Job Description
Organization : National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)
Functional Title : Consultant Grade – 1 (Finance)
Project : Naya Safar Yojna Scheme and Swach Pawan Neel Gagan Swasth NCR
Duty Station: NCRPB office, New Delhi, India
Duration: Initially for One Year (Extendable based on performance)
Type Of Contract :Consultant
Number Of Positions : 02
Type of Appointment :Full time
About the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)
The National Institute of Urban Affairs is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. It is a premier institute dedicated to advancing research, capacity building and knowledge dissemination in the urban sector.
About National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB)
The National Capital Region Planning Board is statutory body constituted under the act of Parliament, under Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The growth of population of Delhi has contributed to increasing congestion and shortages of civic amenities. Hence, this Board was started with the purpose to address problems of land, housing, transportation and management of essential infrastructure like water supply and sewerage that have become more acute.
Project Overview and Objectives
The overall objective of this engagement is to provide high-quality, specialised technical and advisory support to NCRPB in matters relating to urban and regional planning, transportation, urban infrastructure, and economic development or any other work. NCRPB is also implementing two central sector schemes of the Government of India in National Capital Region (NCR) i.e. Naya Safar Yojana Scheme, Swach Pawan Neel Gagan Swasth NCR (SPNG- NCR).
Key Responsibilities:
He/she shall be responsible for the following, working under the overall guidance of the Competent Authority and the day-to-day supervision of the Reporting Officer:
• Make individual payments on PFMS portal by verifying the checklist
• Assist the Consultant Grade 2 for all payments related work
• Assist in managing scheme funds and its utilization as per prescribed timelines of the schemes.
• Verify & process the documents of each claim before processing the payment through PFMS/portal as per prescribed timelines of the Schemes.
• Check and initiate the payment advices/claims under the schemes on portal/PFMS.
• Prepare and process for assessment of the database for each participating State of the schemes
• Process claims of beneficiaries of scheme wrt subsidy / interest subvention /loan EMIs, etc.
• Preparation of monthly / quarterly report as required to be submitted to various departments.
• Record keeping and its updation on portal, MIS reports.
• Process matters for statutory compliances
• Assist in preparation of Budget/Annual Plan etc.
• Coordinate and assist in liaison with the stakeholders on regular basis
• Assist in monitoring progress and implementation of schemes.
• Assist, liaise and support Audits and prepare replies to their observations.
• He/she will report to Consultant Gr. 2 for above Schemes related work
• He/she shall assist MS/CRP/Director (A&F)/FAO for other miscellaneous works of NCRPB.
Skills & Competencies:
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and standards, government financial rules, and payment processes through PFMS Portal.
• In-depth knowledge of statutory compliance, including GST, TDS.
• Excellent analytical, reconciliation, and documentation skills.
• Ability to support audits and grant management processes effectively.
Qualification
M.Com/MBA (Fin.)/CA/ICWA/2 years PG Diploma in Management.
Experience
Essential
• Minimum 3-8 years of professional experience in Financial Management and Accounting. (Note: Experience includes upto 3 years for Ph.D. holder, provided no work experience is counted during those 3 years).
• Proficiency in Tally/ERP and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Desirable
• Experience in Project Management Unit (PMU) involving multiple agencies or stakeholders.
• Experience in Financial Resource Mobilization in public sector context.
• Experience with multilateral or bilateral funding institutions.
• Experience with Ministries, Statutory or Autonomous Bodies, UDAs, ULBs, PSUs and reputed private organizations.
• Proficiency in data analytics, use of statistical packages and tools, and AI applications.
• Experience in PFMS or any other public fund management portal.
Location of position
Based at the office of the NCRPB, Core 4B, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, with travel as and when required.
Age Limit
Maximum - 45 (fourty five) years.
Remuneration
Remuneration will be Rs. 80,000/- to 1,45,000/- p.m. commensurate with qualifications and experience.
References
• Please provide name and contact information of three references.
Application process:
• Applications to be only submitted online through NIUA’s portal.
• Only candidates whose applications are complete in all regard and adhere to the prescribed format will be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Interested candidates, kindly apply using the link below:
https://jobs.niua.in/consultant-grade-%E2%80%93-1-finance