Job Opportunity for Program Associate- Digital Health at PATH in New Delhi

PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing heath challenges. 

PATH India is seeking a Program Associate -Digital Health on Third Party Payroll- (Randstad) to support the implementation of digital QA/QC platform for Rice Fortification across multiple states in India. The PA will work with multiple stakeholders- government/technical partners, etc. understand the state specific requirements and provide technical assistance to the project which aims to implement the digital QA/QC platform for rice fortification program.

The candidate will contribute to successful rollout of digital intervention to provide quality control, quality assurance and a digital enabled traceability to the Rice Fortification program. This will be an opportunity to be part of a dynamic team with a growing portfolio of impactful work in the digital health space. The expected skills include but are not limited to technical skills, program planning, implementation & management, facilitation at various levels and reporting and documentation.

Responsibilities:

Technical Skills-

• Understanding the project design and architecture.
• Capable of drafting digital project solutions.
• Preferably hands on experience in developing solutions.
• Good to have Database knowledge, and experience.
• Aware about deployment to server-on premise, data centres or cloud hosting.
• Capable for performing User Acceptance Testing against the workflow of the project.
• Aware about performance testing tools and usage for evaluation. 

Strategy and Partnerships-

• Work closely with government and development partners for technical assistance during implementation in each state.
• Liaising with the officials at state and national level.
• Strategic planning and execution of key activities
• Involve in advocacy for institutionalization and adoption of digital system.
• Deliver any other need-based tasks as requested by the team. 

Program Planning and Management

• Frequent travel across selects states for undertaking landscaping exercise.
• Document activities and field observations to inform design.
• Work with technical partner to implement state specific requirements.
• Plan Training sessions for all users involved in the process, across all states.
• Execute program activities and track progress of the project.
• Ensure seamless coordination between program team and other stakeholders.
• Support in design, documentation and report writing.
• Support in the creation of presentations for updates and meeting 

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Any graduation (preferably B.Tech) / MBA / M.Tech / MPH /MPA from a reputed institute
• Minimum of 3-4 years of professional experience across digital, consulting, public sector, and development sector
• Relevant prior experience in the Digital Health domain would be strongly desirable.
• Experience of working with state and district level government health department 

Skills/ Abilities

• Proven ability to multi-task and collaborate work effectively with senior staff, colleagues, donors, partner organizations, stakeholders, local institutions, and others at all levels.
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines, and an emphasis on quality.
• Knowledge and skill in conducting literature reviews.
• Excellent analytical, communication, presentation and report writing skills.
• Excellent skills in facilitation, team building and coordination.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure situations.
• Excellent command over MS Office applications, especially MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint
• Fluency in English and Hindi, knowledge of other Indian languages suited to the state will be an advantage.
• Extremely detail-oriented, with the ability to communicate effectively.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-site organization and in a team-based structure.
• Proven effectiveness while working in a team-based environment, but capable also of working independently. 

Location: New Delhi, India