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Tuesday, 19 January 2021

SENIOR MANAGER, GEOANALYTICS - SUSTAINABLE CITIES

World Resources Institute (WRI)

SENIOR MANAGER, GEOANALYTICS - SUSTAINABLE CITIES

Data Analysis & Technical Research New Delhi, India Bengaluru, India, India

SENIOR MANAGER, GEO ANALYTICS - SUSTAINABLE CITIES, WRI INDIA

What is WRI?

WRI India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. WRI India’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being.

We are inspired by and associated with World Resources Institute (WRI), a global research organization. Currently over 150 researchers are working with WRI India in our offices at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Program Overview for Sustainable Cities and Transport

At WRI India Ross Center we focus on 10 integrated solutions to urban challenges. Through applied research, tools, hands-on advice, and by tapping our network of global experts, we accelerate transformative urban initiatives that have the power to change Indian cities into thriving, equitable and low-carbon places that are good for people and the planet.

Working at WRI India Ross Center offers you the unique opportunity to learn and grow as you collaborate with a diverse set of change agents across Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. As India’s biggest urban focused think and do tank, we seek thoughtful, enterprise-minded and sensitive individuals who can help us support this transformation and make a positive difference to citizens’ everyday lives.

Position Overview:

The Senior Manager will be a key member of WRI India’s Ross Centre for Sustainable Cities GeoAnalytics team and will manage and lead a variety of data driven analyses across our core practice areas, leveraging data, information and technical expertise to make informed urban infrastructure choices and design. The role involves working with colleagues across cohorts, providing core analytical expertise and customized visualization insights using appropriate spatial modeling tools and methods. By transforming data into actionable insights and solutions, we aim to assist our stakeholders to design solutions that enable sustainable city growth.

Responsibilities:

Project Management

Collaborate with teams across practice areas and provide subject matter expertise on customized

MANAGER - PMEL (PLANNING, MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING)

World Resources Institute (WRI)

MANAGER - PMEL (PLANNING, MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING)

Data Analysis & Technical Research

New Delhi, India

Bengaluru, India, India

Manager - PMEL (Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning)-WRI India

Institution Overview

World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, non-profit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. Our work focuses on building sustainable and livable cities and working towards a low carbon economy. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, World Resources Institute puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being.

WRI India has the capacity to convene key stakeholders, and forge strategic partnerships with governments, business, foundations, civil society organizations, institutes and NGOs, to scale-up solutions that can bring game-changing results for the sustainable management of natural resources in India.

Program Overview for Energy

The objective of the WRI India energy program is to inform and guide India’s transition to cleaner energy. The program focuses on three inter-related aspects of this energy transition: enhancing energy access, scaling renewables among specific consumer categories, and achieving higher levels of energy and buildings efficiency. Our energy access work is specifically aimed at ensuring access to affordable and clean energy so as to improve socio-economic development in rural and remote regions of India. Through strong research, ground-level implementation experience, partnerships with key stakeholders and communicating our work, we seek to achieve impact at scale.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Energy Program at WRI India is seeking an expert on PMEL (Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning) to work with and support research focused on India's development, energy access, electricity governance, and a just energy transition.

You will work with the program leadership to strengthen the Energy Program’s PMEL efforts. A key part of the role is to support the institutional understanding and integration of PMEL and to bring in cutting-edge thinking and approaches to our work, establishing best practices in monitoring and evaluation. This will include learning from peer organizations, trainings and disseminating knowledge, to build a broad cohort of expertise across the Program.

You will help with the planning and reporting process that is used to set strategy and recommend actions to better measure and capture impact. Key parts of the role include ensuring effective monitoring and evaluation frameworks are adopted to understand the outcomes and impacts of our work, and that there are iterative feedback loops to incorporate learning into the strategic planning process.

