Experience of working with institutions like NABARD, SIDBI preferred
Working on credit linkage to the institutions of poor is required.

Location:

Lucknow (with travel to program locations across Uttar Pradesh)

Honorarium

Salary will be Rs. 60000.00 to 70000.00 (negotiable) and commensurate with the candidate’s qualification & experience.

Specific Technical & Project management Knowledge & Skills Required

Knowledge of devising projects, specially in the fields of micro finance, financial inclusion and livelihoods , andimplementing them in coordination with different stakeholders
Knowledge regarding advocacy and creation of enabling environment for pro poor lending
Computer knowledge, skills and practical experience, including internet navigation, network,telecommunications and various office applications.
Current knowledge of development issues and policies, as well as programming policies and procedures ininternational development cooperation, specifically of the respective sector
Ability to conceptualize, innovate, plan and execute ideas.

Desirable Knowledge and Skills

Thorough knowledge of the socio- political situation of the state
Knowledge of Governmental systems and procedures.
Programme design skills
Strong communication skills in English , Hindi
Report Writing
Computer skills, including internet navigation, and various office applications.

Deliverable & Key Responsibilities

To develop strong network with banking institutions.
To identify pro poor banking and insurance products.
To devise and conduct training/capacity building programmes for bankers, institutions of poor and otherstakeholders, developing study / training and other communication material
To design training modules to instill financial literacy in institutions of the poor
Coordination with different stakeholders to achieve project objectives
Any other activities as assigned by the Chief Executive Office/ Mission Director.

3. Thematic expert (Livelihoods) (1 Post) :

Selection Criteria

MBA/MSW/Post graduate degree/diploma in Rural Development/PGDM.
Atleast seven years proven experience in livelihoods promotion in large scale rural poverty reductionprogrammes.
Experience in working with producers organizations on value chain development, building livelihoodsinstitutions of the poor and vulnerable is required

Location:

Lucknow (with travel to program locations across Uttar Pradesh)

Honorarium

Salary will be Rs. 60000.00 to 70000.00 (negotiable) and commensurate with the candidate’s qualification & experience.

Specific Technical Knowledge required (for the job)

Knowledge of design and implementation of all activities related to sustainable livelihood interventions for theproject including but not limited to skills training activities, micro-lending and micro-savings activities,employment generation activities, and alternative income generation schemes.
Knowledge of managing small businesses.
Knowledge of developing Value chain, Brand building,
Knowledge about Sales and Marketing Strategies
Knowledge and experience in the methods of communication to clearly and concisely express ideas and conceptsin written and oral form and to listen to and acknowledges others' perspectives and views.
Computer knowledge, skills and practical experience, including internet navigation, network,telecommunications and various office applications.

Desirable Knowledge and Skills

Thorough knowledge of the socio- political situation of the state
Knowledge of governmental systems and procedures
Understanding of social mobilization and behaviour change communication
Programme design skills
Strong communication skills in English , Hindi
Report Writing
Computer skills, including internet navigation, and various office applications.

Deliverable & Key Responsibilities

Conceptualizing thematic policies and developing strategies for NRLM
Diagnosis of livelihood interventions in the state and identifying key areas specifically for NRLM.
Networking and Partnerships with NGOs, Private Sector, Financial Institutions and relevant Governmentdepartments and engage the relevant stakeholders/partners in the livelihoods pilot projects formulation andimplementation;
Providing technical backstopping on sustainable livelihoods programmes to the district, block office and villagelevel;
Developing annual intervention plan with cost implications. Successfully mapping best practices of livelihoodsexisting in the state (i) to draw lessons (ii) and feed them into state plan for up scaling
Developing guidelines/training manual for the participatory planning at the village level to develop livelihoodplan.
Oversee that key project activities related to sustainable livelihood interventions are achieved per project budget,timeline
Monitoring and evaluation of all the activities related to sustainable livelihoods development
Any other activities as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer/ Mission Director

4. Thematic expert (Monitoring & Evaluation) (1 Post) :

Selection Criteria

MBA/MSW/Post graduate degree/diploma in Rural Development/PGDM.
At least seven years proven experience in project management, programme planning operation of MIS software, monitoring & evaluation of progress in large scale rural poverty reductionprogrammes.
Experience of working with institutions like Planning, UNDP, UNICEF etc. preferred

Location:

Lucknow (with travel to program locations across Uttar Pradesh)

Honorarium

Salary will be Rs. 60000.00 to 70000.00 (negotiable) and commensurate with the candidate’s qualification & experience.

Specific Technical Knowledge required (for the job)

To finalize and implementation the unified M & E system for the implementing & monitoring organs of the scheme.
To ensure efficient and effective M & E of all project activities at all times, provide feedback to the supervising officers and develop a MIS based decision support system. for various cutting edge levels, using M & E tools developed (hardware, software, written guidelines).
To provide feedback to the Supervising Officers in order to strengthen programme implementation.
To coordinate quarterly data collection reports and their analysis.

