JOB DESCRIPTION
Social Inclusion Lead NRLM),
CARE India, New Delhi
CARE India, New Delhi
POSITION VACANT *: Social
Inclusion Lead – NRLM (SILN), CARE India, New Delhi
* Subject to the signing of the grant agreement between CARE India and
the donor
ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND:
CARE India is a part of the CARE International
Confederation working in 84 countries for a world where all people
live in dignity and security.
CARE has been working in India for over 60 years, focusing on ending poverty and social injustice through comprehensive programs in health, education, livelihoods and disaster preparedness and response.
CARE has been working in India for over 60 years, focusing on ending poverty and social injustice through comprehensive programs in health, education, livelihoods and disaster preparedness and response.
In recent years, CARE India has been involved with
improving the quality and coverage of reproductive, maternal and child health,
family planning, and nutrition services in the states of Bihar and UP, in
collaboration with the government and key development actors viz. BMGF, DFID
and the World Bank, amongst others.
The Government of India, Ministry of Rural Development had launched the
“National Rural Livelihood Mission” (NRLM) in June 2011 after
restructuring its existing centrally sponsored flagship Scheme “Swarnjayanti
Gram Swarozgar Yojana” (SGSY). The Government of India, through the National
Rural Livelihoods Mission(NRLM) is endeavoring to organize poor families
into their institutions at various levels and improve and enhance their
livelihoods portfolio and socio-economic well-being through them. This includes
social, financial and economic inclusion on a universal and saturation basis,
and building their capacities to layer various interventions on their own
sustainably in social development, food, nutrition, health, social and
livelihoods security, accessing rights and entitlements and convergences. The NRLM functions
in a mission mode for target based time bound delivery of outcomes. NRLM follows
a demand driven approach and states formulate their own poverty alleviation
plans on the basis of available allocation, resources and skills. Towards this
end,National Mission Management Unit (NMMU) of the NRLM provides
technical assistance to the states and the Ministry at the national level.
CARE India has been requested to strengthen the National
Mission Management Unit of NRLM towards achieving this, by
embedding a team of professionals into it. These team members shall provide
technical inputs and support various processes at various levels in NRLM including
strategy development, support planning, budgeting, capacity building,
coordination, monitoring and advocacy.
For more information about CARE
India please visit http://www.careindia.org/,
and for NRLM, please visitwww.aajeevika.gov.in.
As part of this broad agenda, NRLM is facilitating technical support
to states/SRLMs in implementing and rolling-out NRLM agenda
in the states.
JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the guidance of Mission Director, NRLM,
and direct supervision of Chief Operating Officer, Social Development,
the Social Inclusion Lead - NRLM (SILN) shall be
responsible for providing leadership and overall strategic direction, oversight
and guidance in extending technical support on issues relating to Social
Inclusion, Gender, Solidarity and Empowerment of the poor and
vulnerable communities. S/he will be part of the core team of NRLM and
represent and network with other agencies as required.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
(1) Building and nurturing Social Inclusion (SI) team(s)
at NMMU and State Rural Livelihoods Missions(SRLMs);
(2) Leading and managing SI professionals at NMMU;
(3) Facilitating SRLMs in operationalizing social inclusion and Social Management Framework of NRLM;
(4) Facilitating gender sensitivity/orientation across NRLM at various levels, including community and facilitateNMMU and SRLMs, to plan in gender and development area;
(5) Facilitating NMMU and SRLMs in planning, budgeting and implementing efforts/ initiatives for gender, social inclusion and empowerment of vulnerable people, with focus on vulnerability reduction, risk management and convergence for rights and entitlements;
(6) Facilitating NMMU and SRLMs to develop social inclusion strategies, approaches, tools and methods in implementation of NRLM across the country:
(2) Leading and managing SI professionals at NMMU;
(3) Facilitating SRLMs in operationalizing social inclusion and Social Management Framework of NRLM;
(4) Facilitating gender sensitivity/orientation across NRLM at various levels, including community and facilitateNMMU and SRLMs, to plan in gender and development area;
(5) Facilitating NMMU and SRLMs in planning, budgeting and implementing efforts/ initiatives for gender, social inclusion and empowerment of vulnerable people, with focus on vulnerability reduction, risk management and convergence for rights and entitlements;
(6) Facilitating NMMU and SRLMs to develop social inclusion strategies, approaches, tools and methods in implementation of NRLM across the country:
(a) Ensuring inclusion of vulnerable target groups in NRLM;
(b) Supporting SRLMs to develop state specific inclusion policies;
(b) Supporting SRLMs to develop state specific inclusion policies;
(7) Learning from various efforts at social inclusion across the country
and globally and ensure technical support to SRLMs to design
and promote efforts towards social inclusion universally;
(8) Facilitating appropriate linkages of SRLMs with relevant resource agencies to integrate gender and social inclusion agendas in NRLM implementation;
(8) Facilitating appropriate linkages of SRLMs with relevant resource agencies to integrate gender and social inclusion agendas in NRLM implementation;
(a) Arranging partnerships with technical and capacity building resource
agencies, managing interface, and engaging with them in implementation of the
mission;
(b) Developing capacity building modules, arranging cross learning workshops, etc.;
(c) Undertaking capacity building of SMMU staff, community leaders and other stakeholders;
(d) Developing case studies on best practices in social inclusion and social development;
(b) Developing capacity building modules, arranging cross learning workshops, etc.;
(c) Undertaking capacity building of SMMU staff, community leaders and other stakeholders;
(d) Developing case studies on best practices in social inclusion and social development;
(9) Facilitating NMMU and SRLMs to
identify, test, and develop indicators to track progress on gender and social
inclusion;
(10) Facilitating convergence with other line departments and PRIs to promote social inclusion initiatives underNRLM;
(11) Supporting SI team members at SRLMs by providing quality advice and expertise for planning and delivering key result areas of social inclusion;
(12) Facilitating learning and knowledge building efforts on social inclusion in NMMU;
(13) Representing NMMU externally on the thematic aspect of health as appropriate;
(14) Positioning NMMU in relevant government forums and networks, around issues of strategic importance and impact;
(15) Serving NMMU as a member of its core management team;
(16) Performing any other related tasks consistent with the level of the post and/ or assigned by the Mission Director, NRLM
(10) Facilitating convergence with other line departments and PRIs to promote social inclusion initiatives underNRLM;
(11) Supporting SI team members at SRLMs by providing quality advice and expertise for planning and delivering key result areas of social inclusion;
(12) Facilitating learning and knowledge building efforts on social inclusion in NMMU;
(13) Representing NMMU externally on the thematic aspect of health as appropriate;
(14) Positioning NMMU in relevant government forums and networks, around issues of strategic importance and impact;
(15) Serving NMMU as a member of its core management team;
(16) Performing any other related tasks consistent with the level of the post and/ or assigned by the Mission Director, NRLM
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:
Qualifications:
Master’s in Economics/Social Sciences/Natural Sciences/Management/ Rural
Development/ Development Studies, or related field.
