Team Lead

 Palladium

Team Lead

Mumbai, India 

Company Overview:

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits. 

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing to improve - economies, societies and most importantly, people's lives. 

Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status. 

Project Overview and Role:

 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

Minimum 8 years of experience in fisheries or agriculture and allied sector involving working in value chain, market linkages, value addition projects, quality & productivity management, farmers/fishermen groups, promotion/capacity building/strengthening of FPOs etc. in agri. allied or fisheries sector.

Individual Consultant

 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Individual Consultant – Junior Consultant (Media)
Location :	Bhubaneswar, INDIA
Application Deadline :	05-Feb-21 (Midnight New York, USA)
Time left :	16d 0h 41m
Type of Contract :	Individual Contract
Post Level :	National Consultant
Languages Required :	English
Duration of Initial Contract :	One Year
Expected Duration of Assignment :	One Year
Background
Indian producers face several challenges to secure their household’s income, food provision while making an important economic contribution for the country. And one reason for the rising farm distress is crop failures and yield losses triggered by the vagaries of climate. The livelihood of a large proportion of India’s population—as the largest private enterprise with ~138 million farm families with an 18% contribution to national GDP—is at risk.   Any shock on agricultural production already has social and financial repercussions for both the population and the country as a whole; it impacts rural income levels, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and, in the worst years, poverty rates. The redesigned schemes RKVY- RAFTAAR "Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector Rejuvenation", aims at making farming a remunerative economic activity through strengthening the farmers efforts, risk mitigation and promoting agri-business entrepreneurship. In the states, Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment operates RKVY-RAFTAAR where the State Government prepares projects as per guidelines RKVY- RAFTAAR issued by the Government of India. The Country Programme Document (2018-2022) of United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) approved by the Government of India has defined one of its foremost programme priorities and outcomes as “Institutional and systems strengthening for service delivery” as the single most innovations to achieve last mile developmental impact. UNDP has set up the Technical Support Unit for the implementation of RKVY, at MOA&FW  to improve institutional and programme responsiveness, increase coverage and better access among the marginalised and excluded farm households for the rural population in Odisha. Under this project UNDP is planning  to provide a technical support to the state government of Odisha, for which UNDP is planning to hire an Individual Consultant-Media to provide technical support to Department of Agriculture, Government of Odisha in strengthening the RKVY across the state.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities: The Consultant (Media), will be based at Bhubaneswar and shall work under the guidance and supervision of the Director, Agriculture.  The Consultant (Media), is responsible for: - Project Communications for advocacy and awareness: ·        He/she will work closely with the RKVY section to ensure that relevant project materials such as Human-Interest Stories, IEC campaign materials (Video, Radio Jingles, Hoardings, Posters,

Individual Consultant - Finance

 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Individual Consultant - Finance (Junior) for Indian Nationals only
Location :	Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, INDIA
Application Deadline :	03-Feb-21 (Midnight New York, USA)
Time left :	14d 0h 41m
Type of Contract :	Individual Contract
Post Level :	National Consultant
Languages Required :	English
Duration of Initial Contract :	One Year

 

Background

Indian producers face several challenges to secure their household’s income, food provision while making an important economic contribution for the country. And one reason for the rising farm distress is crop failures and yield losses triggered by the vagaries of climate. The livelihood of a large proportion of India’s population—as the largest private enterprise with ~138 million farm families with an 18% contribution to national GDP—is at risk.   Any shock on agricultural production already has social and financial repercussions for both the population and the country as a whole; it impacts rural income levels, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and, in the worst years, poverty rates. The redesigned schemes RKVY- RAFTAAR "Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector Rejuvenation", aims at making farming a remunerative economic activity through strengthening the farmers efforts, risk mitigation and promoting agri-business entrepreneurship. In the states, Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment operates RKVY-RAFTAAR where the State Government prepares projects as per guidelines RKVY- RAFTAAR issued by the Government of India. The Country Programme Document (2018-2022) of United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) approved by the Government of India has defined one of its foremost programme priorities and outcomes as  “Institutional and systems strengthening for service delivery” as the single most innovations to achieve last mile developmental impact. UNDP has set up the Technical Support Unit for the implementation of RKVY, at MOA&FW  to improve institutional and programme responsiveness, increase coverage and better access among the marginalised and excluded farm households for the rural population in Odisha. Under this project UNDP is planning  to provide a technical support to the state government of Odisha, for which UNDP is planning to hire an Individual Consultant to provide technical support to Department of Agriculture, Government of Odisha in strengthening the RKVY across the State.

