NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT & PANCHAYATI RAJ

RAJENDRANAGAR : HYDERABAD -500 030

Advt.No.15/2024
File no. NIRDPR/CGARD/MoRD-PMGSYConsultants
/003/AssociateProf1/2024-25
Comp no.16473

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) an autonomous

organization under the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India proposes to engage the
services of suitable candidates, to be placed at Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Govt. of
India, New Delhi on contract basis for “Impact Evaluation Study of Pradhan Mantri Gram
Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) through World Bank”. NIRDPR invites online applications for below
mentioned contractual positions:

Sl. No Name of the Post No. of Salary Per Place of Work

Positions Month (Rs.)
1 Project Officer (GIS Analyst) 1 1,30,000/- New Delhi
2 Project Officer (PMGSY Expert) 1 1,30,000/- New Delhi

3 Project Officer (Data Analyst) 1 1,30,000/- New Delhi

The details with regard to the educational qualifications, experience, age, remuneration, etc. are
as follows:

I. Project Officer (GIS Analyst)

1. Designation Project Officer (GIS Analyst)

Nature of
2. On Contract Basis
Recruitment
3. No. of Positions One
Six months from date of joining, which may, at the
4. Period of Contract discretion of Competent Authority either be extended
or curtailed.
A minimum of master’s degree in Geography/
Qualification Environmental Science/ Computer Science or a related
5.
field with a focus on geospatial analysis.
 At least 2 years of professional experience in
6. Experience geospatial analysis.

 Proficiency in using Google Earth Engine, Python

programming, Arc GIS and QGIS.
Desirable  Demonstrated experience in processing and
qualification and analysing satellite imagery and geospatial data
7.
within cloud based environments such as GEE.
experience
 Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
 Excellent communication skills, with the ability to
present complex information clearly and concisely.
 Conducting advanced geospatial analysis, including
network travel time analysis, using Google Earth
Engine (GEE), Python, Jupyter Notebooks, R and
ArcGIS.
 Developing and implementing geospatial models and
algorithms to address project-specific needs.
 Processing and analysing satellite imagery and other
geospatial data sources in cloud-based and desktop
applications.
8. Responsibilities  Creating maps and visualizations to communicate
findings to technical and non-technical audiences,
such as ESRI storyMaps and open source
equivalents.
 Collaborating with project teams to integrate
geospatial insights into broader project objectives.
 Providing training and capacity building to project
staff on geospatial tools and techniques as needed.
 Documenting methodologies and preparing technical
reports on geospatial analysis conducted
 Geospatial datasets processed and analysed as per
project requirements.
 Maps and visualizations created using geospatial
data.
9. Deliverables
 Technical reports documenting the analysis and
findings.
 Training materials and documentation for capacity
building sessions (if applicable).
8. Age Limit 45 years

9. Remuneration Rs.1,30,000/- per month (Consolidated)

II. Project Officer (PMGSY Expert)

1 Designation Project Officer (PMGSY Expert)

2 Nature of Recruitment On Contract Basis
3 No. of Positions One
4 Period of Contract Six months from date of joining, which may, at the
discretion of Competent Authority either be extended
or curtailed.
5 Qualification A degree in Civil Engineering from a reputed
institution. A conversant of construction of road works.
6 Experience The Project Officer should have a minimum of 5 years’
experience in Civil Engineer works related to the field
of activity in road construction. Conversant with
Project appraisals, Monitoring and evaluation of
projects, technical specifications etc in road
construction in any Central/State Govt. Should have
exposure to PMGSY scheme/construction of rural
roads.
7 Age Limit 45 years
8 Remuneration Rs.1,30,000/- per month (Consolidated)

III. Project Officer (Data Analyst)

1 Designation Project Officer (Data Analyst)

Nature of
2 On Contract Basis
Recruitment
3 No. of Positions One
Six months from date of joining, which may, at the
4 Period of Contract discretion of Competent Authority either be extended
or curtailed.
 Bachelor’s degree in computer science/ mathematics/
economic, statistics or related fields from a
Qualification recognized university/institute;
5
 Certifications in data analytics, data science,
data/information management are preferred from
recognized university/institute
At least 2-3 years of robust experience in data
Experience management and analysis, with a demonstrated ability
6
to handle a variety of data types including: geospatial,
satellite, and administrative data.
 Familiar with cleaning, coding, merging, and
Desirable analysing large and complex quantitative data files in
7 qualification and Python and R
experience  Detail-oriented with a focus on data quality and
accuracy;
  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
 Strong experience in building complex SQL queries
and schema building Advanced Excel/Google Sheets
& Macros knowledge
 Ensure compliance with relevant data
policies/guideline/rules asset forth by the Data
Management Office (when established) or any other
Government of India agency;
 Streamline data collection practices and systems
within the host Ministry/Department/ Agency;
 Ensure data integrity and accurate record-keeping by
supporting data collection and management efforts
(data entry into electronic formats, SOP based data
verification);
 Create, maintain, and improve the quality of data
repositories for the host Ministry/Department
/Agency;
 Perform data analysis for cleaning data, and
8 Responsibilities
generation of insights;
 Maintain detailed documentation on data
management decisions and technical work;
 Work on cross-sectoral initiatives across
governments to extract data from data warehouses
and other back-end systems;
 Develop data feeds and automated reporting through
dashboarding;
 Stay up-to date with industry trends and best
practices in data management, data analysis and
visualization;
 Develop and ensure adoption of data storage,
archival and deletion SOPs in alignment with
relevant government policies/guidelines/rules
9 Age Limit 45 years

