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

Lead - Nutrition

Bill and Melinda Gates foundation

Lead - Nutrition

New Delhi, India

 

Position Summary

To date the Foundation has primarily invested in proven approaches to

improve nutrition, particularly during the 1,000-day window between a woman’s

pregnancy and her child’s second birthday, to prevent nutrition-related deaths

and cognitive impairments.

India is one of the priority countries for our investments in

nutrition, particularly to demonstrate what can be achieved by expanding the

use of known, effective interventions and developing and introducing new

prioritization for nutrition – both for MIYCN (Maternal, Infant and Young Child

solutions. In recent years India has seen an unprecedented government Nutrition) as well as LSFF (Large Scale Food Fortification). Despite a

based policies, malnutrition remains the underlying cause of more than half of

conducive nutrition ecosystem, with appropriate human resources, funding and evidence childhood deaths in India. Our goal is to accelerate scaling of evidence-based

India’s POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission) and scaling up LSFF.

nutrition interventions by supporting implementation of the Government of

This role will call for engagement on both MIYCN and LSFF

priorities, in pursuit of our MNCH and Nutrition strategies and goals – in

India and globally.  Our India goals are aligned to targets in government

wasting, anemia and low birth weight. You will develop and help execute our

plans and commitments to the SDGs in these areas with a focus on stunting,

proven interventions, building on existing foundation investments to support

nutrition work in India including but not limited to supporting the delivery of MIYCN and LSFF.  Work is at national level, priority states (Uttar Pradesh

relate to:

and Bihar) and diffusion states. Current specific priorities going forward

MIYCN

·         Strengthening the accelerated scale up of the National Nutrition Mission (NNM) at national level, our priority states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and in our diffusion states

·         Supporting the strengthening of existing systems to improve nutritional interventions such as the overlapping areas of a) quality of nutrition interventions such as counselling, b) strategic use of data by key sectors for monitoring, problem solving and informing more intensive action; and c) household level convergence of the range of nutrition interventions for the mother-child dyad

·         Generating evidence on emerging effective interventions to improve MIYCN, especially maternal nutrition, through a combination of efficacy, effectiveness and implementation research.

LSFF

·         Accelerate and sustain the uptake of fortified staples by the social safety net programs at national level and in early adaptive states.

·         Supporting the research and introduction of digital solutions for food fortification quality assurance and quality compliance (QA/QC).

·         Supporting the generation and utilization of data for improving the LSFF scale up

·         Generate and guide technical assistance to support commercial LSFF scale up at national level and key states.

Priorities are agreed as part of the annual performance

management cycle and reviewed regularly.  Time allocation is expected to

flexibly respond to changing priorities. In support of the above, given the

multi-sectoral nature of nutrition work, modest involvement in related areas

such as food systems, health systems and social protection systems may be

required. You will report to the Deputy Director, Family Health, India, and be

part of the India office health team.  As lead for nutrition in a country office, you will have collaborative links to Seattle program strategy teams

(PST) counterparts in Nutrition PST for LSFF and MNCH PST for MIYCN.

 

Leadership & Culture

Our culture shapes our choices about what we do and how we do it. We

believe that energized people, working well together, fueled by great

leadership in an inclusive environment can do extraordinary things.

Core Responsibilities

The selected candidate will be responsible for the following tasks:

Strategy development and reporting

·         Lead nutrition strategy development and implementation for the ICO, framed within the broader ICO Integrated Health Strategy, coving LSFF and MIYCN, as well as supporting technically ICO’s food system’s work.

·         Lead discussion on ICO nutrition strategic priorities (convene meetings on technical issues; present to

Lead - Maternal

 Bill and Melinda Gates foundation

Lead - Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

New Delhi, India

Position Summary

The focus of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) is to support the

strengthening of public service delivery in our priority states of Uttar

Mission and inform and strengthen the domain across India.  This is in

Pradesh (UP) and Bihar aligned with priorities under the National Health

focused on institutional maternal and newborn care, comprising the following

pursuit of the goal to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, with outcomes

core components:

·         Care for vulnerable newborns: special newborn care units, very low birth weight identification and tracking.

·         Quality of antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC).

·         Intrapartum care and management of complications.