Desirable Knowledge and Skills

Thorough knowledge of the socio- political situation of the state
Knowledge of governmental systems and procedures
Understanding of social mobilization and behaviour change communication
Programme design skills
Strong communication skills in English , Hindi
Strong analytical skills including analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data.
Computer skills, including internet navigation, and various office applications.

Deliverable & Key Responsibilities

To assist in the compilation of periodic Physical & Financial reports for submission to the concerned officers/authorities.
To undertake monthly and quarterly monitoring of the programme against the approved M & E Plan.
To ensure designing of activities to strengthen the capacity of concerned staff in M & E activities.
To support the design and implementation of baseline/midline/and other surveys according to the approved workplan.
To compile data relating to organisational learning by preparing and disseminating data, lessons learned, good practices and statistical, qualitative, and anecdotal evidence provided by the stakeholders.
To produce a variety of written documents e.g. data summaries, workshop reports, etc.
To support the filed units in the execution of work plan and strategies.
To prepare monthly, quarter & annual progress reports including the reviews.
To impart training on MIS to the field & other support staff.
To undertake any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

5. Thematic expert (Finance & Procurement) (1 Post) :

Selection Criteria

MBA/MSW/Post graduate degree/diploma in Rural Development/PGDM.
At least seven years experience in procurement and implementation of large WB or other donor funded projectsin India;
Good understanding of Government procurement procedures (CVC guidance, GFR 2005, Ministry ofExpenditure Guidelines, DGS&D etc).

Location:

Lucknow (with travel to program locations across Uttar Pradesh)

Honorarium

Salary will be Rs. 60000.00 to 70000.00 (negotiable) and commensurate with the candidate’s qualification & experience.

Procurement under the Program

The procurement of goods, civil works, non-consulting services and services will be integral to theimplementation of MSRLM at State, District and Sub-District levels.
UPSRLM follows World Bank & NMMU Procurement Manual which has been developed based onprocurement framework and methodology suggested by the Financial Management Rules, GoI (2005); FinancialManagement and Procurement Manual of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan, MHRD, GoI; Stores Purchase Rules methods in Uttar Pradesh; World Bank “Guidance Note For Management Of Procurement Responsibilities In Community-Driven
Development Projects”, December 2009 as well as World Bank guidelines for procurement of goods, works andservices.

Deliverable & Key Responsibilities

Provide procurement support during project preparation; and project implementation (including prior and postreviews of all procurement documents and decisions for planned/selected contracts by UPSRLM for States,District and Block level
Assist UPSRLM in procurement capacity building activities including the assessment and implementing capacitybuilding for the State teams ;
Review and handle the technical, commercial and legal aspects of procurement (in consultation with Legal andPolicy departments as necessary) at all stages of the project cycle;
Provide operational advice to UPSRLM and State staff on concepts, policies and procedures for international andlocal procurement;
Participate in missions as procurement expert on projects; assess procurement implications of project design,evaluate institutional capacity of States and assist in the development of suitable procurement plans;
Resolve difficult procurement issues and handle questions/ complaints from applicants and contractors onbidding and award issues;
Prepare a range of procurement-related documents and reports; and providing guidance and training to Stateprocurement staff;
Review and handle procurement-related complaints and liaise with the Department/ World Bank on casesrelating to fraud and corruption in procurement and contracting process;
Monitor and ensure compliance with Bank’s procurement fiduciary policies and performance against Bankservice standards for procurement.
Developing, updating and implementing procurement management guidelines at state level.
Be part of developing SPIP and NRLM implementation framework as well as systems in the state
Develop and communicate Community Procurement Guidelines
Periodically review community procurement at district/ bloc level and revise the procurement guidelines basedon community best practices
Preparing and implementing annual procurement plan at all levels
Develop ToR’s for outsourcing of various services needed by the SMMU.
Any other activities as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer/ Mission Director as required.

Specific Technical & Project management Knowledge & Skills Required

Effective communication skills in presenting, discussing and resolving difficult issues, both orally and inwriting, and excellent listening skills;
Ability to deal sensitively with a multi-cultural environment and build effective business relationships withclients and colleagues;
Ability to function effectively in multi-disciplinary teams within the Government environment;
Exceptional degree of integrity, judgment and tact in handling the most sensitive, diverse and confidentialmaterial;
Understanding of Bank business objectives, policies and practices in procurement; and
Knowledge and experience in e-procurement will be an added advantage.
Good knowledge of all concepts and principles of and approaches to international procurement, and of publicprocurement systems;
Knowledge and understanding of technical and commercial aspects of procurement at all phases of Bank/ Donorfunded/ GoI operations;
Demonstrated analytical clarity, problem-solving skills and negotiating skills with ability to balance project objectives and procurement requirements with client needs.

Desirable Knowledge and Skills