Lead Consultant (Viksit Chhattisgarh Social Policy Support -- VC-SPS - Nationals only, Office based with travel

Contract Duration – 18.5 months

Working arrangement: office based with travel

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                                                         TERMS OF REFERENCE

The Government of Chhattisgarh’s Viksit Chhattisgarh (Anjor) Vision 2047 sets an ambitious agenda for inclusive development, and the Viksit Chhattisgarh Progress Measurement Framework (VC-PMF) is the primary instrument through which the state tracks progress. This consultancy supports the government in embedding children’s wellbeing, equity, social protection, and public finance priorities into the VC-PMF and associated policy processes. The Team Lead will provide strategic support to the VC-SPS team anchored within Rajya NITI Aayog (RNA), generating evidence-based insights and translating them into concrete inputs to the VC-PMF. The consultant will: (i) conduct high-quality policy analysis on child poverty, social protection, and public expenditure; (ii) support institutionalisation of child budgeting and PF4C within the VC-PMF; and (iii) provide strategic advisory support to RNA and line departments to integrate child-focused priorities into planning, budgeting, and monitoring systems.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  Lead Consultant Viksit CG 2026-27.pdf

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