Team Leader
Organization: NIUALocation: Delhi
Industry: Urban Planning
Industry: Urban Planning
Type: Contractual - 2 Years
Salary: NA
Description:
NIUA seek to hire a Team Lead for the 2 year programme with prior experience in programme management and donor liaising, and expertise in inclusive development, training and capacity building. (S)he will bring in the expertise for the development of ITCN programme and inclusion of children focused aspects within the development plans and programmes of various city and state departments in India.
Responsibilities:
- Establish ITCN as the key training and capacity building module for better understanding of needs of children within the urban ecosystem, especially amongst key stakeholders of city/state administrators, academia, and civil society partners.
- Drive the programme to achieve outputs and outcomes in terms of creating child friendly cities and spaces by ensuring use of knowledge and capacities created under the Programme by various stakeholders.
- Selection of partner institutions and their on-boarding for developing the training modules and delivering the on-line training on NULP.
- Ensure adherence to cadence and communication systems/processes put in place.
- Facilitate training and communication for modules/ launches with internal cross-functional stakeholders and external partners.
- Quality assurance of the Programme deliverables.
- Manage the overall functioning and day-to day operations for ITCN programme at NIUA.
- Develop and support strategies for foundational components like programme design, implementation and outreach for ITCN.
- End-to-end to management of program implementation and rollout to cities, states and urban local bodies (ULBs).
- Coordination with senior leadership of cities for appointing nodal officers/key SPOCs and supporting on-boarding activities outlined for the programme.
- Ensure convergence with partners and relevant government departments to facilitate effective programme completion.
- Provide inputs for the formulation of content and implementation the programme.
- Partner Management
- Undertake necessary liaison and coordinate implementation of the project with all key stakeholders.
- Support grant management activities with timely reporting and delivery on expectations.
- Provide necessary technical and management support to NIUA and conduct regular review meetings with programme partners, mentoring staff to ensure effective rollout of programme activities.
- Build network and linkages with the relevant sector, civil society organisations and other stakeholders as per thematic area priorities.
- Design and explore funding options for follow-up programme to ITCN.
- Other:
- Create an enabling work environment to maximise exchange of ideas and learning for team members.
- Support NIUA and BvLF’s social media presence through consistent sharing of updates and announcements.
- Represent ITCN programme in various meetings/forums, as and when necessary.
- Any other task pertaining to the programme or domain outlined by NIUA, MoHUA or BvLF leadership
- Master’s degree in Urban Planning, Sociology, Economics or Social Work.
- 10 - 15 years of work experience in the urban social development sector with focus on inclusive development, children and gender.
- Good verbal and written communication skills with fluency in English and Hindi.
- Prior knowledge of working with education and technology leveraging learning management systems in urban/municipal domains.
- Demonstrated experience of having managed multi-stakeholder projects at scale with internal and external teams.
- Additional considerations that will be a plus:
- Prior experience of managing programmes in government capacity building domains.
- Enthusiasm for open platforms, technology and social impact.
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Application Instructions:
Disclaimer:
- Candidates with Requisite Experience Only apply that too with relevant cover letter.
- The openings provided here is meant for information purposes only. Please cross-verify the details before applying.
Date Posted: 2021-01-31