Recruitment of Individual Consultant under KLGSDP Last date May 30, 2016

KLGSDP

Government of Kerala has established a Project Management Unit (PMU) for implementation of the envisaged activities under the IDA-aided Kerala Local Government Service Delivery Project which aims at strengthening local government finances and service delivery. The project proposes to conduct a Rapid Impact Assessment (RIA) of Vulnerable Group Development projects with a special focus on Gender Projects implemented using Performance Grant. In order to carry out RIA, the project proposes to engage following individual expert as Consultant as detailed below.



Pst: Recruitment of individual consultant for Rapid Impact Assessment on the Gender and other Vulnerable Group Subprojects implemented under KLGSDP

Objectives: The objective is to assess the quality of VGD projects in terms of service delivery parameters and impact to the VGs and Women. The assessment is aimed at covering the following aspects: the number of beneficiaries/users, their profile, the frequency of usage, the level of citizen
satisfaction, the relation of the projects to the local needs, contribution to the development of civic sense, the level of improvement of human life, the sustainability involving operation & management, the standards, creativity and innovation involved in project conceptualization and implementation and capital asset creation.


Qualification & Experience: The RIA shall be conducted by an individual consultant qualified and experienced in carrying out social audits and assessments of development projects. S/he should be a Post Graduate in Social Sciences/Development Studies, preferably in Sociology/MSW/Anthropology or equivalent with 15+ years experience in social development projects. The Consultant shall have demonstrated ability to (i) prepare high quality reports, papers, and results that have impact assessment, policy and operational relevance and (ii) coordinate and integrate activities with other key actors of LGs and KLGSDP.

Other Skills: Fairly good computer skill in Spreadsheet, presentation and word processing packages. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Malayalam essential.

Location: PMU in Thiruvananthapuram; Duration: 3 months

Detailed Terms of Reference for the assignment is available in the website www.klgsdp.org.
Interested candidates may send a detailed resume together with a financial quote in a separate sealed cover through Post. Soft copy submission through e-mail is not acceptable. The resume should be sent to the following address on or before 30.05.2016 by 5 pm. The venue, date and time of interview will be intimated to all the eligible applicants through letter/email/telephone.

The Project Director
Thaddesa Mithram, Fourth Floor, Trans Towers, Vazhuthacaud Thiruvananthapuram 695 014, Kerala
Telephone: +91 471 2333011/2333015
www.klgsdp.org www.facebook.com/KLGSDP

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