Development/ Development Studies, or related field.
Experience:
(1) Applicants must have at least 20 years of relevant experience in the
development sector, including eight years of relevant experience with design,
planning and implementation of large scale poverty reduction/ social
development/social inclusion government programs/projects at the national or
state level;
(2) Proven track record in working with institutions of poor, poorest and most vulnerable communities;
(3) Experience in working on issues of gender, equity, and social inclusion;
(4) Experience in using participatory processes/ tools in general and participatory identification of the poor, poverty assessment and vulnerability mapping processes in particular;
(5) Experience in coordination and facilitation of senior complex teams and providing management advisory services.
(2) Proven track record in working with institutions of poor, poorest and most vulnerable communities;
(3) Experience in working on issues of gender, equity, and social inclusion;
(4) Experience in using participatory processes/ tools in general and participatory identification of the poor, poverty assessment and vulnerability mapping processes in particular;
(5) Experience in coordination and facilitation of senior complex teams and providing management advisory services.
Skills & Competencies:
(1) Understanding and hands-on expertise in training and capacity
building;
(2) Conceptually sound in social inclusion strategies;
(3) Team management/leadership;
(4) Strategic and action oriented;
(5) Excellent interpersonal, communication (both written and verbal) and presentation skills;
(6) Community-managed project design;
(7) Gender sensitivity;
(8) Excellent interpersonal communication (both written and verbal) and presentation skills;
(9) Ability to function effectively as a team leader and team member interchangeably;
(10) Gender sensitivity;
(11) Collaborative;
(12) Ability to think at scale;
(13) Strong facilitation skills;
(14) Proactive time and resource management skills;
(15) Relationship/partnership building at multiple levels;
(16) High level of integrity and honesty;
(17) High energy and positive/constructive attitude;
(18) Openness to change and ability to manage complex situations;
(19) Ability to understand and consistently apply organizational policies and procedures in work;
(20) Responding positively to critical feedback and differing points of view;
(21) Willingness to travel extensively.
(2) Conceptually sound in social inclusion strategies;
(3) Team management/leadership;
(4) Strategic and action oriented;
(5) Excellent interpersonal, communication (both written and verbal) and presentation skills;
(6) Community-managed project design;
(7) Gender sensitivity;
(8) Excellent interpersonal communication (both written and verbal) and presentation skills;
(9) Ability to function effectively as a team leader and team member interchangeably;
(10) Gender sensitivity;
(11) Collaborative;
(12) Ability to think at scale;
(13) Strong facilitation skills;
(14) Proactive time and resource management skills;
(15) Relationship/partnership building at multiple levels;
(16) High level of integrity and honesty;
(17) High energy and positive/constructive attitude;
(18) Openness to change and ability to manage complex situations;
(19) Ability to understand and consistently apply organizational policies and procedures in work;
(20) Responding positively to critical feedback and differing points of view;
(21) Willingness to travel extensively.
Language Proficiency:
(1) The job requires proficiency in English language, including
excellent writing skills.
(2) Good knowledge of Hindi is desirable and that of any state language/s, would be an advantage.
(2) Good knowledge of Hindi is desirable and that of any state language/s, would be an advantage.
CARE India is an equal opportunity and diversity
promoting employer. Accordingly women, differently abled persons and SC/ ST/
OBC candidates, are especially encouraged to apply.
TENURE
The successful applicant shall be offered a two to three year employment
contract with CARE India.
COMPENSATION OFFERED
The position offers gross compensation of Rs. 22 to 30 lacs per annum,
on a cost to organization basis. The offer made to the selected candidate shall
be commensurate with qualifications, experience and salary history.
LOCATION
New Delhi
APPLICATION PROCESS
Eligible candidates interested in this
position are requested to apply with a cover letter that highlights their
motivation to apply and suitability for the position applied, along with an
updated resume, giving details of three references, to sil.nrlm@sams.co.in, by or before September
6, 2014. Candidates are urged to apply immediately, as tele-interviews with
strong applicants, are likely to be initiated almost right away.
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