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No.Z-1 JOIH/02/2007-lT (hlVcrnrnent or India

Ministry of A!1,riculturc (Ikpartmem. or Agriculture IV. (:oupemtionj

To: Shri Sanjiv Mital,

Chief Executive Officer,

National Institute for Smart Government,

New Delhi

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DI':·,r Sir,

I have been directed to refer to your proposal Kuumin.cd forestclblishing a

FMU to perfunn Project Management fllJ]('lirms for lhe Ne(;P _ Agriculture !'rnjtTI.

The' Department or Agricultl\rL' & Coupcmti(H1[DACj, Ministry of

Agrieultun:, Government or India if' plt:asl~d to inform .v0ll thEll il haf' bCCll

decided to I:ngage NISU for setting lip of the PMU for the Ne:GP Agriculture

projeC'I.The PMLl shall consist of the rollowing !)e!'SOJ1ne]

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Indicative job dr-scription &rcqLllred qualiflC<ttio!1 is given at Anm:x1.In:

The tota.1 value fo!' the proposed contract is f;/s. 126.5 lakhs (Rupees One

hundred and twenty six \'tkhs fifty thousand onlyj for th,' tirsl year excluding

i5crvicc tax and tHi\'cl expense!'. The. deployment is for;) period l)f [wo years

which is cxt(~lldable for a funher one year Ht. the disG,-et;m] of D/\C. Tht:

detailed breakup of tht: co::;t it-; given below.

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! *Exnct value or annual emo!un;u:nls will be t!<:tcnnillcd based Oll

qualifieation,skills and experience of selected candicJaic!s),

~;. N1SC will ne~d tu tul(c apprnvnJ of Dcp.artTTlcri\ or ;\[!y;r'ultllrc and

Coupcratwl1 aller fUlllJizing HI(: emoluments. The rnernbeni or Con~ullancy ,

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f~valuHti()n Comrn;tt<:c will oversee selection process in order to ensure tIm\.

mo~t sllitf.lble cnndidate" matching our requiremenl are selected. The selected

c<tlllJictalJ,,, may lw deplnyed in DAC lMesl by :J 1.10.2012. In the meanwhile

N1SG may tempnHu-y depute one or two pen,unne! from Sl No.J to ;) in above

table to assist DAC in earryirlg oul tirm: bound tasks of NeGP-A. slich

personnel will be paid as per their desi.gnatiul1 , q\lalificat.ion and experience.

Yours faithfully.

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r;- u::~. Varghese) ~ Director (IT)

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Annexure

~iil"~~~~~'... 1. Principal Consultant - Program Management

2. Sr. Consultant - Agriculture domain

3. Sr. Consultant - ICT

4. Consultant -ICT

5. Consultant - (Capacity BUilding & Change Management)

6. Consultant - Monitoring and Evaluation

_ • Provide assistance to DAC in implementing, Monitoring and Assessing at centre and

c, state

• Day to day monitoring of the monitoring and evaluation of the project

• Monitoring of progress reports

,i . • Issue management, Decision Management and Meeting Management

f • Monitoring training of users and project managers

• Creation of specific milestones for the projects assigned to the PMU

The duties of the Consultants ma ,be rou ~~.1f~1&f(e~~1' ~\WQij;_ ~~~~~~

1. Principal Consultant

a. Responsible for overall functioning of the PMU

b. Provides strategic guidance to respective functional heads in PMU

c. P~an the strategy and oversee the implementation of the projects in consultation I:;:

with DAC

d. Monitor the performance of the implementation vendor including Contracting &

Relationship Management.

e. Interacts and reports to DAC on a periodic basis

f. Coordinate with state governments on project implementation

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g, Support DAC in coordinating with llg@ncies outside DACSC 1

2. Senior Consultant ( AgriculturE! domain) "'ji

a, Provides agriculture domain expert guidance to PMU

b, Monitor and guide the implementation vendor on agriculture domain

c, Help the implementing states to focus on providing services to farmers

d. Facilitate interactions with DAC, state governments, agriculture universities,

farmer associations and private sector to enhance project implementation

e. Coordinate with state governments, agriculture universities, farmer associations

and private sector to ensure and enhance project implementation

f. MO'litor the performance of the implementation vendor With respect to

agriculture content service levels

3. Senior Consult~mt (ICT)

a. Provides guidance and technical support to states on use of leTs in the sector

b. Coordi nate with IT departments of state governments to rollout agriculture

services through CSCs

c. Explore the feasibility of providing services through various forms of ICTs like '.. internet, telephone/mobile, radio, TV etc.

d. Oversee procurement of services, infrastructure, hardware, application etc.

e, .Monitor the technical service levels of the implementation vendor

f. Design the Program Management tool in consultation with the Vice President ,.