In addition to MEL frameworks for the program, you will also work directly with select project teams to support integration of PMEL into projects, with the aim of improving the robustness of our research and assess how our efforts are achieving desired impact. In this role, you will also contribute to topical workshops, team retreats, and learning events.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Strengthen Program Strategy

Review the Energy Program’s strategy and annual plans, including the development and strengthening of midyear check-ins and follow-up of key takeaways and action points
Analyse and produce reports for program leadership to measure, evaluate and inform progress against strategic objectives

Improve Project Management and Impact

Help project teams utilize PMEL to inform research methodology development and refinement
Develop and maintain a broad, substantive knowledge of issues related to the Energy Program’s portfolio and its strategic goals to support collaboration with other initiatives and programs
Working alongside the program leadership, provide strategic insights into team meetings and helping drive focus on stronger impact by reviewing proposed new work and giving rigour to the sunsetting process and supporting ongoing strategy reviews
Responsible for designing and delivering trainings and guidance on strategy development and theory of change, including keeping updated on the latest literature on cutting-edge thinking and approaches, as well as best practices in strategy development and project implementation
Ensure lessons learned through PMEL processes are captured and shared to advance the application of best practices throughout the team

Technical PMEL Support

Establish a cycle of evaluation within WRI India’s Energy Program, and provide leadership for,

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:

Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Promotion Society (KSRLPS)

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.

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

Individual Consultant

United Nations Development Programme -UNDP

Individual Consultant – Senior Technical Expert_Digital Finance Initiative - Bangalore, Karnataka India
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

Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Promotion Society (KSRLPS)

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 blue print approaches, a responsive and adaptive implementation is necessary.

Under the scheme, UNDP is looking for a Senior Technical Expert_Digital Finance Initiative 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Mission Director the incumbent will focus on achievement of the following results:

· Support in strengthening of Digital Finance Initiatives

· Support in the development of mechanisms, structures and systems, for Induction and Capacity Building of state, district, block and field teams, Community Cadres and Community Institutions

· Develop pool of community cadre/master trainers-training, deployment and management

· Customized modules and protocols shared by NMMU and if required develop state specific

Individual Consultant

United Nations Development Programme -UNDP

Individual Consultant – State Project Manager-Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning - Bangalore
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

The DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission) is the flagship program of the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India relaunched in 2016 for promoting poverty reduction by building strong institutions of the poor, particularly women. The program 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 full 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 the 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 program. 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, the establishment of linkages, and promotion of livelihoods. The conventional methods of monitoring focus 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 (CFLs) and financial inclusion strategies, insurance, and pension schemes, producer groups, and organizations, product marketing, and enterprise development. The financial inclusion strategy will also have a key role in the 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 center, important for better alignment of state priorities with those of the national program while formulating the State-specific poverty reduction action plans.

Under the scheme, UNDP is looking for a State Project Manager_ Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Mission Director-KSRLPS the incumbent will focus on the achievement of the following results:

· Provides guidance for the state and district team for the preparation of district profiles suitable/supportive to the programs of the mission

· Designing and implementing required research activities

· Explore research opportunities and develop proposals

· Develop Questionnaires and other tools to collect quantitative and qualitative data.

· Undertake and oversee data collection using different research tools, editing of raw data

· Conducting/facilitating labor market survey, skill gap analysis, market research for products and services of beneficiaries of the mission

· Developing and managing MIS and M&E Mechanisms

· Providing periodic analytical and narrative MIS report to MD about the performance of the

PROJECT ASSOCIATE

WRI India

PROJECT ASSOCIATE

Data Analysis & Technical Research Bengaluru, India

Project Associate - Station Access and Mobility Program, WRI India

What is WRI?

Program Overview for Sustainable Cities and Transport

What are we Looking for?

As mass-transit systems aimed at reducing congestion and pollution, metro rail systems in Indian cities have witnessed considerable growth over the past decade. However, the success of these highly capital-intensive projects has been mixed thus far, with several projects reporting significantly lower ridership levels than initial projections. Many reasons have been theorised for this disjunction in ridership, not least a lack of adequate first and last-mile connectivity to the metro. Several innovations in this sector have aimed to provide economical, fast, safe and reliable feeder services. Ongoing work by WRI India, such as the Station Access and Mobility Program (STAMP) Challenge have been aiming to improve multimodality with the metro at its core through a variety of approaches – from providing innovative last-mile services a platform to pilot their innovations, to unlocking the potential of data to provide commuters a more seamless multimodal experience.

WRI India is looking for a transport analyst to assist with the STAMP Challenge in a variety of aspects:

Identifying appropriate research questions, design and methodology for upcoming STAMP transport research projects, especially survey-based research;
Analyses of extant policies that impact the use of the metro and other public transport;
Executing further editions of the STAMP Challenge and related events;
Developing a Toolkit that provides stakeholders a framework to improve metro-based multimodal connectivity.

An ideal candidate would have a detailed understanding of the transport sector in India, the ability to

First Salary

Tuesday, 19 January 2021