Position: Program Manager

 

Location: Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

Salary: INR 45,000 – 50,000

 

About Institute of Social Development, Rajasthan

Institute of Social Development is an NGO designed to ensure that the goal of development and empowerment of the community is accomplished by a visible improvement in their social well-being. Our mission is to strengthen young people especially women and girls on 21st-century leadership, and play an active role in reducing social and economic poverty and inequality. The institute uses a people-centric approach, in its endeavours.

 

The Institute pursues programmes of research, training and capacity building, providing technical support and programme implementation in the fields of social development as relevant to the most disadvantaged sections of society, and empowers them with an aim of sustainable development.

 

Know more about us: www.isdindia.in/

 

Position Overview

This position would be highly critical to building ISD’s programs in the Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan from the ground up. The program coordinator will help the health and government stakeholders at the district level.

Key Responsibilities

The role of the Program Coordinator can be defined as:

• Network and liaise with Government functionaries, and other key players at the various levels in the Program Area such as NGOs, Civil Societies, local bodies, and program champions towards ensuring synergy.
• Prepare monthly rosters for nurse shifts by the last working day of every month
• Contribute to hiring, training and reviewing nursing staff
• Manage a team of 13 nurses and ensure that they are following the guidelines set by Ansh
• Identify potential beneficiaries for screening by doing multiple rounds to the labour and delivery room everyday
• Track deaths, readmissions, referrals, critical cases and KMC Champions
• Ensure that babies meet the discharge criteria set by the government and our KMC program
• Ensure that babies who are exhibiting danger and distress signs are referred as per protocol and receive necessary medical attention
• Ensure that follow-ups are conducted in a timely manner
• Oversee & Ensure Infection Prevention and Control processes by Nursing and Hospital staff
• Manage and track Inventory
• Help the nurses with firefighting and troubleshooting any patient care issues they may encounter
• Help nurses counsel challenging families
• Ensure accuracy and completeness in all documentation and data management processes.
• Strengthen and enhance the quality of all program components through continuous and close coordination and coaching of the nursing team, and problem solving the operational challenges at the healthcare facility.
• Share information, data and issues with your line manager and help improve the quality of data collected at the healthcare facility and on the phone.

 

Who Should Apply?

If you are a creative, self-motivated thinker who enjoys working in a fast paced work environment. Someone who strongly values the importance of effective and innovative pedagogy along with high impact work.

• Masters in Social Work / Social Science / Public Health and Bachelors in Nursing
• Minimum 3 years of progressively responsible professional experience in supporting the implementation of maternal or child health or nutrition programs at the District level
• Demonstrated experience of working with data-driven NGOs
• Excellent knowledge of local language (Hindi)

Skills and Competencies

• Stakeholder Management: ability to identify, engage, and manage relationships with individuals and groups who have a direct or indirect interest in the organisation's activities, goals, or outcomes
• Communication Skills: ability to exchange information in a clear, respectful, and timely manner and adapting to needs of a diverse range of stakeholders
• Project Management: ability to plan, execute, monitor, control, and close projects by defining clear objectives, allocating resources, and coordinating the efforts of team members and stakeholders to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria
• Knowledge of Postnatal and newborn care: understanding and experience in application of principles, practices, and guidelines related to the care and well-being of mothers and newborns during the postnatal period
• Data Collection and Management: a proven track record of collecting and managing data, preferably within a public health setting and an ability to identify and use the right data collection methods and instruments for the context.

Hiring Process

We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and progressing candidates to the next stage. The final cut-off dates for each stage beyond which we won't assess any candidates for that stage are below:

Application Deadline: 20th April, 2025

Screening Call: Between 20^th – 23^rd April, 2025

Test Task Deadline: Between 20^th – 26^th April, 2025

Interviews: Between 26^th – 30^th April, 2025

Please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/ADKw64KJavBiu6FDA

Have questions – Write to us at info@isdindia.in

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