·         Supporting interventions such as use of behavioral insights and health system strengthening including referral networks, human resources, supply chain, integration, digital solutions, and other priorities to enhance service delivery and utilization.

·         Reinforcing integration of other family health initiative areas such as nutrition (especially maternal, infant and young child nutrition, MIYCN) and family planning into MNCH.

·         Supporting the scale up of midwifery led models of care and service delivery approaches.

·         Complementing the above, and in collaboration with relevant India Country Office (ICO) and Seattle teams, support implementation research on priority interventions such ANC/PNC quality, risk stratification, care for small and sick newborns, and others to be identified.

Much of our MNCH support is maternal and newborn health. F

integration, family planning is focused on highest unmet need, mostly spacing

for young and lower parity couples, and for nutrition in the first 1000 days of

life. Our technical assistance is designed to help accelerate achievement of

areas.

targets in government plans and commitments to the SDG goals related to these

Within the Family Health Team, the Lead – MNCH will provide

overall leadership to define/refine future MNCH priorities and

investments.  Execution responsibility for investments contributing to

MNCH goals are shared across various ICO teams, including state program teams,

program advocacy and communications (PAC), and digital & health

role in terms of guidance, support, and coordination. For the remaining MNCH

innovations.  For investments led by others, you will provide an oversight

MNCH investments span behavior change and social mobilization, outreach and

investments, you will lead their design, implementation and review. The direct health facility based quality of care, particularly expanding access to

nutrition is integrated into health service delivery through ANC, intrapartum

comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care (CEmONC). Addressing under care, PNC, and incorporated into multiple community support activities linked

to flagship government programs like POSHAN Abhiyaan and National Rural

Communication Associate

 International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 

Communication Associate

Location

New Delhi, India

Recruitment Type

Local

Position Code

FO20-035

Job Summary:

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as Communication Associate for the project ReSAKSS South Asia: Policy Evidence for IAT’ to shape and support South Asia component of the ReSAKSS regional platform. The position will be based in New Delhi, India.

Recognizing the importance of knowledge sharing for evidence-based policymaking and mutual accountability, the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System in Asia (ReSAKSS-Asia) lead by IFPRI South Asia was established to promote south-south learning and enhance networking within and across each of the three sub-regions— South Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia. The Communications Associate will provide support to the Communications Specialist. Interested applicants must be authorized to work in India.

Essential Duties:

Specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

· Regularly upload content in the IFPRI South Asia website and change image sliders to keep it updated

· Review and edit publications like policy briefs, project notes, etc for language consistency

Occupational Health Analyst (Health and Safety)

 World Bank Group (WBG)

Occupational Health Analyst (Health and Safety)

Job #:	req10587
Organization:	World Bank
Sector:	Other
Grade:	GE
Term Duration:	2 years 0 months
Recruitment Type:	Local Recruitment
Location:	Chennai,India
Required Language(s):	English,
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date:	2/28/2021 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

 

Description About the World Bank Group: Established in 1944, the World Bank Group (WBG) is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, the WBG works with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. The World Bank Group (WBG) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Health and Safety Directorate (HSD) serves approximately 18,000 staff of the two organizations with around 60% based in Washington DC Headquarters (HQ), and the rest in Country Offices (CO). This position will function as the OHS focal point in the Regional Nairobi HSD hub, in coordination with other HSD functional elements, Field Health Services and Counseling.  The HSD mission is to protect and promote the health and safety of staff wherever they may be, taking account of their individual health status, working environment and job demands. This is achieved by managing health risks, offering an evidence-based, quality controlled occupational health and safety services, and nurturing trust in clients through professionalism and confidentiality. Under the supervision of the Senior Occupational Health and Safety Specialist (II) the Occupational Health and Safety Analyst will aid in the delivery of the WBG Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management System. This will include fundamental OH&S hazard identification, risk assessment and management principles, onsite evaluation, workplace investigation, data analysis, training and recommendations on program improvement. The H&S Analyst will direct and assist regional CO locations in the implementation of the WBG OHS Management system. This will include the development of OHS points of contact in CO locations.  Scope and Complexity  Acts within the HSD regional hub functional unit in day-to-day performance of the position's functions including; •Implementing the WBG overarching directives, procedures and guidelines for the WBG OH&S Management System. •Assisting in establishing the accountability structure and framework for WBG OH&S Management System. •Empowering staff engagement and involvement to foster ownership and accountability on OH&S

