Job Opportunity for Programme Manager – i4We at Swasti in Multiple Locations

SUMMARY 

Swasti is the Health Catalyst that strives for 100 million ‘wealthy days for Vulnerable Communities. Health inequity affects vulnerable communities disparately across the World. Its persistent nature makes it the World’s most challenging development problem. We at Swasti believe people must be at the center of health systems for it to effectively work for the poor. To add “well” thy days to the lives of the World’s poor by 2030, our Glocal multi-disciplinary team co-designs demonstrable and scalable solution models in partnership with communities on the ground and influences policies nationally and internationally. We Care. Innovate. Demonstrate and Transform to a time when Wellness Becomes “Real” For Vulnerable Communities. i4We is a system innovation primary healthcare, which combines health and wealth interventions, and focuses on wellness for the poor in an affordable , quality assured and scalable way.

JOB TITLE: 

Program Manager- i4We (invest for Wellness) Factories

CORE FUNCTION: 

The Programme manager will implement the Invest for Wellness (i4We) intervention at the allocated industries cluster as per the model design with the highest possible quality standard. The outputs, outcome, and impact are achieved within the specified timeline with quality.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Overall responsible to implement the i4We program in 25-30 factories and to impact over 7000 workers as per the program design
• Co-create the program plan with factory management, and coordinate with factories to schedule activities in line with the developed plan
• Conduct research; baseline, midline, endline studies to measure the program impact
• Empower factory internal health system to deliver primary health care through; clinic assessment, capacity building for nurse, doctor and welfare officers and ensure they are equipped to deliver primary care (where clinic is present)
• Identify potential workers and train them as First Responders / Wellness Facilitators with the right knowledge and enhance their skills to impart preventive and promotional education which includes; physical health, emotional health, social determinants and behavioural aspects.
• Facilitate and provide primary health care services to workers; risk assessment, screening, primary care treatment, actively follow-up, facilitate access to health services from ESIC and / or
• Government health centers. Also facilitate access to health products and Social Protection schemes.
• Provide mental health support and refer workers for further treatment and care
• Sensitize and train supervisors and management (both mid and senior level) staff on the health and wellbeing
• Provide life skills based preventive health education for workers through a Peer-Peer led approach.
• Establish network and relationships with Govt and ESIC health system and facilitate referrals for workers to access health services.
• Facilitate access to services through networks and service providers on well-being services and products.
• Anticipate and proactively address the implementation challenges and put in place mitigation processes to address the same.
• Ensure the data quality as per the MEAL guidelines
• Produce high-quality reports for internal and external consumption
• Capacity building for the program team on Primary health care protocols and guidelines and quality assurance of screening and treatment.
• Coordinate with Implementation Agency and monitor the process

REPORTING:  Program core team – Implementation

• Interacts with the i4We technical and advisory team, i4We leads, thematic leads, people engagement, finance, communication etc (as applicable)
• Influenced by factories partners, donors (e.g. factory, industries associations, ESIC etc).
• Influences factories, senior management, health facilitators, government departments, community organizations, health providers etc.

Work Ethics

• Timely delivery of tasks and milestones with focus on quality and consistency.
• Must work with a sense of urgency.
• Is critical and creative in execution of program activities
• Respect all individuals.
• Will work in a focused manner in nurturing and building team talent.
• Maintain confidentiality using leadership discretion while practicing an open and transparent transactional environment.

Geography: 

• Jaipur Rajasthan
• Delhi NCR
• Tirupur, Tamil Nadu

Educational Qualification

Ideally a graduate / post-graduate in Sociology / Social Work / Psychology, Development Studies, Women’s Studies, Public Health streams with in-depth knowledge in public health and worker wellbeing and sectoral experience (factory) and experience of programme implementation. However, a candidate with any degree with public health and project implementation experience is also eligible.