Senior Consultant

Roles and Responsibilities:

The incumbent will lead the analytical team and work with Secretaries / Directors to Government and shall report to Executive Director, CSPG and shall be responsible for the following.

a) Assisting in Projects Management activities across difference vertical of the CSPG.

b) Analysis of proposals received from different vertical of CSPG.

c) Drafting proposals, concept notes, project reports, standard operating procedures, best practice documents etc. in various areas of CSPG's verticals.

d) Identifying KPIs across various vertical projects & tracking their progress.

e) Preparing project decks for review at the highest levels in the Government

f) Coordinating with internal and external (multiple departments) stakeholders as required.

g) Enumerating functional requirements for design of IT applications and Coordinating with IT vendors for design, development, roll-out & monitoring of IT applications

h) Process re-engineering/process streamlining w.r.t. pace, efficiency, accountability, transparency etc.

i) Drafting public procurement documents (RFPs/EoIs etc.) & managing the bid process.

j) Completing a broad variety of tasks that facilitate the Executive Director's ability to effectively lead the organization, including assisting with special projects, designing and producing complex documents, reports, and presentations.

k) Any other tasks assigned

Qualification:

1. The incumbent shall be a Master Degree or a Ph.D in Social Science or in the area of functional expertise sought from prestigious national institutions.

2. Essential Experience more than 12 years at top management level with good institutions

Required Experience 6-8 years of Consultancy exposure to projects of high value and impact.

3. Prior experience of working in the Government will be a distinct advantage

4. Experience of leading large teams and handling multiple projects.

Key Traits and Skills:

1. Exceptional analytical skills and Research Capabilities.

2. Strong problem solving skills.

3. High degree of pro activeness

4. Pronounced action-orientation

5. Comfortable with multi-tasking; complex, multi-stakeholder & fast-paced settings; long working hours; and challenging timelines

6. Strong commitment to collaborative work

7. Exceptional writing/documentation/presentation skills.

Application Process:

- Application, Curriculum Vitae with Covering Letter (Maximum of 3 Pages)

- Write up on understanding of Governmental Structure, Practices and experience in a various areas. (Maximum 1000 Words, excluding relevant charts and tables, if any)

- Presentation on improvement of the services of Andhra Pradesh on any of the following areas and the efficiency with which they can be run by Benchmarking and Comparing other states in India / International Practices with analytical and Statistical diagram charts. (Maximum of 7 slides, excluding Introduction and thank you slides)

I. Improve the quality of Public Services delivery through good governance (Capacity Building, Human Resource Management, Organisational Restructuring, Process Re-engineering, e-Governance, Data Analytics etc.)

II. Maximise value for money from Public expenditure by focusing on program outcomes. (Public Finance Management, Resource Mobilisation, Cost benefit analysis and other value for money Assessments).

III. Quantitative and Qualitative assessments of Government Policies and Programs.

- The applicant must apply application through email to: cspg.hr@gmail.com

All the above three documents (Curriculum Vitae, Write up, and Presentation in the same order ) and application form.

Selection Process:

- Applicants will be shortlisted based on the merit of their application. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview. The interview slots will be scheduled in consultation with the shortlisted applicants.

- The Government of Andhra Pradesh reserves the right to defer the process of filling for the positions if it does not find suitable candidates during the selection process.

- The offer of appointment will be conditional upon producing Graduation Certificates, Transcripts, Experience Certificates, Successful completion of Medical and Background Verification process. Etc

Other Information:

1. To facilitate necessary research for candidates, some indicative sources for Andhra Pradesh, not necessarily exhaustive, are listed below:

a. Finance Department Website for Budget

b. Socio Economic Surveys of Government of Andhra Pradesh

c. White Papers released by Government of Andhra Pradesh

d. Database of Government Orders of Andhra Pradesh

e. RBI's Handbooks on State Finances

f. State Level Bankers Committee Reports of Andhra Pradesh

2. Candidates have to undertake their own research, as necessary, and not rely solely on the above sources. All the application materials shall have to be the work of the candidate alone. Any references used shall be cited accordingly. Any other support received during the compilation of the policy brief or making the presentation shall be duly acknowledged within the application materials.

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