Duties and Responsibilities

Functions / Key Results Expected Summary of Key Functions: As Consultant (Finance), the person will be responsible for supporting the Senior consultant and the Director (RKVY), Agriculture department and  identifying areas for improvement. The Consultant (Finance), will be based at Bhubaneswar and shall work under the guidance and supervision of the Director, Agriculture.  The Consultant (Finance), is responsible for: - ·        Facilitate preparation of the annual work plan and budget; ·        Ensure strategic resource management, including planning and tracking of available resources

Individual Consultant

 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Individual Consultant – Web Developer
Location :	New Delhi, INDIA
Application Deadline :	05-Feb-21 (Midnight New York, USA)
Time left :	16d 0h 41m
Type of Contract :	Individual Contract
Post Level :	National Consultant
Languages Required :	English
Duration of Initial Contract :	One Year
Expected Duration of Assignment :	One Year
Background
The Enterprise Application Development section under the Information Technology Services (ITS) is responsible for developing sustainable and affordable IT solutions to meet UNOV/UNODC requirements, also enabling availability of the solutions more generally across the UN Secretariat entities. The India Technical Hub (EAD-ITH) based in New Delhi forms part of the vital delivery pillars of the ITS in keeping with the UN’s revised ICT strategy. As part of this strategy and under the direct supervision of the Head - ITH; the Web Developer will liaise with the Team Leader, Substantive Web Applications Team (SWAT) for day to day work and be responsible for the following
Duties and Responsibilities
·        Provide support in the planning, specification, design, development, implementation and maintenance of customized application software systems; work with senior IT staff on the definition and specification of requirements; build, test and modify prototype application software based on detailed instructions; install and maintain software systems. ·        Interface with the clients to define business requirements, and coordinate &  monitor the product implementation with all stakeholders. ·        Develop, test and debug web applications using technologies such as: HTML, JavaScript, ORM, SQL, Angular JS and other frameworks. ·        Provide support on software development matters, including security, data integrity and recovery; assist with needs assessment for new systems (including modifications to existing systems); perform ongoing reviews with users and developers and respond to requirements; request, implement, provide operational support and maintain various applications. ·        Maintain regular contact with users and technical staff in user offices and provide support as required. ·        Conduct research on new technologies as requested; keep abreast of developments in the field; assist in testing and evaluating new products and technologies. ·        Perform other work related duties as required. Expected tangible and measurable output(s)/deliverable(s) ·        Provide effective computer application systems assistance and support and contribute to the development, implementation and maintenance of computer application systems.

Individual Consultant

 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Individual Consultant – Senior Consultant (RKVY)
Location :	Bhubaneswar, INDIA
Application Deadline :	04-Feb-21 (Midnight New York, USA)
Time left :	14d 21h 25m
Type of Contract :	Individual Contract
Post Level :	National Consultant
Languages Required :	English
Duration of Initial Contract :	One Year
Expected Duration of Assignment :	One Year
Background
Indian producers face several challenges to secure their household’s income, food provision while making an important economic contribution for the country. And one reason for the rising farm distress is crop failures and yield losses triggered by the vagaries of climate. The livelihood of a large proportion of India’s population—as the largest private enterprise with ~138 million farm families with an 18% contribution to national GDP—is at risk.   Any shock on agricultural production already has social and financial repercussions for both the population and the country as a whole; it impacts rural income levels, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and, in the worst years, poverty rates. The redesigned schemes RKVY- RAFTAAR "Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector Rejuvenation", aims at making farming a remunerative economic activity through strengthening the farmers efforts, risk mitigation and promoting agri-business entrepreneurship. In the states, Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment operates RKVY-RAFTAAR where the State Government prepares projects as per guidelines RKVY- RAFTAAR issued by the Government of India. The Country Programme Document (2018-2022) of United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) approved by the Government of India has defined one of its foremost programme priorities and outcomes as “Institutional and systems strengthening for service delivery” as the single most innovations to achieve last mile developmental impact. UNDP has set up the Technical Support Unit for the implementation of RKVY, at MOA&FW  to improve institutional and programme responsiveness, increase coverage and better access among the marginalised and excluded farm households for the rural population in Odisha. Under this project UNDP is planning  to provide a technical support to the state government of Odisha, for which UNDP is planning to hire an Individual Consultant to provide technical support to Department of Agriculture, Government of Odisha in strengthening the RKVY across the state.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities: The Senior Consultant (RKVY), will be based at Bhubaneswar and shall work under the guidance and supervision of the Director, Agriculture.  The Senior Consultant (RKVY), is responsible for: -   ·        Support preparing State Agriculture Plan (SAP) & State Agriculture Infrastructure Development Programme (SAIDP) and ensuring the preparation of the District Agriculture

