Job Opportunity for Program Associate (Innovation Hub for Rice Fortification) at PATH in New Delhi

Working Title: Program Associate (Innovation Hub for Rice Fortification)

Location: 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 health challenges.

About the program:

PATH has been a global leader over two decades working on rice fortification technology advancement, building evidence, and implementing in multiple countries. Many pilots conducted over the years by PATH demonstrated operational feasibility of distribution of fortified rice through safety net programs and open market in India.

PATH’s rice fortification program in India has already benefitted about 1 million people. It has the potential to reach 800+ million people in India, especially women and children through the government’s safety net programs, making it a viable tool for addressing vitamin and mineral deficiencies at scale. Scaling up rice fortification will therefore not only improve the health of India’s families and communities but improve the productivity of the country at large. The Government of India and other stakeholders such as FSSAI and NITI Aayog have acknowledged the importance of rice fortification and need to introduce it through various safety net programs in India. PATH additionally also has advanced and commercialized the Ultra Rice technology, filling an important market gap in the range of solutions for addressing micronutrient malnutrition. PATH’s Ultra Rice® technology packs vitamins and minerals into extruded rice grains made from rice flour.

Over the last few years, PATH has been a technical partner to the national government’s Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). PATH has played an important role in guiding FSSAI on the regulation for staple foods and is now working with FSSAI, its newly established Food Fortification Resource Centre (FFRC), and state governments to scale-up rice fortification in the government’s safety net programs.

Taking a step further to ensure sustainable mechanisms to support the government in providing fortified rice, we identified key institutions of national repute to work as Innovation Hub for Rice Fortification (IHRF). It is envisioned that these hubs would sustainably support the state government even after the project period. The project to create such hubs for rice fortification by bringing together institutes of national importance to ensure sustainability has started. The project has been launched and agreements of IIT-Delhi with the respective hubs have been done. PATH is functioning as a Program Management Unit (PMU) and supporting IHRF in implementing the scope of work. We are currently recruiting for an Associate to be a part of the PMU for the IHRF project.

Responsibilities:

• Support PATH PMU team and provide technical assistance to the transformation activities in the identified hubs.
• Collect and interpret data from multiple sources and its applications.
• Manage and work with various stakeholders.
• Create dashboards and reports of analysed data.
• Synthesize insights from projects and develop knowledge management documents.
• Support the PATH team in other tasks when required. 

Required Experience 

• 2-4 years of work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in health/ Nutrition/ Statistics/ Health Economics/ Maths/ Economics/ Computer Science; master’s degree preferred.
• Demonstrated experience of data analysis and Microsoft Office applications including Excel.
• Consulting background preferred.
• Strong system thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication/presentation skills.
• Demonstrated writing skills.
• Fluency in English and Hindi; knowledge of other Indian languages will be an advantage.
• Demonstrated skills in planning, coordination, supportive supervision and monitoring of public health / nutrition projects desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and able to work effectively in a complex environment.
• Well-organized and able to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities.

Note: This position is funded for one year. Employment after this is subject to the availability of funds. 

Must have legal authorization to work in India.

PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.

PATH is an equal-opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.