Job Opportunity For Public Health Coordinator At PATH In Dhanbad ,Jharkhand

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical assistance to government counterparts in assigned City/district for strengthening urban primary healthcare, PM-ABHIM and XV-FC in accordance with the guidelines.
• Facilitate the support for activities & coordination between City/district and state urban health unit, Urban Local Body for accelerating improvements in urban health.
• Travel to assigned cities for planning, implementing, and monitoring the key project activities.
• Facilitate the capacity building of the division, district & facility level functionaries on various Urban Health interventions.
• Provide handholding support to assigned city and facilities on key interventions across all Urban
• Health programs in the state.
• Coordinate and participate in City/district level planning and review meetings to ensure proper implementation of urban primary healthcare interventions and the related project activities at division and district level.
• Undertake supportive supervision visits to health facilities in the assigned districts and share feedback at the district and state level for planning corrective actions.
• Work closely with City level counterparts to develop, implement, monitor state specific TB activities including development of roadmaps, work-plans etc.
• Engage with officials to facilitate the development of city specific operational plans for NQAS certification and Kayakalp for health facilities.
• Timely collection, compilation and analysis of program implementation data from all the assigned districts and give feedback to the concerned districts and state program lead for its regular uptake.
• Promote consistent and open channels of communication among UHWCs and with community and offering practical solutions to enhance effective community engagement, ultimately leading to improved service provision in the community.
• Liaises and manages stakeholders at the district level involved in project activities.
• Manage and coordinate diverse tasks and facilitate relationships among multiple stakeholders.
• Support in documentation of learnings, results, successes, challenges and dissemination.
• Undertake other tasks which may be assigned from time to time by the national or state leadership.
• Available to travel at district level up to 50-60% of the time.
   

Required Experience and qualifications.

• BDS/ BAMS/ BHMS/ B.Sc. Nursing/ BPT preferred with an essential Masters/ PG Diploma in
• Public Health or Health Management
• At least 2-3 years of experience in the public health sector focusing on planning and implementation of public health programs and research.
• Prior experience of working in similar roles, primary healthcare or urban health settings is desirable.
• Technical knowledge and field experience of planning and implementation in public health programs
• Experience with INGOs in the health sector and/ or Ministries of Health, government is preferable.
• Familiarity with the Indian public health system, flagship initiatives in the health sector, and relevant government policies/ strategies particularly NHM, NUHM, Ayushman Bharat Health &
• Wellness Centers, SUMAN, PMSMA, PM-ABHIM, XV-FC etc.

Skills/ Abilities:

• Self-starter and committed to performing their duties with a high degree of autonomy and independence in line with project goals and objectives.
• Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills in English and Hindi
• Direct experience of independently liaising with government health functionaries, district level administrators and other development partners.
• Data analysis, data visualization, and analytical thinking skills
• Strong coordination skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborative in a matrix organizational structure.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-site team-based organizational structure, including partners and other collaborators.
• Computer proficiency with high level of familiarity with commonly used packages like MS Word,
• Excel, Power Point, Outlook & Web surfing to search relevant data & documents.
• Ability to handle a variety of assignments under pressure of deadlines.

Note: This position is funded until September 2024, with a strong likelihood of extension.

Location: Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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.