Position: State Program Officer

Organization: National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)

Location: Orissa

Responsibilities

The State Program Officer – CITIIS (Odisha) will support the senior team members in day-to-day activities including programmatic and operational tasks. The responsibilities of the incumbent shall include, but will not be limited to:

• Liaison with Urban Local Governments in Odisha for providing regular support to project activities and monitoring of progress;
• Support in conducting an in-depth training needs assessment of the local officials and develop strategies to address these capacity building needs;
• Develop a systematic repository of local government officials across Odisha that could be beneficiaries of the capacity building activities;
• Support in building a network of training institutes, grassroot organizations; and institutionalize a capacity building platform for managing trainings in Odisha;
• Managing overall logistics and ensuring successful delivery of the capacity building workshops;
• Developing the training evaluation through employee feedback post trainings;
• Support in the operationalising of technical assistance program viz the Transversal experts. Transversal experts (EY, TERI and AECOM) have been procured by NIUA to provide on-demand technical assistance to key Municipal Governments in Odisha.
• Report monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress on all program activities as per the requirements of MoHUA, AFD, European Union and the Govt of Odisha.

Reporting:

The Program Officer- CITIIS (Odisha) shall be based within the Department of Housing & Urban Development; work closely with Nodal officer appointed by the Government of Odisha and report to the State Coordinator- CITIIS based in Bhubaneswar and Program Director- CITIIS based in New Delhi, India.

Skills and Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in Urban Planning, Urban Management, Economics, Public Policy, Learning & Development, Human Resource Development or any other allied fields;
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in development projects implemented by national / international NGOs/ UN bodies/ Governments/ Bi-lateral agencies or Consulting firms;
• Demonstrated experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection and analysis;
• Experience in dealing with Municipal Governments, Smart City SPVs or any other Government agencies in India;
• Excellent drafting and documentation skills;
• Strong communication skills in English and Odia;
• Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view;
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.

References: Please provide name and contact information of three references.

Remuneration: As par with the industry standards, depending on experience and skills and fitment with NIUA remuneration structures. Proof of past remuneration (last received salary/monthly contract payment) would be required.

Application process: Submit CV and cover letter through the NIUA portal