Deadline: 5 September 2015
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Individual Consultant – Youth Development Specialist based in New Delhi, India (Open for Indian Nationals only).
UNDP works in more than 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Individual Consultant – Youth Development Specialist will perform the following functions-
- Review the National Youth Policy 2014 and identify the areas of interventions related to Youth inclusion.
- Review of government structure, policies and institutions for enhancing government effectiveness to implement National Youth Policy 2014 which include specific needs of marginalized youth (including youth with disability);
- Review social inclusion in youth programmes and policies in a comprehensive manner bearing in mind socio-economic diversity and exclusions due to caste, class, gender and rural-urban divide
- Review of and make specific recommendations for increasing engagement of line ministries for integrating marginalized youth priorities into ministry plans and budgets by adoption of normative requirements for youth mainstreaming;
- Review and suggest mechanism to strengthen the monitoring of implementation of National Youth Policy 2014 by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports;
- Make a comprehensive analysis of youth’s political participation, and identify the key challenges and opportunities to promote marginalized youth’s political participation and leadership;
- Review of tools, mechanisms and frameworks for awareness raising and advocacy, and make specific strategy and recommendations that would advocate for a genuine youth’s participation in development processes;
- Make an assessment of the youth development programmes to identify key partners including volunteers and civil society in the delivery of inclusion programmes for youth empowerment;
- Suggest measures to engage youth volunteers of NSS and NYKS in implementation of National Youth Policy with special emphasis on social inclusion;
- Submit the Action Plan for implementation of National Youth Policy with special focus on social inclusion.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Masters’ degree in social science, public policy, development, and political science;
- Demonstrated knowledge (education, publications, etc.) of youth development is desirable.
- 10 years of relevant experience in programmes / policies related to social inclusion. The consultant should be a specialist in social inclusion and youth empowerment with strong knowledge in the area of policy support, governance, and youth development;
- Experience and knowledge on institutional strengthening of strategic partners for social inclusion and capacity development strategies;
- Experience on policy development and capacity development;
- Demonstrated capacity to write clear and well-constructed reports, training manuals, process documents;
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and liaison skills with government, inter-governmental agencies, UN system and international and regional development partners, academic institutions, civil society organizations, and other relevant institutions.
- Written and oral proficiency in English is required.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit UNDP.
