Overall Responsibilities: The Program Manager will be responsible for overall coordination supervision of the PMU activities and support to ULBs. He/She shall report to the CEO and be responsible for all agreed outputs and provide other necessary support as necessary. The Team Leader shall specifically facilitate judicious and timely actions for implementing State reforms and facilitating action by ULBs to meet their commitments as per agreed time frame in the MOA. He/She shall proactively pursue emerging critical areas in municipal management and finance such as Public Private Partnership (PPP) and credit rating of ULBs, with the objective of making the ULBs financially viable. He/she shall periodically assess the status of projects and reforms in JNNURM cities in the state and present an analytical report with clear recommendations to the Mission Directorate.
Operational Responsibilities: On the operational front, the Program Manager will be responsible for supporting the SLNA and ULBs in efficient operation of the PMES and financial resource planning for the state, scheduling of transfer of funds to ULBs, speedy clearing of bills, recruitment of quality consul tants etc.
Human Resource Development Responsibilities: Considering the enormous need for building the skill base of ULBs, the Program Manager will focus on specific training needs & facilitate access to training programs and organizational strengthening of ULBs. This could include examining and negotiating the possibility of creating a state municipal cadre that allows lateral infusion of required skills in the changing environment of delivery and management of municipal services. She/he shall provide the knowledge support – including Best Practice cases for project design, implementation and monitoring on one hand and exemplary progress in executing the reforms on the other. Using the data on progress and the Best practices he/she shall organize workshops and other means of dissemination of these to ULB staff.
Qualification-The Team Leader shall be an Urban Planner/ Management expert, with strong background in finance (municipal finance preferred), with 5 -10 years experience in a managerial position.
•Senior engineers with at least 5-10 years experience in a managerial position can also be considered.
•Strong communication and computer skills
•Any earlier involvement with JNNURM will be an added advantage.