10 Remuneration Rs.1,30,000/- per month (Consolidated)

General terms & conditions governing the selection process:

1. An application fee of Rs.300/- plus applicable taxes should be paid by General/OBC/EWS

candidates through Pay Fee (SB Collect). No application fee for SC/ST/PWD candidates.

2. Candidate seeking exemption of application fee under SC/ST/PWD category shall require
to upload the necessary Caste/PWD category certificate. Otherwise the application is
liable to be rejected.

3. The candidates should apply through online registration available on the website
http://career.nirdpr.in/
 4. Age, experience and qualification will be reckoned as on the date of this notification i.e,
31.07.2024. Clear quality attested photostats copies of all important certificates and
documents must be uploaded with the online application.

5. The candidate should upload valid experience certificates in proper format only. It must
have details of the employer, duration of employment (including date of joining &
relieving, and breaks if any), the position/s held, nature of appointment
(regular/contractual/part-time/internship), name, designation and seal of issuing authority,
and any other relevant information. No other documents, such as Offer letters, pay slips,
contract extension letters, etc., will be treated as experience letter.

6. The Institute reserves the right to relax any of the requirements i.e. age, experience etc. in
exceptional cases.

7. Date, time and venue of written test/interviews shall be communicated to shortlisted

candidates only. No TA / DA will be given for attending the written test/Interview.

8. The final results shall be communicated to the selected candidates only.

9. Last date for submission of online application is 15.08.2024.

General terms & conditions of engagement:

1. The engagement of Project Officers would be on full time basis and they would not be
permitted to take up any other assignment during the period of consultancy with MoRD.

2. The headquarters of a Project Officer will be at New Delhi. The Project Officers will
work in MoRD and perform such work as may be assigned to them from time to time.
They may also have to go for field visit on need basis, for which they would be provided
TA/DA as per rules of Govt. of India in vogue.

3. Period of engagement will be upto six months from date of joining, which may, at the
discretion of Competent Authority be either be extended or curtailed.

4. The engagement of Project Officer would be of temporary (non-official) nature and the
engagement can be cancelled at any time without assigning any reason therefore after
giving 1 month notice. A Project Officer will also be have the opportunity to resign from
MoRD after giving a month’s notice.

5. The Project Officer will be entitled to 4 days of Casual Leave (CL) during the period of
engagement of four months. For less or more period of engagement, leave will be
calculated on pro rata basis in that calendar year. However, unavailed leave cannot be
 carried forward in case of extension beyond one year. Remuneration will be deducted
proportionately if the Project Officer absents himself/herself on any working day other
than entitled paid leave.

6. The Project Officer will not be entitled to any allowance/perquisite such as HRA, CCA,
DA, LTC, Residential accommodation medical facility etc.

7. No TA/DA will be admissible to them for joining the assignment or on completion of

assignment.

8. They will be required to maintain office timings, decorum, discipline as expected of a

Government employee.

9. TDS will be deducted as per prevalent rules and necessary TDS certificate will be issued.

10. MoRD will not be liable for any loss, damage, theft, burglary, robbery of any personal
belongings/equipment or vehicles of the Project Officers.

11. The Project Officer shall not claim any benefit/compensation/absorption/regularization of

service with MoRD under provisions of the ID Act, 1947 or Contract Labour Act, 1970.

12. The Project Officers may be called on Saturdays, Sundays and any other holidays, if
required, and they shall not be entitled to any compensatory leave in lieu thereof.

13. If any declaration given or information furnished by the candidate proves to be false or if
the candidate is found to have wilfully suppressed any material information, he/she will
be liable for termination of services in addition to the administrative and /or legal action
as may be deemed necessary.

14. The Project Officers will not, except with the previous sanction of the MoRD or in the
bonafide discharge of his/her duties as foresaid, publish a book himself or herself or
through a publisher or contribute an article to a book or compilation of articles or
participate in a TV telecast/Radio broadcast or contribute an article or write a letter to a
newspaper pseudonymously or in the name of any other person.

15. During the period of assignment with the MoRD, it is likely that Project Officers may
come across certain information of importance or secret nature. Project Officers will not
divulge any information gathered by him/her during the period of his/her assignment to
anyone unless authorized by competent authority/ to do so.

Sd/-
Assistant Director
Administration (Section –I)