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About the Organization

India Health Action Trust was instituted in 2003 as a Charitable Trust with a vision to meaningfully impact the lives of vulnerable and marginalised people by addressing health and social inequities. The Trust is working towards reducing inequities by developing comprehensive and sustainable programmes to improve population health. Since its inception, IHAT has working closely with the Government of India and state governments, including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Bihar to achieve public health goals. Our work is focused in areas of prevention and control of HIV and Tuberculosis, in achieving significant improvements in Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health, improved Nutrition among mothers and children, and strengthening health systems. We use program science to optimise and scale public health programs while partnering with the governments and communities.

Job Description

Consultant will support on technical aspects of the TSU program protocol under FRU/RRTC with particular focus on the FRU Strengthening program to improve the quality of maternal, neonatal and child health related services in health facilities. This would primarily involve the process of supportive supervision and mentoring of FRUs by establishing Regional Resource Training Centers (RRTCs) and coordination with these RRTCs for skill development and training of medical staff and mentoring of FRU CHCs and DHs.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide technical inputs in the FRU strengthening program and prepare action plans accordingly for each zone under the direct supervision of Advisor.
• Identify, engage with and enable medical colleges and universities and develop them as Regional Resource Training Centers (RRTCs) to provide mentorship to FRUs on a continuous basis.
• Facilitate regional workshops/clinical skills practice sessions during mentoring visits.
• Conduct field visits on a frequent basis to support the implementation of the FRU strengthening intervention and monitor its implementation.
• Facilitate project activities including workshop planning, technical materials availability to ensure smooth implementation.
• Identify, document, and disseminate lessons learnt and best practices from implementation in the allotted zones related to clinical interventions.
• Work closely with the supervisor/programmatic linkage on setting program priorities and directions, and responding to requests for technical support from the department Health officials and/or local counterparts.
• Participate in development, preparation, and dissemination/publication of technical papers, documents, and reports.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Essential Qualification: MBBS/BDS with post-graduate degree/Diploma in Obstetrics & Gynecology with at least 2-3 years of clinical/public health experience in Obstetrics and in the area of Maternal and Child Health.
• Preferred Qualification: Degree/Diploma in Obstetrics & Gynecology with at least 2-3 years of clinical/public health experience in Obstetrics and in the area of Maternal and Child Health.

Work Experience:

• Essential Experience :Minimum 2 years of experience in public health.
• Preferred Experience: Applicants with experience of working in public health programs in U.P., Bihar, M.P., Rajasthan with 3-4 years of experience, would be preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Minimum 2 years of progressively responsible professional experience in the management of MNCH programs at the district and state levels.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of maternal and child health programs and policies in India.
• Professional technical knowledge/expertise in research methodology, statistics, and data management.
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with multi-disciplinary state and zonal level teams, Government officials and external partners.
• Demonstrated cross-cultural, teamwork and basic knowledge in computer skills.
• Must be flexible and able to work in a challenging environment.

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