Job Opportunity for Consultant – Public Health Administration at NHSRC in New Delhi

About the Organization

Established in 2007, the National Health Systems Resource Centre’s mandate is to assist in policy and strategy development in the provision and mobilization of technical assistance to the states and in capacity building for the Ministry of Health.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide technical and handholding support to states for specific programs like Model Health Districts (MHD), District Hospital Strengthening including emergency and critical care services, Green and Climate resilient infrastructure, Referral transport and MMUs, Grievance Redressal System & Health Helpline, Aspirational District Programme, Indian Public Health Standards 2022, Public Health Management Cadre, newer initiatives in health systems such as FC-XV and PM-ABHIM, Supportive Supervision (SS) etc.
• Undertake periodic monitoring visits to review implementation progress in states prepare reports and follow up on the implementation of recommendations by the states.
• Coordinate drafting of program documents and guidelines and other capacity-building materials for various cadres and staff working in health.
• Analyze and utilize data for evidence generation through various data sources such as Health Management and Information System, Quarterly Progress Reports etc., to address bottlenecks in implementation.
• Support the Division in the organization of national, regional and state-level workshops and consultations for orienting States on specific technical areas.
• Appraise PIP proposals from states to facilitate decision-making by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
• Liaise with implementing partners/development partners at the Centre or State level.
• Coordinating and collaborating with other divisions of NHSRC.
• Undertake any other assignments of the PHA division as and when entrusted by Advisor.

Education Qualification/Required skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree – Graduate in Medicine/Dental/Nursing
• Post-graduation or higher qualification in public health, community health, preventive & social medicine (MPH, MD Community Medicine), healthcare/hospital management.
• At least 2 years of post-PG work experience especially in National Health Mission/ National Health Programmes/ health planning/ Health policy and advocacy/ Public Health System Strengthening or Health Care Management.
• Demonstrated experience in operationalizing health programs at the field level; working in the strengthening of the state, district, and block-level health systems.
• Competency and experience in working on NHM programs at the policy level, monitoring and evaluation, data analysis, public health administration, and governance.
• Prior experience and proficiency in participatory planning, PIP appraisals, developing training Module & guidelines, High priority Districts/Aspirational Districts, Referral Transport etc. in States and Aspirational districts.
• Undertaken or contributed to innovative activities leading to a positive outcome in health
• Computer proficiency with a high level of familiarity with commonly used packages like MS Word, Excel, SPSS and PowerPoint.
• Vibrant, dynamic, and highly driven with a feeling of initiative, ownership, and strong communication skills, and willing to take on any responsibility assigned as a part of the team.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills, and analytical and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to produce high-quality written work, with great attention to detail, within tight deadlines.
• Passionate about working on health systems issues, particularly for the poor and vulnerable population, and keen on working on policy at the national level, with a problem-solving approach.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Formal Educational Qualifications, Experience and Age could be relaxed for exceptional candidates.

Desirable:

• Candidates working for similar programs or activities either at the central (or) state level shall be preferred.
• Working experience at District or below in Secondary/Primary health care level services.
• Research experience/ Published work in the areas of health systems or public health will be an added advantage.
• Candidates with prior experience in health systems strengthening at the central level, state level or with technical support bodies shall be preferred.

Candidates are requested to fill the online application correctly which is available on the NHSRC website (http://nhsrcindia.org). Applications will be accepted in the prescribed online application format only. Last date for receiving applications is 13th June 2023.