National Consultants

 World Health Organization (WHO)

National Consultants - SAMARTH - (2005027)  

Grade: No grade

Contractual Arrangement: External consultant

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): One year or more

 

Job Posting : Jan 13, 2021, 12:38:50 PM

Closing Date : Jan 28, 2021, 4:29:00 AM

Primary Location : India-New Delhi

Organization : SE_IND WR Office, India

Schedule : Full-time

 

External Description - Classified Position

External Description - No classified position exists

SRHR Global Programme

Promoting and protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) is crucial to the wellbeing of all people and to enabling them to contribute to the overall development of their communities and societies. The World Health Organization’s (WHO), 13th General Program of Work (GPW 13) recognises that access to SRHR can only be fully achieved through Universal Health Coverage (UHC), promotion of better health and well-being, and meeting the needs of those living in humanitarian settings, i.e. all three of WHO’s strategic priorities.  

The framework of GPW 13 builds on the existing expertise and long standing work on SRHR at WHO, committing the organization to make the strategic shift of stepping up its leadership on this issue so as not to leave anyone behind and ensure it has the capacity to support countries to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services (Sustainable Development Goal 3.7) and universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights (Sustainable Development Goal 5.6) and to reduce  maternal mortality (Sustainable Development Goal 3.1). Target 3.8 to Achieve Universal Health Coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all includes the RMNCAH+N services to be delivered at Primary Healthcare Level is also a key pillar of this initiative.

 

Country Programme

In 2019, WHO in collaboration with the respective Regional Offices (RO) and respective WHO Country Office (WCO) rolled out a new multi-country initiative to strengthen Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) information and services within the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Framework and ultimately support national strategies to reduce maternal mortality and achieve SDG targets though a health systems approach.

India is a key focus country for this initiative and WHO is committed to supporting the MoHFW for the implementation of the project. Under the SRHR initiative, re-named SAMARTH (Sustain-Accelerate-Mainstream Access to Reproductive Health Through Health-systems), activities in India focus on prioritizing family planning (FP), adolescents sexual and reproductive health (ASRH), comprehensive abortion care (CAC), Health System Strengthening (HSS) and Aspirational Districts (AD) through national level support.

The consultants will be responsible for working closely with the MoHFW and WHO National and State level officers. The consultants will work as a part of a team of experienced staff working on SRHR, health systems, adolescent sexual and reproductive health both within the MoHFW and WCO. Consultants must have excellent research, writing and communication skills. This position is based in New Delhi, India and remuneration will be commensurate with experience.

 

OBJECTIVES:

Mainstream the SAMARTH initiative in the country and provide direct support to the MoHFW and WHO for implementing activities under this initiative.

Work with the Technical Officer for Reproductive Health and the MoHFW respective divisions as a part of the national Technical support unit (TSU) at Nirman Bhawan.

Ensure that the SAMARTH program achieves considerable traction in discussions at national level and its subsequent state and district level implementation.

 

SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of work includes but not limited to: -

Support ongoing SAMARTH activities and program. Participate as part of a team to conceptualize and implement sexual and reproductive health (SRH) activities.

Develop written materials in a range of formats including publications for the RHR initiative activities, meetings, policy dialogues and short-form analyses.

Support the preparation and/or revision of communication materials and capacity building activities or products related to SAMARTH.

Assist with national and Regional SAMARTH meetings. Support the ministry in implementing the program activities through states’ Project Implementation Plan (PIP). The goal is to ensure integrated SRH with Comprehensive Primary Health Care in PIPs to ensure that the activities are scaled up and budgetary safeguard are made for future scale-up.

Provide technical and administrative support to the Country Office as needed. Represent the WHO India in advocacy and outreach activities within the Ministry, relevant government agencies, key coalitions, and the network of SRH and UHC stakeholders.

Development of IEC materials for mass awareness and sensitization of the SAMARTH initiative. Publications and review of local/national data SRH & Health Systems studies and reports.

Provide Technical Support and collaborate on the development, rollout and implementation of programmes in the areas of health systems development, health services organization with a special focus on RMNCAH+N services and supporting universal health coverage.

As there are multiple positions, additional scope of work for each area include: -

Co-ordination (NoB/NoC): Support WHO’s engagement and technical activities with other ministries and state governments in relation to SRH. This includes but is not limited to - setting up the National RHR Technical Advisory Group (TAG), attending intergovernmental or inter-agency meetings, supporting documentation, reviewing technical documents and policy briefs. Engage with health working groups and undertake dialogues for reviewing, supporting and co-ordination of the SRH program with States officers. Support preparation of Annual PIP (program implementation plans) with focus on integrated SRHR.

