Job Description

:The Agricultural Insurance Specialist will work under the supervision of the Head - Inclusive Growth, UNDP India in collaboration with the National Programme Director - Technical Support Unit, SDG Finance Advisor and Regional Specialist - Insurance and Risk Finance. S/He will ensure engagement of all direct stakeholders and delivery of IRFF project objectives in full integration to the current work of the CPMU.The expected duties and responsibilities include:Coordinate activities for designing and development of comprehensive agricultural insurance solutions. This will include:

• Value chain analysis for the integration of insurance into agri business models, universalization of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna, etc.
• Facilitate integration of Sandboxing framework to pilot and launch the new products

Facilitate review and analysis of existing international and domestic legislative and regulatory frameworks regarding comprehensive agriculture insurance

• Framing and drafting new policies, regulatory frameworks and implementing guidelines
• Organise consultation workshops and seminars with key experts

Lead institutional capacity building interventions for all the stakeholders to strengthen the foundations of policy and market transformation for insurance and risk finance.

• Facilitate trainings, advocacy, and knowledge exchange with stakeholders which include the government and public-private partners.
• Implement capacity needs assessments for different levels of stakeholders.

Support research and documentation for development of new insurance products, tools and services

• Document the India experience and facilitate data collection on outreach for the InsuResilience Global Partnership
• Facilitate research for guiding development of agri insurance products
• Support design and creation of global and national knowledge materials on best practices of comprehensive agriculture insurance products
• Regular monitoring and reporting of all project activities

Facilitate multi-stakeholder coordination with partner institutes and stakeholders responsible for implementation of the project.

• Set up and coordinate work of the Task Force and project team for designing, approving, testing and implementing Agri and Rural Insurance strategies and products.
• Engage in a multistakeholder process to identify and develop the elements of market foundations for agricultural insurance.
• Establish partnerships for designing and implementing new agricultural insurance products and integrate UNDP as a national multistakeholder coordination mechanism for agricultural insurance.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.Competencies:Core competencies:

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact.
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems.
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences.
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands.
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results.
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration.
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity.

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:Business Direction & Strategy

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP\'s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions; Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP.

Business Development

• Collective Intelligence Design: Ability to bringing together diverse groups of people, data, information or ideas, and technology to design services or solutions

Business Management

• Client Management: Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers\' needs; Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy; Look for ways to add value beyond clients\' immediate requests; Ability to anticipate client\'s upcoming needs and concerns
• Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
• Resource Management: Ability to allocate and use resources in a strategic or tactical way in line with principles of accountability and integrity

System Thinking

• Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system

Communications

• Advocacy strategy and implementation: Ability to create and implement advocacy strategies which lead to impactful change

Partnership management

• Emerging partnerships: Ability to engage with emerging partners, develop and manage a strategy and develop approaches to developing and managing these new strategic partnerships

Required Skills and Experience:Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master\'s degree or equivalent) in Agronomy, Agriculture Economics OR Insurance, Business Administration (MBA), Rural Development or equivalent is required, or
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor\'s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying experience, will be given due consideration in lieu of Master\xc2\xb4s degree.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 Years (with Master\'s Degree) or 7 years\' (with Bachelor\'s Degree) of demonstrable experience in insurance development in developing countries, preferably agricultural insurance and including parametric and weather index-based products.
• Relevant Experience at the national level working with governments and private entities in the insurance sector.
• Additional years of experience Program/project management experience with at least five years are in a lead role.
• Experience of working with Central and/or State Governments/ international agencies/on similar assignments will be preferred.
• Prior experience of setting up TSU or technical advisory services in the insurance sector.
• In-depth knowledge of agriculture insurance, insurance product design and delivery, indemnity-based insurance, index-based insurance products, national agricultural policies and existing agricultural insurance schemes, regulatory laws and supervision related to agricultural insurance, related concepts and initiatives, policies and practices,
• Adequate experience in project management practices and ability to formulate and manage budgets,
• Broad based knowledge of cross-cutting thematic areas such as value chains, risk management, CCE, financial legal and regulatory standards, procurement procedures, environmental and social safeguards,
• Knowledge of legislative, legal and regulatory structures in place with respect to agricultural insurance in India,
• Demonstrates substantive and technical knowledge to meet responsibilities and requirements of the post with excellence.
• Possesses the capacity for strategic planning, result - based management and reporting.
• Good facilitation and communication skills,
• Ability to carry out research and communicate strategic pieces that guide decisions on strategic programme directions,
• Tailors and presents information to diverse audiences using a variety of communication delivery methods (e.g., written, electronic, oral, interpersonal) Documentation,
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations with people in a multi- cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity
• Strong leadership skills,
• Demonstrated skills in building, mobilizing, and leading multi- disciplinary teams,
• Hands-on experience in design, formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects,
• Ability to implement and achieve project outcomes,
• Ability to lead consultative meetings at national and state level with partners and senior stakeholders to identify priorities and manage the timely delivery of project activities,
• Reliable in delivering own parts of the work as part of a team effort,
• Demonstrates excellent work/project planning skills,
• Is open to change and ability to manage complex, ever- changing environments.

Required Languages:

• English and Hindi

Remuneration:

• Remuneration starting at INR 27,84,347 annually / 2,32,029 monthly as per the scale depending on qualifications and experience. The remuneration is excluding 8.33% pension amount paid over and above the salary.

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