India Health Action Trust (IHAT)
## Divisional Coordinator, Jabalpur
**India Health Action Trust (IHAT)** is a charitable trust established in 2003 with a vision to meaningfully impact the lives of vulnerable and marginalized people by addressing health and social inequities. IHAT works towards reducing inequities by developing comprehensive and sustainable programs to improve population health. We work closely with the Government of India and state governments, including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Delhi, to achieve public health goals. Our work focuses on areas of prevention and control of HIV and Tuberculosis, improving Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health, enhancing Nutrition among mothers and children, and strengthening health systems.
**Job Location:** Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
**Experience Required:**
* Minimum 7+ years of relevant experience in the areas of Maternal & Child Health.
* Experience in health program strategies, including facility interventions & Medical College.
* Experience of working with government and international organizations/bilateral agencies. Experience of with Medical College(s) will be an added advantage.
**Job Summary:**
The Divisional Coordinator will support technical aspects of the program with a particular focus on the First Referral Unit (FRUs) operationalization and strengthening, to improve the availability and quality of maternal, neonatal and child health related services within health facilities. This will primarily involve supportive supervision and mentoring to service providers of FRUs by establishing Regional Resource Training Centers (RRTC) within Medical Colleges and coordination with these RRTCs to enhance competencies and confidence of doctors and health-care teams in District Hospitals & other FRUs.
**Key Responsibilities:**
* Introduce Regional Resource Training Centers (RRTCs)/Medical College Mentoring Model and pro-actively implement the model in selected FRUs in the state of Madhya Pradesh (MP).
* Conduct district level health-facility mapping and profiling, using primary data collection & existing data sources.
* Provide technical inputs in the FRU strengthening and prepare action plans accordingly for each facility (FRU) in coordination with District Health Administration (CMHO / CS.)
* Engage with medical colleges/universities to develop them as Regional Resource Training Centers (RRTCs) to provide mentorship to selected FRUs.
* Facilitate State / Divisional / District workshops / trainings and enhance clinical skills practice sessions during training and mentoring visits.
* Conduct field visits on a frequent basis to support the implementation of the mentoring model, monitor its implementation and evaluate its outcomes using technical and facility level scoring matrixes.
* Facilitate project activities including workshop planning and technical materials availability to ensure smooth implementation.
* Identify, document, and disseminate lessons learnt and best practices from implementation related to clinical interventions.
* Comprehensive data analysis for program support.
* Along with Senior Technical Advisor(s), State Lead and Senior Public Health Specialist co-ordinate with Dean Medical College, Heads of Departments and faculty of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics and Preventive & Social Medicine (PSM) & other departments as & when required, and regional & district health officials.
* Work closely with the Senior Joint Director MH / Deputy Directors of Maternal and Child Health, and others at NHM and with Chief Medical Health Officer and Chief Surgeons of Health care facilities, on setting program priorities and directions, and respond to requests from Department of Public Health & Medical Education Government of MP, India.
* Participate in development, preparation, and dissemination / publication of technical papers, documents, and reports.
* Any other work assigned by the line manager.
**Education:**
* Medical / Para Medical graduate (MBBS/BDS/AYUSH/BPT/BOT/BSc Nursing/BPharma) with post-graduate degree in public health / Masters in Public Health/Health Administration or Hospital Management.
**Key Competencies:**
* **Conceptual and Analytical Skills:** Proven ability to conceptualize, analyze, innovate, plan, and execute ideas. Experience in activity planning processes for organizations. Strengthening the programmatic capacity of an organization, particularly in facility interventions and systems development.
* **Leadership and Management:** Demonstrated leadership and managerial experience, preferably in a healthcare setting. Experience in building relationships and working with multi-disciplinary state and division level teams, Government officials, and external partners.
* **Communication Skills:** Excellent written and oral communication skills, including strong presentation, persuasive ability, and report writing in English and Hindi. Capacity to deliver complex messages to various audiences. Proven ability to conceptualize, analyze, innovate, plan, and execute ideas.
**Travel Requirements:** 50% travel is expected.
**Reporting to:** Senior Specialist-Public Health
To apply for this job please visit www.ihat.in.
