IPE Global - eGovernance Specialist - Project Management - Cash Transfer Data

Position : E-governance Specialist (Project Management)

Location: Jaipur (Rajasthan, India) with regular travel to project districts

Reporting to : RajPusht Team Leader.

About IPE Global :

- IPE Global Limited is an international development consulting group providing expert technical assistance and solutions for equitable development and sustainable growth in developing countries. The group's areas of expertise includes Social & Economic Empowerment, Health, Nutrition and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Urban Development, Education and Skills Development, Economic & Public Financial Management, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning, Infrastructure and Engineering Development, Governance, Private Sector Development, Tourism Heritage and Conservation, Environment and Climate Change, Agriculture Development, Forest Governance, Grant and Fund Management and Information Technology & e-Governance.

- We are an ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 27001:2013 certified and CMMI- Level 3 company. Over the last 18 years, IPE Global has successfully implemented 750 projects in over 100 countries, across 5 major continents. IPE Global has 800 full-time professional staff and over 1000 empanelled consultants working on various projects across the globe, in different locations. The group partners with multilateral & bilateral agencies including DFID, USAID, The World Bank, DANIDA, KfW, ADB, etc., governments, the private sector, not-for-profit entities and philanthropic organisations like BMGF, MasterCard Foundation, Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), etc. in anchoring development agenda for sustained and equitable growth.

- We draw our unparalleled management and consulting capabilities from our offices around the world. Each of our group company operates independently - Triple Line Consulting Limited (a UK based subsidiary), IPE Global (Africa) Limited (an Africa based subsidiary), Imperia Health Private Limited (a hospital management company) and IPE Global Centre for Knowledge and Development (a section 8 company focusing on research and development consultancy). For more details, please visit www.ipeglobal.com

About Project RajPusht :

- The government of India through its flagship programme, Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) has attempted to solve the problems of maternal and child malnutrition. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) has been largely unsuccessful in reducing malnutrition and this is recognised across the national and state Governments. Specifically, its Take-Home Rations (THR) provided to 130 million beneficiaries are acknowledged by the government as being ineffective.

- Project RajPusht, is a joint initiative by Government of Rajasthan (GoR) and Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), UK for a period of 5 years to radically simplify and reform the ICDS to make it functional and effective in addressing maternal and child malnutrition. This will be achieved by replacing THR with cash transfers, which is a more effective way to achieve better maternal and child nutrition outcomes; making positive change in knowledge, attitudes and practices around consumption of nutrient dense food by Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW) and children - 3 years; and creating multi-stakeholder consensus on cash transfers as a better way to deal with malnutrition.

- There will amplification of Government of Rajasthan's efforts to tackle malnutrition by fostering collaboration between four distinct departments (Women and Child development, Planning, Information Technology (IT), and Finance) and introducing and testing pay-for-performance system for Front Line Workers(FLW) to achieve maternal and child nutrition outcomes and sustain it. The need to shift the power dynamics around food from the service providers to mothers with mothers spending cash on nutritious food will also be addressed. A change in the way mothers and families think and act about malnutrition by improving consumption of nutrient dense food is a key aspect.

- This investment will not only demonstrate cash transfers in place of THR combined with enhancing the knowledge, practices and motivation of women to use the cash for buying high-quality food; supportive influencer groups (mothers-in-law, husbands etc.) to help women do so; and quality supply-side services (motivation of front-line workers

- AWWs, ANMs and ASHAs) but will also evaluate the efficacy of this integrated intervention in improving maternal and child nutrition to guide the scale-up within the country and enrich global knowledge on cash transfers. This investment will focus on 2 high-burden districts (Baran and Udaipur), demonstrating the model before scale-up. The project has three complementary components:

Component 1:

Design and implement the Cash transfers to pregnant and lactating women, 3 years and SAM children to facilitate cash transfers to about 1 million Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW) and eligible children in two districts; establish a cash transfer prototype; and design, pilot and institutionalise a model of pay-for-performance for Front Line Workers. This component will entail three phases - The first phase will entail designing the end to end cash transfer mechanism for the state of Rajasthan and the second one will involve its implementation in the two high-burden districts. The third associated element is an evaluation of the efficacy of the cash transfer system.