Psychological Counselor

 World Bank Group

Psychological Counselor

Job #:	req10515
Organization:	World Bank
Sector:	Other
Grade:	GF
Term Duration:	2 years 0 months
Recruitment Type:	Local Recruitment
Location:	Chennai,India
Required Language(s):	English
Preferred Language(s):	Any one or more of the following: Dari, Pashto, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, Sinhala, Punjabi
Closing Date:	2/26/2021 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

 

Description About the World Bank Group (WBG): Established in 1944, the WBG is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for development solutions. In fiscal year 2018, the WBG committed $67 billion in loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees to its members and private businesses, of which $24 billion was concessional finance to its poorest members. It is governed by 189-member countries and delivers services out of 120 offices with nearly 15,000 staff located globally. The WBG consists of five specialized institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The World Bank is organized into six client-facing Regional Vice-Presidencies, several corporate functions and thirteen Global Practices to bring best-in-class knowledge and solutions to regional and country clients. Project/Task Background / General Description: The Incumbent will be functional within the Health and Safety Directorate (HSD), Mental Health & Wellbeing Unit (MHWU), which assists and advises in identifying staff health issues which are related to the workplace in HQ and Country Office locations for World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff.  These client institutions are richly diverse environments, with over 20,000 staff members from more than 150 countries working in Washington, DC, and at more than 120 Country Office locations globally. The HSD mission is to protect and promote the health and safety of staff wherever they may be, taking account of their individual health status, working environment and job demands.  This is achieved by managing health risks; offering evidence-based, quality controlled occupational health and safety services; and nurturing trust in clients through professionalism and confidentiality.  HSD and, by extension, the MHWU is increasingly focused on Country Offices in all regions of the globe, especially given the growing decentralization of WBG operations. This position will function as the MHWU focal point in the Regional Chennai HSD hub, in coordination with the other HSD functional elements, Field Health Services and Occupational Health. HSD recognizes that individual health and organizational health are related, and that attention to both supports the effective functioning of employees. Medical ethics and confidentiality are cornerstones of HSD’s work.  The MHWU also includes and oversees the Bank Group’s Domestic Abuse Prevention Program (DAPP) for victims – staff and spouses – of domestic abuse; and the Family Consultation Services, which provides counselling services for spouses and other family members. The MHWU provides services that promote the psychological health and well-being of employees and contribute to a healthy work environment.  The Mental Health & Wellbeing Unit provides five main services: •Advisory role to managers, Human Resources (HR), Security & other institutional partners on assisting employees with stress health issues that may affect work functioning; identifying stress risks

Deputy Head of Visits

United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)

Deputy Head of Visits, B3, New Delhi

Job Category  

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)

Job Subcategory  

Political

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)  

 

Main purpose of job:

This role is at the heart of the Political section and High Commission, working to plan and deliver high quality VIP and senior visits that further UK / High Commission objectives and meet customer expectations.  The Delhi visits schedule is one of the most varied and high profile in our overseas network - calmness under pressure, creativity, confidence in dealing with senior stakeholders and decision-making skills are crucial. In return, you will get a high level of exposure to senior leadership and witness diplomacy in action.

You will also be responsible for managing our Immersion programme, which provides an opportunity for incoming UK colleagues to undertake an immersive experience across the country and enhance their understanding and appreciation of the rich cultural and social diversity of India. You will work with our network of Deputy High Commissions to ensure a sustainable approach to immersion programmes which meets the objectives of post and HMG. You will also work as part of a small team supporting visits, events and business management for the political team.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Visits, Events and projects

• Work with the Head of the Visits and across the Mission to plan and deliver VIP visit programmes that support wider High Commission objectives, including through innovative visit events and site visits.
• Provide on the ground support and act as visit lead during visits when necessary, managing logistics and programme.
• Commission briefing for visits and quality control the standard of briefings from across the

ASSOCIATE, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

 IDinsight 

ASSOCIATE, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS 

LOCATION: MANILA, PHILIPPINES OR NEW DELHI, INDIA 

IDinsight’s Strategic Communications team seeks an enthusiastic and tenacious full-time Associate/Senior Associate. You will work with the team to amplify IDinsight’s impact and improve the use of data and evidence for decision-making worldwide. The Associate will work with ~40 globally-distributed project teams across diverse sectors to produce external articles, policy briefs, blog posts, and website materials to share their project results and learnings with people across the world. 

