UNDP in IndiaProject Head - SDGCC - Karnataka
Aug. 2020 - Apr. 2024Bengaluru, Karnataka, India1. Provide Vision, leadership and oversight to the SDG CC team and ensure they meet the committed deliverables as per the signed Memorandum of Agreement with the Government of Karnataka. 2. Overseeing and being responsible for the work of all 5 components of the SDGCC including Integrated Planning and Implementation, Awareness and Capacity Building, SDG Localization, Resource Mobilization and Partnerships and Monitoring and Evaluation.
3. Coordinate and provide substantive contribution to key policy discussions related to SDGs at the state level in active collaboration with Department of Planning.
4. Build and maintains collaborative relationships with counterparts with state government, Planning Department, Economic & Statistical Organisation, UN Agencies, donor agencies and civil society organisations on issues related to UNDP’s work on SDGs.
5. Lead on identifying the programme interventions in terms of filling gaps in policy, plans, infrastructure, capacity and technology, formulating the programme and developing the proposal to take it forward.
6. Responsible for managing the SDGCC Project Office and representing UNDP in partner meetings and official functions when required.
7. Accountable to UNDP in ensuring the implementation of the agreed work plan for SDG implementation in the state.