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UNDP proposes to engage a Chief Development Goals Specialist to support SDGCC Tamil Nadu leading the activities of the centre. S/He will have multi-sectoral experience and programme management, partnership development, and coordination skills to manage the SDGCC Project Management Unit overall and ensure timely delivery and reporting of the SDGCC work plans. The Chief Development Goals Specialist will work under the overall guidance and supervision of Chief Advisor and Team leader, SDG Acceleration Unit, UNDP India and in close collaboration with the UNDP Programme Project Team members and day to day supervision on the implementation issues with the Government of Tamil Nadu. S/He will ensure engagement of all direct stakeholders and delivery of project objectives, in coordination with the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Duties and Responsibilities of Chief Development Goals Specialist

Leading the SDGCC team and managing the Project

• Provide Vision, leadership and oversight to the SDGCC team and ensure they meet the committed deliverables as     per the signed Memorandum of Agreement with the Government of Tamil Nadu. This would involve overseeing and being responsible for the work of all 5 pillars of the SDGCC as in Tamil Nadu MoA including Policy Analysis and Capacity Development, Partnerships, Data analysis Monitoring and Evaluation, Communication and Knowledge Management.
• Coordinate and provide substantive contributions to key policy discussions related to SDGs at the State level in active collaboration with the Department of Planning and Development.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with counterparts with State Government, Planning and
  Development Department, State Planning Commission, Department of Economics & Statistics, UN Agencies,  Donor agencies and Civil Society Organizations on issues related to UNDP’s work on SDGs.

Leading advocacy for SDGs and adapting the SDG 2030 VISION to plans and monitoring frameworks.

• Adapt SDGCC project work based on thorough understanding of the SDG 2030 global mandate as well as the guidance received from NITI Aayog and MoSPI from time to time.
• Advocate for SDGCC with Government counterparts, Donor community and on Private and Public-sector    partnerships in the State for achievement of SDGs.
• Ensure the SDG VISION 2030 document already finalized by Government of Tamil Nadu and to be released on approval is appropriately updated and translated into action plans, strategic plans and key performance
  parameters for key personnel of departments, for each SDG, each Department as well as for every level of the administration down to the Gram Panchayat level.
• Advise and support departments to create systems that will help them collect qualitative and quantitative data on various SDG parameters.
• Support the mapping of resources for each SDG, including nodal departments; existing schemes and programmes; current situation on the selected indicators; and translate into a working Output Outcome Monitoring  Framework – OOMF based on guidance received from NITI Aayog and requirements of the State.

Mapping resources for each SDG in terms of budget allocation under each category.

• Advising the creation of an action plan for the rollout of the SDGs in Tamil Nadu, including linking it to the process of budgeting and lead the process of computation of indices, annual district rankings and preparation of related reports.
• Undertaking continuous scoping of the development landscape in the State for identifying new opportunities; bringing in the corporate sector and CSOs to partner for the achievement of the SDGs and identify and build a network of resource institutions / Experts / NGOs at the National level and in the State on thematic specializations to strengthen the capacity building efforts.
• Data Analytics and embedding Output Outcome Monitoring Framework into each line department’s ways of functioning.
• Monitoring and Evaluation of projects across departments to achieve the intended goals, KPI’s and SDG metrics to submit monthly updates on work done as per plan of activities to ACS (P&D)

Leading the partnerships and support base for SDGs in the State

• Ensure partnership Building for SDG implementation through collaboration with all stakeholders especially the Government counterparts, Civil Society, Private Sector, Non- Profit organizations and Programme Units of UNDP.
• Tap into UNDPs worldwide support to SDG implementation and Localization drive in coordination with the UNDP Office.
• Coordinate with other UN and bilateral partners to ensure complementarity of interventions and results for
  achievement of SDG in the State.
• Coordinate the working of the working groups formed for action planning on SDGs that have been formed to work on each of the SDGs.

Effective management of the SDGCC Human and material resources:

• Responsible for and supervising work of SDGCC- PMU team.
• Ensure timely submission of narrative and financial reports as per the MoA being signed between UNDP and Government of Tamil Nadu.
• Responsible for effective and smooth functioning of the SDGCC.
• Responsible for quality assurance and timely completion of the process. Ensuring that the activities undertaken proceed according to the agreed work plan.
• Ensure top quality Managerial Oversight and facilitate knowledge building in the State.

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Required Skills and Experience

• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English is required.
• Fluency in Tamil language is required.

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