Family Planning (NoB/NoC): To advocate use of SRHR indicators in the review and workshops and support conduct National/Regional review meetings on FP and integrated service delivery with MoHFW. Provide technical and programmatic support at national level in implementation of FP logistic management information system (FP-LMIS) in 10 High-priority states, facilitate and provide technical support in updating RMNCAH+N counsellor manual and finalization of the same.   

Comprehensive Abortion Care (NoB): Consultant to also work on supporting establishment of Model CAC training and service delivery centres and evaluation of Model CAC training and service delivery centre in the country, support the establishment of national CAC facilities dashboard. The consultant would support the updation of National CAC guidelines following the abortion law change and assist in the review of the quality of medical abortion drugs. Key deliverable will also include development of a costed action plan for CAC services in the country. 

Adolescent Reproductive Health (NoB): Support in assessing SRHR laws/ policies-barriers to accessing quality services particularly legal age of marriage and submission of report thereof. Support preparation of high-quality, simple and easy to administer resource toolkit (including FAQs, GIFs, Factsheets and Policy briefs) as part of SRHR Resource Toolkit aimed at strengthening the capacity of counselors and frontline functionaries to provide SRH services. Support expansion of national CAC facilities dashboard including adolescent health dashboard. Support updating of RMNCAH counsellor manual and subsequent trainings of Adolescent Health Counsellors. 

Health System Strengtheheing (NoB): Collaborate with staff across the Ministry to bring a robust perspective to the range of our communications and research activities. Serve as a leading voice on RHR and UHC, especially related to domestic family planning, adolescent RHR and comprehensive abortion care services at the Ayushman Bharat – Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs). Prioritse integrated service delivery policy and program at HWCs urban and rural. 

Free Drugs and Diagnostics - Lead (NoB) and Program Support (NoA): provide technical support to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) as part of an inter-disciplinary team to strengthen the implementation of the ‘Free Drugs and Diagnostics Schemes’ at the national and state level. This will

Individual Consultant

 United Nations Development Programme -UNDP

Individual Consultant – Block Technical Coordinator _Forward Linkage Gadag, Karnataka (5 Posts)
Location :	Bangalore, INDIA, INDIA
Application Deadline :	28-Jan-21 (Midnight New York, USA)
Time left :	15d 0h 46m
Type of Contract :	Individual Contract
Post Level :	National Consultant
Languages Required :	English
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)	01-Feb-2021
Duration of Initial Contract :	One Year

  

Background

Background: The DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission) is the flagship program of Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India relaunched in 2016 for promoting poverty reduction by building strong institutions of the poor, particularly women. The programme creates and enables community owned institutions of women to empower and make them economically self-reliant by improving their agency to access a range of livelihood and financial services and maximize their resources for creating sustainable livelihood opportunities.  The state governments are mandated to set up dedicated Mission Management Units at the state, district and village/community level for the effective implementation of the NRLM scheme.  The mission provides regular hand-holding support to SHG/federations for a period of 5-7 years.  At the end of a fully implementation cycle the SHGs/federations are well prepared to become resource institutions at the community level for providing evidence and support to other social initiatives.  Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Promotion Society (KSRLPS) The State Government is implementing DAY-NRLM scheme in phases through Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Promotion Society in the name of “Sanjeevini”. The mission statement of KSRLPS is: “To reduce rural poverty by providing gainful wage and self-employment opportunities through community institutions resulting in sustainable improvement in their livelihoods”. Sanjeevini is a community driven and process-oriented programme. The processes include different activities such as awareness building, social mobilization, and development of Community Resource persons (CRPs). Formation of CBOs, strengthening SHGs/ CBOs/federations/Livelihood Collectives, establishment of linkages and promotion of livelihoods. The conventional methods of monitoring focuses on physical, financial and logistic aspects of projects, but do not capture the processes of community perception, satisfaction with project services, inclusion and institutional dynamics. As the community processes do not conform to pre-set rules, deadlines, targets or blue print approaches, a responsive and adaptive implementation is necessary. It is in this context that the State government of Karnataka has partnered with UNDP to implement The National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP) in Karnataka. NRETP proposes to implement higher order economic activities which are cross cutting in nature, for instance, the project design envisages that there will be an organic link between the model Cluster Level Federation (CLFs) and financial inclusion strategies, insurance and pension schemes, producer groups and organisations, product marketing and enterprise development. The financial inclusion strategy will also have a key role in financing of farm and non-farm enterprises.  UNDP will be uniquely positioned to quickly transfer the technical know-how gained at the national and state level working across the country.  The state SMMU will be fully synchronized with the National level team working at the centre, important for better alignment of state priorities with those of the national programme while formulating the State specific poverty reduction action plans. Under the scheme, UNDP is looking for a Block Technical Coordinator _ Forward Linkage, Consultant to undertake the activities as provided below. The incumbent will be based at KSRLPS and will perform duties under the direct supervision of the Mission Director and SPM - Value Chain & Forward Linkage.