4. Consultant (lCT)

a. Provide Support in procurement of services, infrastructure, hardware,

application etc.

b. Provide support in SRS evaluation and Development of application

c. Provides technical support to DAC and states' on hardware and software related

issues.

d. Monitor the performance of the implementation vendor with respect to

technical service levels ~\

e. Implement the Program Management tool to generate dashboard reports

f. Implement the Knowledge Management tool at the PMU

5. Consultant (Capacity Building & Change Management) shall

a. Assess, Plan and organize periodic training programmes for DAC b. Coordinate with individual State I UT Governments on Capacity building

programs in the States/UTs c. Plan and Organize workshops for sharing experiences and knowledge across

States/ UTs d. Coordinate implementation of change management strategies e. Plan and establ.ish a Knowledge Management framework for capturing

knowledge and experiences generated during project implementation f. Capture and cdllate the data from the periodic reports into the knowledge

management framework

6. Consultant ( Monitoring & Evaluation)

a. Contract & Relationship Management with the vendor

b. Plan the M&E strategy for project implementation

c. Plan and conduct the baseline and end line survey with support from state

governments

d. Coordinate monitoring visits to the states

e. Coordinate with state governments for submission of periodic reports

f. Prepare Case Studies highlighting lessons learnt, and documenting good and bad

experiences

g. Preparation of quarterly and annual progress reports for submission to Ministry

7. Executive Assistant

i. Ensures that all correspondence and documents for supervisors are

correctly typed, prepared and submitted on time in compliance with

organizational standard. Ensures all the incoming mails are logged,

properly distributed and brought to the attention of concerned staff, and

that outgoirik mails/faxes are delivered on time.

ii. Oral Communications/Internal & External Contacts

iii. Responsible for providing efficient reception services by screening

incoming telephone calls, taking accurate messages, dealing with queries

from internal/external,calls to ensure they are referred in a timely

manner to the concerned staff.

iv. Calendar/Travel

v. Responsible for effective coordination of Principal Consultant's, Senior

Consultant's and Consultant's schedules by maintaining their diary and

arranging appointments,meetings, travel and accommodation in

accordance with organizational procedures

vi. Office Administration

vii. Independently arranging meetings/appointments for the Principal

Consultant's, Senior Consultant's and Consultant's with the various

Government of India offices, executing agencies, and other stakeholders.

viii. Preparation of Business Travel Requests, and Request for Reimbursement

of Bl.!siness Travel for the Principal Consultant's, Senior Consultant's and

Consultant's.

ix. Responsible for arranging required logistic facilities such as

transportation, workshops, seminars, visas, shipments, custom

clearances etc.

x. Ensures the office filing systems and records are properly maintained and

updated in accordance with an existing framework for easy retrieval

1. Principal Consultant

a. Qualifications

i. MBA with basic degree in Engineering / Technology from leading

Institutions/ Universities.

ii. PMI certified

iii. 12+ years experience of which 3+ years in #1 or #2 position in

managing a portfolio of major projects in publici government/ private

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sectors involving PPP/ Outsourcing. At least a part of the experience

