Individual Consultant Consultant

Job Description

• S/he would have the overall responsibility to design and lead the activity implementation and to achieve the intended goal.

S/he is expected to be competent to carry out the following tasks (not limited to) to achieve the project s targets:

• Preparation and review of detailed project implementation plan
• Identification of appropriate local partner/s, technical support agency/s, government departments etc. and arranging their buy in to partner with the project and extend support.
• Onboard technical support agency / partners and together with them, achieve the project targets:
• Lead and coordinate the organization of meetings, workshops, conferences, training, and related activities relevant to the implementation of the project.

Secondary Research

• Conduct desk research for identification and prioritisation of specific jobs roles, skills set, eco entrepreneurship opportunity and govt promotion schemes (specifically in green transport including EVs) and prepare power point presentation of on potential pathways for the identified States (Delhi Karnataka)
• Stakeholder discussion on state level interventions on green jobs and greening recovery for selected states
• Provide necessary technical assistance and research inputs for the preparation of research papers, knowledge products and related contexts on skilling and employments to support women s enhanced participation in the / trainings/ employment/ apprenticeships, aligned to UNDP inclusive growth strategy

Organisation of Round Tables, Meetings, Networking Events

• Initiate dialogues and establish alliances at the national and States (for instance with ongoing platform in Delhi and support creation of a platform in Karnataka with the Skills department on Green transport).
• Meet, discuss and coordinate with relevant government officials to facilitate UNDP partnership as per the scope of the work and understand the need for such solutions in the context of Green Jobs;
• Undertake field-visit to respective location and connect with a range of stakeholders across local community, civil society, government agencies, the private sector to document the challenges and opportunities on the ground.
• Coordinate meetings/workshops, training and capacity building event; provide support for organizing consultations with relevant stakeholders and prepare background material/policy briefs to support State level discussion and promote knowledge sharin

Facilitate Trainings/ Skilling

• Identify the trainers and the training institutes providing employment and entrepreneurship opportunities related to green Jobs specifically Green Transport sector.
• Prepare Terms of Reference to engage the implementing partners to- (i) mobilise women and girls to participation in training (at least 60% women), (ii) impart training (iii) provide employment and eco-entrepreneurs opportunities for the trained (iv) build capacity of the State Skills department to ensure sustainability towards women participation in training programme and create opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship (For Green transport Sector in Karnataka and Delhi).

Coordination, Monitoring and Reporting

• Document and prepare briefs on the progress of project activities and their outcomes for PMU and UNDP.
• Coordinate and provide inputs to the Implementing Agency/Partners for achieving results (mentioned in point 3 above) and coordinate with the UNDP State Teams in the implementation of the project at the State levels;
• Support with developing IEC material - case studies, social media posts, photographs, short videos from the project.
• Develop and identify potential areas for scaling up and replication to other States; and support with programme development;
• Any other related task assigned from time to time by the Project Lead.

Educational Qualifications : Postgraduate in Business Management/Development Studies/Social sciences/ qualification is essential;

Experience:

• At least 8 years of experience in policy and program management on skills and employment is essential.
• Demonstrated work experience of at least 2 years in the Green Jobs/Green Transport sector will be an advantage/asset.
• Excellent communications and documentation (MS Word, Excel) skills in English
• Previous experience of working with government, bi/multi-lateral agency and/or UN Agency preferred

L anguage Requirements:

• Fluency in English is essential. Knowledge of Hindi and/or Kannada would be an asset.

Evaluation Criteria

• The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as Responsive to the requirement.
• Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.
• Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation;

Technical Criteria (70% of total evaluation)

• Overall understanding of Green Jobs and Eco-Entrepreneurship ecosystem in India and globally, and specific to Green Transport sector, policy and programmes and lead players/stakeholders - 40 %
• Experience working with the Central/State Government/Private sector partners will be an added advantage- 20%
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills and ability to network across multiple stakeholders - 10%

Keyskills :
round tablespower point presentationecomedia financeproject planninggrowth strategysocial mediacase studiesgreenprivate sectortechnical supportcapacity buildingprogram managementtechnical assistancegovernment agenciesproject implementation