Duties and Responsibilities

·        Candidate should be willing to travel across the districts of the State of Karnataka ·        Responsible for execution and monitoring of the sanctioned value chain development projects at the block level ·        Continuously scout for opportunities by analyzing potential for developing value chain interventions for existing commodities being produced in the block ·        Facilitate the technical support agencies in implementation of the sanctioned projects. ·        Maintain information regarding produce of the SHG members, markets (prices and trends), commodity-wise details of local and block level markets. ·        Identifying local buyers / local buyers, facilitating buyer seller meets at the block level ·        Collection of information / data for development of new proposals in value chain development ·        Execution of capacity building plans for the project staff, udyogmitra and community members on farm livelihoods and value chain development ·        Facilitate workshops, consultations necessary for developing manuals and guidelines to facilitate implementation of value chain development. ·        Identify and document best practices in value chain development under farm livelihoods

Individual Consultant

 United Nations Development Programme -UNDP

Individual Consultant – Operations & Procurement Associate
Location :	Bangalore, INDIA, INDIA
Application Deadline :	28-Jan-21 (Midnight New York, USA)
Time left :	15d 0h 46m
Type of Contract :	Individual Contract
Post Level :	National Consultant
Languages Required :	English
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)	01-Feb-2021
Duration of Initial Contract :	One Year

 

Background

Background: The DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission) is the flagship program of Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India relaunched in 2016 for promoting poverty reduction by building strong institutions of the poor, particularly women. The programme creates and enables community owned institutions of women to empower and make them economically self-reliant by improving their agency to access a range of livelihood and financial services and maximize their resources for creating sustainable livelihood opportunities.  The state governments are mandated to set up dedicated Mission Management Units at the state, district and village/community level for the effective implementation of the NRLM scheme.  The mission provides regular hand-holding support to SHG/federations for a period of 5-7 years.  At the end of a fully implementation cycle the SHGs/federations are well prepared to become resource institutions at the community level for providing evidence and support to other social initiatives.  Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Promotion Society (KSRLPS) The State Government is implementing DAY-NRLM scheme in phases through Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Promotion Society in the name of “Sanjeevini”. The mission statement of KSRLPS is: “To reduce rural poverty by providing gainful wage and self-employment opportunities through community institutions resulting in sustainable improvement in their livelihoods”. Sanjeevini is a community driven and process-oriented programme. The processes include different activities such as awareness building, social mobilization, development of Community Resource persons (CRPs). Formation of CBOs, strengthening SHGs/ CBOs/federations/Livelihood Collectives, establishment of linkages and promotion of livelihoods. The conventional methods of monitoring focuses on physical, financial and logistic aspects of projects, but do not capture the processes of community perception, satisfaction with project services, inclusion and institutional dynamics. As the community processes do not conform to pre-set rules, deadlines, targets or blueprint approaches, a responsive and adaptive implementation is necessary. It is in this context that the State government of Karnataka has partnered with UNDP to implement The National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP) in Karnataka. NRETP proposes to implement higher order economic activities which are cross cutting in nature, for instance, the project design envisages that there will be an organic link between the model Cluster Level Federation (CLFs) and financial inclusion strategies, insurance and pension schemes, producer groups and organisations, product marketing and enterprise development. The financial inclusion strategy will also have a key role in financing of farm and non-farm enterprises. UNDP will be uniquely positioned to quickly transfer the technical know-how gained at the national and state level working across the country.  The state SMMU will be fully synchronized with the National level team working at the centre, important for better alignment of state priorities with those of the national programme while formulating the State specific poverty reduction action plans. Under the scheme, UNDP is looking for an Individual Consultant- Operations & Procurement Associate to undertake the activities as provided below. The incumbent will be based at KSRLPS and will perform duties under the direct supervision of the Mission Director, KSRLPS and the UNDP Focal Point, Karnataka

Duties and Responsibilities

·        Provide support to HR & Procurement team to hire consultants under the project; ·        Support the unit to implement procurement process of services and goods; ·        Assist in administrative tasks like travel arrangements, meetings, conference and workshops for