Website ACT
Position: Manager – Partnerships & Community Engagement
Type: Full-time
Reporting To: Director, ACT For Health
Location: Remote
About ACT
ACT Capital Foundation For Social Impact is a non-profit venture philanthropy platform that was born in 2020 in response to the COVID crisis and is built upon the premise that an entrepreneurial mindset, technology & innovation and collective action have the power to create meaningful social impact at scale.
We are driven by a bias for action to catalyse social change through collaboration across the board – startup founders, donors, NGO’s, expert advisors, government stakeholders as well as the public at large.
Our grants are given as seed capital to incubate and accelerate innovations that have demonstrated ability to address some of India’s most complex social needs. In addition to providing funding, we work with our grantees on their strategy as well as operations and help them harness the strength of our collective – through best-in-class industry mentorship that can enable them to build sustainable organisations.
About ACT For Health
ACT For Health aims to improve access to quality and affordable healthcare in the areas of primary care, diabetes, cancer, tuberculosis and mental health. The 100 Cr healthcare fund will support digital/medtech/deeptech innovations in these spaces, by non-profit as well as for-profit organisations, and focus on deployment ready solutions that can address identified need gaps.
Position Summary
This role is strategic as well as operational in nature and will be responsible for designing and implementing new initiatives. We’re looking for a self-motivated dynamic professional who can work with various stakeholders and partners to accelerate our mission of ensuring quality healthcare for India
Key Responsibilities
a) Ensure the implementation of various ongoing initiatives and create strategy for new ones
b) Build and maintain relationships with healthcare grantees, NGOs, government partners and other relevant stakeholders across various initiatives
c) Work closely with healthcare grantees to chalk out a robust scale-up plan and help them build strong partnerships in the ecosystem
d) Map relevant NGOs at the state level as potential implementation partners for healthcare grantees
e) Co-create reports to share timely updates on progress for various tracks
f) Assess other grants / funding sources available in select areas which can be leveraged by healthcare grantees
g) Monitor project finance, including tracking expenditure and utilisation
Primary Stakeholders
a) MoHFW/State NHMs officials to accelerate the adoption of the ACT funded healthcare innovations on the ground
b) NGOs to drive deployment of ACT For Health funded innovations
c) Medical equipment distributors
d) Hospital networks
The Ideal Candidate
You’re perfect for this job if you have:
a) A degree in public health, healthcare management, business or other relevant disciplines
b) Minimum 6 years of experience in strategy development and implementation
c) The ability to thrive in unstructured environments and taking things from 0 to 1
d) Outstanding interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills to build relationships with internal & external stakeholders
e) Willingness to travel; especially in rural areas
Desirable Qualities
a) Strategic thinking
b) Fluency in technology advances in healthcare
c) Experience in working closely with major international donors
How To Apply
Write to the Director – ACT For Health at neetha@actgrants.in with your updated resume.
To apply for this job email your details to neetha@actgrants.in
