SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST - Vacancy at UNDP in New Delhi, INDIA

POST:SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST - 
ORGANIZATION:UNDP
Location :  New Delhi, INDIA
Additional Category    Crisis Prevention and Recovery
Type of Contract :    Service Contract
Post Level :    SB-4
Languages Required :   English 
Duration of Initial Contract :    One Year Initially (renewable )
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Background
As part of collaboration between the Government of India (GoI) and UNDP, the project “Strengthening Human Resource Management of Civil Service” is being implemented by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (MoP) with funding from UNDP.


Duties and Responsibilities
Research and Development:

•     Assist in developing a research baseline/ database on Leadership Development in Civil Services issues that will help in the process of curriculum formation and developing the various knowledge papers and training modules;
•     Support the development of case studies on Leadership in Civil Services in Indian and related contexts including bibliographies of relevant material on leadership development and policy;
•     Support in the development of knowledge products related to Leadership in Civil Services and its dissemination;
•     Conduct a comparative study of Civil Service Leadership Development models/ programmes in the various Governments of the world as well as international experiences and best practice in other sectors;
•     Undertake any other tasks related to the programme as requested by the Supervisors
• Knowledge Management:

Experience:

•     Minimum 1 to 2 years of professional/ academic/ research experience on Leadership, Organisation Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Governance or related field;
•     Experience of working with Central and/or State Governments/ NGOs/ Civil Society on similar assignments will be preferred;
•     Ability to produce high quality reports and knowledge products (samples may be requested as reference).

Language Requirements:
    Excellent command of the English language;
    Proficiency in at least one Indian language.

Others:

     Willingness to travel for data collection and project implementation

Time frame:

    The project started in 2011 and is likely to continue till end 2017

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
Application Deadline :    23-Aug-13
How to Apply
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=39469