Contract Duration – 14.5 months

Working arrangement: Office Based with travel

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

The consultant will support in strengthening ecosystem partnerships for youth livelihoods including wage employment, self-employment and entrepreneurship, for enabling sustainable opportunities for young people at scale. This will involve driving government engagement for the continued scale-up of YuWaah-supported livelihood models, along with managing identification and partnership-building for other new scalable wage employment, self-employment and entrepreneurship models, largely with government but also with other stakeholders, for their scale-up and sustainability. The role will also involve development of an outcome-based financing (OBF)/pay-by-results approach and facilitating related partnerships to strengthen livelihood outcomes within government systems in select states as well as at the center.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToR x TMC0005577.pdf

Minimum requirements:
Education: Master`s university degree in Public Policy, Economics, Rural Development, International Development or related field
Work Experience: Minimum 10 years of experience in livelihoods/rural development programs, with at least 5 years of leadership and consulting experience in government partnerships or policy engagement.
Skills :
Experience of working with central and/or state government entities such as MoRD, NRLM/SRLMs, MSDE etc.
Experience managing large scale rural development/livelihood programs involving multiple partners and agencies.
Knowledge of outcome-based financing approaches in the context of skilling/livelihood or other social development programs will be an advantage.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English required.
Desirables:
Experience working with multilateral/bilateral institutions on government-facing programs will be an advantage.
Experience developing large scale rural development/livelihood program proposals, budgets, project plans, and advocacy pitches/notes.
Technical requirements:

Shortlisted candidates will be requested to submit a technical proposal prior to the interview. The proposal should address the following: Design a government engagement and scale-up strategy (3-5 pager) for adoption of a specific livelihood model of your choice - wage employment, self-employment, or entrepreneurship (e.g., youth, rural communities, persons with disabilities, young women, etc.) by a state or central government scheme in India. The model should use outcome-based funding as an approach to improve program/scheme outcomes and overall impact. (Use of ChatGPT or other LLM tools is discouraged; candidate needs to submit a proposal based on original thinking.) The strategy must: identify realistic government partner(s) and the scheme/budget line for adoption; be scalable to multiple geographies; be cost-effective and sustainable; include a clear engagement pathway, key milestones and risk mitigation approach; and specify measurable outcomes (e.g., adoption milestone, beneficiaries reached).

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Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial proposal TMC0005577.xlsx
A detailed technical proposal

Remarks:

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NATIONAL ONLY - Consultant – Partnerships for Livelihoods, New Delhi, India, 14.5 months (Office based with travel)