Job Description

:The Senior Engagement & Implementation Analyst - Central Project Management Unit will work under the overall guidance and supervision of the National Programme Director-CPMU. S/He will ensure engagement of all direct stakeholders and delivery of project objectives, in coordination with the Joint Secretary & CEO, DoA&FW, MoA&FW when needed.

• Provide strategic leadership for the engagement and implementation of MoA&FW\'s PMFBY & KCC-MISS schemes at the State/Zonal level.
• Develop and communicate the vision, goals, and objectives for state engagement and program implementation initiatives.
• Collaborate with senior management to develop policies, strategies, and plans for effective scheme implementation and stakeholder engagement.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including state governments, insurance companies, banks, CSCs, and other relevant organizations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify areas of collaboration and partnership for improving scheme implementation and achieving desired outcomes.
• Provide guidance and support to the State teams (SPMUs) in developing implementation plans, strategies, and guidelines for the PMFBY & KCC-MISS schemes.
• Ensure compliance with scheme objectives and guidelines by monitoring the implementation activities.
• Conduct research and analysis to inform program planning and decision-making, identifying emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities in the field.
• Oversee the monitoring and evaluation of scheme implementation progress in the States, ensuring that appropriate monitoring systems are in place.
• Review and analyze reports prepared by the State teams, including progress reports, impact assessments, and case studies, to assess program achievements and challenges.
• Perform any other tasks consistent with the level of the post and/ or assigned by the Reporting Officer; National Programme Director - CPMU.

Competencies:Core competencies:

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work.
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking.
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning.
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process.
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously.
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships.
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making.

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:General (across the functions)

• Event planning and execution: Ability to plan, manage and execute of public and private events to ensure that they support and amplify individual communications and advocacy initiatives, as well as UNDP\'s overall brand and mandate.
• Public relations: Ability to build and maintain an overall positive public image for the organisation, its mandate and its brand, while ensuring that individual campaigns and other communications and advocacy initiatives are supported in reaching the public.

Partnership management

• Multi- stakeholder engagement and funding: Knowledge and ability to forge multi-stakeholder partnerships and remove any obstacles to resource mobilization and multi-stakeholder funding platforms.
• Strategic engagement: Ability to capture and sustain attention, interest and agreement of high-level, influential policy and decision makers and secure their buy-in of high-level vision and objectives.

Communications Advocacy

• Strategy and implementation: Ability to create and implement advocacy strategies which lead to impactful change.

Business Management

• Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.

Required Skills and Experience:Education:

• Advanced university degree (master\'s degree or equivalent) in Agrometeorology/ Meteorology/ Agriculture Physics/ Agronomy/ Agriculture Statistics from a recognized university with atleast 60% marks OR
• A first-level university degree (bachelor\'s degree) in Agrometeorology/ Meteorology/ Agriculture Physics/ Agronomy/ Agriculture Statistics from a recognized university with at least 60% marks

Experience:

• Up to 2 years (with master\'s degree) or minimum 2 years (with bachelor\'s degree) of demonstrable relevant experience at the national or international level in program management, stakeholder engagement, and implementation in the agricultural or rural development sector.
• Relevant Experience at the National/State level working with Governments and private entities in the insurance sector.
• Additional years of experience at the national or international level in program implementation in the field of agriculture, rural development, IEC & Capacity building.
• Relevant years of Experience of working with Central and/or State Governments/ UN agencies/ National/ International/ Public private organization/ on similar assignments.
• Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, good knowledge and experience in handling of web-based management systems.
• Demonstrates substantive and technical knowledge to meet responsibilities and requirements of the post with excellence.
• Possesses the capacity for strategic planning, result - based management and reporting.
• Good facilitation and communication skills.
• Ability to carry out research and communicate strategic pieces that guide decisions on strategic programme directions.
• Tailors and presents information to diverse audiences using a variety of communication delivery methods (e.g., written, electronic, oral, interpersonal) Documentation.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations with people in a multi- cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
• Demonstrated skills in building, mobilizing, and connecting with a wide range of stakeholders - insurance agencies, farmer organisations, state agencies etc.
• Hands-on experience in design, formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Ability to lead consultative meetings at national and state level with partners and senior stakeholders to identify priorities and manage the timely delivery of project activities.
• Reliable in delivering own parts of the work as part of a team effort.
• Demonstrates excellent work/project planning skills.
• Is open to change and ability to manage complex, ever-changing environments.

Required Languages:

• English and Hindi

Remuneration

• Remuneration starting at INR (Annual) 14,35,932 /1,19,661 INR (Monthly) as per the scale depending on qualifications and experience. The remuneration is excluding 8.33% pension amount paid over and above the salary.

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