should have been acquired in a world-class organization that is a

leadeP'ih its field

b. Experience

i. Experience in eGov or Service Industry

ii. Relevant Experience in IT Industry/Private Sector

iii. Experience in major organizational turnarounds/ transformations

iv. Experience in Quality Management Systems

v. Experience in design of Organizational Performance Management

Systems and monitoring

2. Senior Consultant (lCT)

a. Qualifications

i. M.Tech in eSE/IT along with the basic degree B.Tech in

CSE/IT/ECE/EEE ii. PMI certification preferred

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b. Experience

i. 8+ years experience in IT management or IT consultancy, at least

partially with a world-class organization that is a leader in its field

ii. Experience in IT Architectures/ Software Engineering

iii. Implementation of Large IT Projects, including IT infrastructure

projects

iv. Experience in designing IT Security systems

v. Experience in monitoring implementation of e gov projects

3. Senior Consultant (Agriculture domain) , .'-,.;

a. Qualification

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ii. 6-8 years of experience in the role of an EA, Admin Coordinator

tr iii. Certificate Diploma in Computer Applications

iv. Excellent working knowledge of Powerpoint, Word, Excel

v. Diploma in Secretarial Practices from a recognized institute would be

preferred.

b. Experience

i. Experience in preparing office documents such as power point

presentations, drafts, notes, circulars, spreadsheets, reports, etc

ii. Experience with and demonstrated knowledge of government

documentation standards as appropriate to the assignment.

iii. Experience in the role of an EA, Admin Coordinator with excellent

working knowledge of Power point, Word and Excel

iv. Excellent interpersonal! communication skills.

v. Mail/Written Communication/Follow-up :""

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This Department is setting up a Project Management Unit as follows

through the National Institute of Smart Government (NISG) :­. i 4 '8 i· t S. Position

I No. of Tentative e-mail Id lNo. Posts CTC (. in lakh)

1. Principal Consultant 1 24 dac pC'jd;nisg.org 2. Senior ] I 18 dele sC(Q)n i sg. org

IIConsultant(Agriculture) 1 18

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3. Senior Consultant(ICT) 1 dac sc ict@Jnisg.org 4. Consultant(ICT] 1 15 dac cQl1S1aj nisg.org 5. Consultant{Capacity 1 15

Building and Change Management) dac con cbcm(ii).ni sg. 0r:g

6. Consultant(Moni taring 1 15 & Evaluation} dac can me(a)nisg.org

7. Executive Assistant 1 6 dac eaJa:!nisg.org

The CTC amount mentioned above is purely indicative and actual

remuneration will depend on candidate's profile and past experience.

Intereste~ candidates may apply to NISG at the e-mail ids given in the table

above. Further details are available on wW\v.nisg.org and •www.aglicoop.nic.in .

Last date for submission of application is 11.11.2012. Please contact

Ms:Vinaya of NISG at vinaya@nisg.org for any clarification. The

undersigned can be contacted, if any doubt still persists.

(Thomas Varghese) Director{Extn& IT)

Deptt. of Agriculture & Cooperation

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Program Management 1

• Must have 15+ years experience of whIch 3+ years In

#1 or #2 position in managing a portfolio of major projects in publici government! private sectors involving PPP/ Outsourcing. At least a part of the experience should have been acquired in a world­class organization that is a leader in its field

Essential Criteria Must be an MBA with basic degree in Engineering / Technology from leading Institutions/ Universities. PMI certification would be an added advantage.

• Experience in e-Gov or Service Industry

• Relevant Experience in IT Industry/Private Sector

• Experience in major organizational turnarounds! trans formalia ns

• Experience in Quality Management Syslems

• Experience in design of Organizational Performance Management Systems and monitoring

*Compensation for the above position would be based on the qualification, skills and experience of the selected candidate. The CTC would range to a maximum of 24 lakhs per annum

*( The number of positions are subject to change) *Mail your resume indicating the position applied for in tlte subject line of the email to dac_pc@nisg.org

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Job Objective The objeclive of this job is to assist the Ministry in effective progr[1n1 managwlenl of e-Governance projects.

Roles and Responsibilities of the technology specialist include:

i. Responsible for overall functioning of the PMU

ii. Provides strategic guidance to respective functional heads in PMU

iii. Plan the strategy and oversee the implementation of the project in consultation with DAC

iv. Review and validation of the deliverables of the implementing agencies

v. Monitor the performance of the implementation vendor including Contracting & Relationship

Management.

vi. Interacts a!1d reports to DAC on a periodic basis

vii. Coordinate with state governments on project implementation

viii. Support DAC in coordinating with agencies Dutside DAC

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