About IDinsight 

IDinsight helps leaders combat poverty worldwide by designing, deploying and promoting evidence-generating tools. We tailor the best methodologies to address our partner’s needs, within their constraints, and work with them to fuse evidence with action. We serve governments, NGOs, foundations and social businesses across Africa and Asia in all major program areas including health, education, agriculture, livelihoods, finance, energy, and governance. 

Our approach rests on four pillars: 

• Rigorous: We develop and use a wide range of cutting-edge data and evidence tools, including experimental evaluations, monitoring systems, data analytics and visualization, process evaluations, machine learning, and more. 
• Cost-effective: Every dollar spent is justified by expected impact. If funds could be better used in another way, we say so. 
• Timely: Actionable information is delivered in time for client decision-making deadlines. 
• Demand-driven: We deploy solutions tailored to partner contexts and needs with no competing agendas. 

Our diverse team of over 130 outstanding colleagues operate in nearly two dozen countries around the world. 

About the Strategic Communications Team 

Effective communication is one of our best tools for influencing decisions and is one of our best tools for improving lives in the communities where we work. Our Strategic Communications Team amplifies IDinsight’s social impact beyond our direct client work to enhance the use of evidence for decision-making worldwide. 

The communications team supports our client-facing teams to compose well-crafted communications strategies and content. Our team shares both critical insights and compelling stories to inform and influence leaders in the sector including governments, philanthropies, policymakers, development practitioners, and research and measurement professionals. 

Additionally, the Strategic Communications team is responsible for all communication and advocacy platforms and activities including our website, social media presence, public relations activities, and collateral support. The team works to establish IDinsight as a go-to resource for decision-focused measurement needs in global development. The team also coordinates closely with the Fundraising team to help the organization create content and collateral to engage social sector donors. 

Reporting to the Strategic Communications Manager, and working with teammates across country offices, the Strategic Communications Associate will lead and manage a diverse set of efforts: 

• Write and edit content: The Associate, with support from the broader Strategic Communications Team, will track, oversee, and guide project teams to write policy briefs, blog

Training and Logistics Coordinator

UN Women

Training and Logistics Coordinator - Protection of Women and Girls from Sexual and Gender Based Violence (Open to Indian Nationals Only)
Location :	New Delhi, INDIA
Application Deadline :	30-Jan-21 (Midnight New York, USA)
Time left :	13d 0h 53m
Additional Category :	Gender Equality
Type of Contract :	Service Contract
Post Level :	SB-3
Languages Required :	English
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)	01-Feb-2021
Duration of Initial Contract :	One Year (Renewable -Subject to availability of Funds)
Expected Duration of Assignment :	One Year (Renewable – Subject to availability of Funds)
Background
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. As the UN agency with the mandate to work on gender equality, UN Women is responsible for leading and coordinating United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world and at the country level. UN Women is also expected to provide strong and coherent leadership in support of countries’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society, the nodal government agency, private sector and other relevant actors. In times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, women and girls face higher risk of violence.  Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in India remains a highly prevalent and protracted problem which not only affects the human rights many women, girls and other vulnerable group, but remains a major public health and development challenge. COVID-19 outbreak has uncovered the existing inequalities in families and society in India and exacerbated the structural factors that contribute to SGBV in its different forms including domestic violence, intimate partier violence, violence against children, sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, and at different sites- private pubic, work and online. The UN Secretary General made an appeal to the leaders of the Members States to put ‘Women and Girls Safety first’ and center- stage gender responsive measures in their plans to address the challenge of COVID-19, to build back better and equal world. India was among 140 countries to endorse the Call. In response to this urgent concern, UN Women, along with three other UN agencies – UNICEF, WHO and UNHCR, initiated a joint programme under the Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF). The programme has been envisioned to enhance the protection of women and girls from SGBV in the times of COVID-19, to be implemented in 3 States, focusing on the most vulnerable groups, and with the following specific objectives: ·        Ensure availability of and accessibility to gender responsive and age sensitive protection ·        Improved access to gender-sensitive justice systems for women and girls at risk or of survivors