Component 2:

Bolster behaviour change and communication to tackle malnutrition will beto ensure that mothers spend the cash on nutritious food and to address deep-rooted gender norms (e.g. women and girls eating last).This will entail locally relevant, precise and targeted messages on what to eat, when to eat, how much to eat and on IYCF practices to reach over 2 million target audience in the 2 districts; a change in knowledge, attitude and practices assessed and evaluation vis--vis nutritional outcomes; and a pool of about 8000 Frontline Workers trained on motivating mothers to adopt dietary diversity and IYCF practices.

Component 3:

Evidence-based advocacy and lesson learning for scale-up by setting Rajasthan as a champion in using cash transfers as an instrument for fastening reduction in maternal and child malnutrition, position cash transfers as effective tool to plug operational leakages across diverse development programmes of the central and state governments, and generate political buy-in across party lines to sustain and magnify the usage of this means for delivering high quality services to the citizen.

Job Description :

Position Summary :

IPE Global invites applications from eligible candidates for the position of Data and ITExpert - Rajpusht.

As E-GovernanceExpert (Project Management), S/he will primarily work with the Team Leader and provide support to the department of women and child development, Government of Rajasthan in managing Cash Transfer related data.S/he will report to the Team Leader - Rajpusht.

Key Responsibilities :

Technical Assistance :

- Provide technical assistance in determining the hardware requirements and coordinating with concerned State Dept. in software development/modification;

- Develop and Manage database linking ICDS database with databases of existing government schemes and manage the database of FLWs;

- Support in finalizing the infrastructural and IT requirements and design of the CCT Model including registration, enrolment, payment delivery and monitoring and evaluation design; and

- Conduct other project related tasks as assigned by the Team Leader.

Maintenance and External Support

- Support in maintenance of databases and management information systems in coordination with department and

TA team :

- Use data to prepare complex reports and organizes data for efficient reporting and retrieval; and

- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve software related problems/issues.

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the incumbent may be required to undertake other duties as determined by Project Steering Committee that is broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

Qualification & Experience

Essential :

- Master's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field;

- Atleast 5 years of IT experience working with the development sector;

- Proven ability in software development, designing MIS, supervising data collection and analysis;

- Knowledge of SPSS or any other data analysis software desirable; and

- Good verbal and interpersonal communication skill and writing capabilities in English and Hindi.

Desirable :

- Experience of working on cash transfer programmes or direct benefits transfer;

- Good operational understanding of health and nutrition and rural development sectors and programmes;

- Project management knowledge;

- Proven track record of working with external partners, agencies and governments;

- Preference will be given to those having previous experience of working with demanding clients, private foundations and corporates;

- Proven ability to produce demonstrable results;

- Proven analytical skills and attention to detail;

- Ability to translate data/information into a comprehensive narrative for multiple audiences;

- Ability to translate strategic direction into implementable plans for delivering on improved performance;

- Driven, committed and self-motivated;

- Ability to work with all levels of staff, clients, and associates; and

- Outstanding integrity and business judgement.

Contract Type and Period

The contract will be initially for a period of two years, extendable thereafter, based on performance, for a likely period of 4 years. IPE Global is a fast growing organisation with a large portfolio of programmes in India/South-East Asia and Africa and there could be the opportunity for a long-term association for exceptionally good candidates on mutually agreed terms.

Compensation package will be commensurate with qualification & experience and last salary drawn.

IPE Global is committed to using fair, objective and positive employment practices to promote equal opportunities and diversity in employment, ensuring that all employees including potential employees are treated fairly, consistently and with respect, before, during and after, their employment. We seek to create an environment that is representative of, and responsive to, different groups.