United Nations Development Programme 2021 Jobs Recruitment Notification. UNDP inviting applications for the positions of Individual Consultant and more. Interested and Eligible candidates can apply for the positions.
Last Date for Submission of Application is on 10th August, 2021.
No.of Posts and Vacancies :-
Individual Consultant - Various Posts
Project Procurement Officer - Various Posts
Qualification Details:
1. Name of the Post: Individual Consultant – Project IT and MIS Officer
2. Location: Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
3. Type of Contract : Individual Contract
4. Duration of Initial Contract : 12 Months
5. Educational Qualifications: B. Tech in Computer Science or Information Technology and MBA with at least 5 years relevant experience.
6. Language Requirements: Fluency in written and oral English and Hindi.
7. Desired Work Experience:
a) Atleast 5 years of progressive professional work experience in MIS/ GIS/ Web Design and other related activities.
b) Experience in handling of web-based management systems as well as developing and designing websites
c) Experience in troubleshooting JAVA and Android based applications.
d) Hands-on experience of working on Open source technologies- LAMP platform, Dhrupal and other Content Management Systems.
e) Knowledge of JAVA programming
f) Database management experience on MySQL/ MariDB/ any others.
g) Experience in the design and development of surveys, including user requirements, form design, survey implementation, data entry, data cleaning and analysis an advantage.
h) Hands on experience on Power BI and/or Tableau, Google Forms/KOBO/ODK/Survey Monkey/ Any other.
i) Must have experience of working with Govt. at national/ state level.
j) Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).
8. Official Travel: All official travel must be authorized and certified in advance. Candidates will be entitled to get TA/DA as per government rules from SPU/DSDE and in case of official journey outside the state, prior approval of disaster management cell shall be required.
9. Schedule of Payments: Consolidated annual consultancy fee (Remunerative) of Rs 12,00,000, monthly payment would be release upon submission of monthly progress report certified by the reporting officer.
Note:
Please ensure that all the documents to be uploaded should be combined in a single pdf file as the system has provision of uploading only one document.
Duties and Responsibilities:
a) Senior Consultant (IT and MIS) shall be responsible for:
b) Support the government departments in developing online Management Information Systems to ensure smooth monitoring, execution and evaluation of the various state government schemes and Programme.
1. Understand the needs of the departments regarding creation of Management Information System to streamline their public service delivery and prepare notes regarding the end to end action related to creation of the MIS.
2. Assess the system requirements in consultation with the departments and suggest potential IT solutions based on both technical and implementation suitability;
3. Technical assistance to translate departments requirement by designing techniques for the most efficient and cost-effective and sustainable IT solutions;
4. Provide insights on the micro and macro aspects of the MIS design, costing for the same, technical and technological aspects required and a detailed note on the plan of action.
5. Oversee the development of the MIS in close coordination with the developer and the departments.
6. Development and implementation of Information Management systems and strategies
7. Design, develop and manage databases, spreadsheets and other data tools; understand, document, and ensure the quality of high-value humanitarian data for accuracy, consistency and comparability; consolidate operational information on a regular schedule to support analysis.
8. Produce and update information products such as reports, charts and infographics by turning data into graphical products to convey messages and a storyline; develop advocacy materials including posters, presentations and other visual materials.
9. Manage content on relevant web platforms, provide overall quality control for the platform and ensure content is current, comprehensive and follows relevant metadata standards; work with external counterparts on related web platforms such as agency and departments, to facilitate cross-site search and interoperability.
10. Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing.
Selection Process :
1. Evaluation Method and criteria
Step 1: Short listing would be done based on the following criteria:
a) Educational Qualification - 30 Marks;
b) Relevant Experience - 40 Marks;
Step 2: Personal Interviews (Face to Face/ Skype)
a) Suitability for the assignment - 30 Marks;
2. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. The interviews will be conducted based on the competencies (skills) required as per the ToR. Final selection will be done on the basis of merit/marks secured in interview process.
3. If face-to-face interviews are conducted, travel costs will be borne by the shortlisted candidate.
How to Apply :
1. Application Deadline : 10-Aug-21
2. Documentation Required: Personal CV indicating all past experiences from similar projects, as well as the contact details(email and telephone number) of the candidate and at least 3 professional references.