Consultant (Livelihood, Poverty Alleviation and Income Generation):

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj is a premier Institute of national and international repute in terms of capacity-building and research in the realm of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. National Project Management Unit (NPMU) under Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), NIRDPR proposes to engage the services of suitable candidates on temporary basis for a period of one year purely on contract basis

Consultant (Livelihood, Poverty Alleviation and Income Generation):

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

(A) EDUCATIONAL:

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Agricultural Economics, Development Studies, Public Policy Studies, Social Policy Studies, Human Rights, Rural Development Studies etc. and in the age category of 30 – 50 years

(B) EXPERIENCE:

• At least five years of work experience with reputed organizations working towards improvement of rural livelihoods.
• The work experience should be primarily in agriculture and allied activities for enhancement of incomes of rural poor as well as mainstreaming planning, Gender Empowerment, Capacity Building Training and Strategy Development, SHGs Development etc.
• Experience in preparing policy briefs/presentations and analysis of proposals.
• Experience in preparing policy briefs/presentations and analysis of proposals.
• Excellent documentation, communication and interpersonal skills with excellent computer knowledge and computer operations.
• Fully conversant with MS-Office (word/PPT/Excel) etc.

(C) JOB DESCRIPTION:

Consultant shall be responsible for thematic implementation and coordination of various activities in the area of work assigned to him/her.

Remuneration:

Rs. 90,000/- per month

General conditions:

• The Project Positions require travel to study area.
• This project assignment is purely temporary and does not envisage any kind of regular appointment in NIRD&PR in future.
• The Institute has a right to shortlist the candidates as may be necessary.
• Canvassing in any form will be treated as disqualification.
• No correspondence or telephonic enquiry will be entertained as regards shortlisting, calling for interview, selection or engagement.
• The MoPR reserves the right to relax any of the requirements i.e. age, educational qualification, experience etc. in exceptional cases.
• The candidates should apply only through online through the website-  http://career.nirdpr.in/
• The last date for submitting applications online is 30th May 2021 till 05:30 PM. Applications received after the due date and time will not be considered.
• The shortlisted candidates will be informed about the date, time and venue of the Interview.