Vacancies

About IHAT:

India Health Action Trust (IHAT) 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. IHAT has been 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 Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Bihar to achieve public health goals. Our work is focused in the 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 programme science to optimise and scale public health programmes while partnering with the governments and communities.

About Program:

Reporting to:

Public Health Specialist

Travel Requirements:

30% travel is expected

Job Summary :

The Senior Associate-Programme will provide  programme support to the Public Health Specialist and other relevant team members in driving the coordination required for new programmes development, programmes management, monitoring, and strategic communication with internal and external stakeholders including donors and the government. In addition to providing programme-level expertise, the Senior Associate-Programme will actively contribute in shaping programmatic strategies, identifying innovative solutions, and ensuring the alignment of project goals with organizational priorities.

The Senior Associate-Programme will be responsible for developing routine project updates, including narrative reports and PowerPoint presentations, by critically analyzing available data and information. S(he) will spearhead the design and implementation of monitoring frameworks, develop and manage key project timelines and ensure necessary follow-ups required for ensuring timely project deliverables. Key domain areas will include maternal new-born and child health, family planning, nutrition, health systems strengthening, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis with an underlying emphasis on a programme science approach and on gender equality. Specifically, the position will play a proactive role in embedding gender integration frameworks into IHAT’s new programmes and ongoing project initiatives, ensuring that equity and inclusivity are at the forefront of all interventions. The Senior Associate-Programme will contribute to resource mobilization efforts and enhancing the visibility of IHAT’s work at the national and international levels.

Key Responsibilities:

1. New Programmes Development

a. Support with the consolidation of data and literature review for new project concept notes and proposals, including gender analysis for new and emerging programmes.

b. Work closely with the Public Health Specialist, Program Leads, and Finance team for proposal development processes, ensuring integration of gender analysis findings into narratives, budgeting and compliance with donor requirements.

c. Guide programme teams in identifying innovative gender-responsive and gender-transformative approaches and partnerships for programme conceptualization, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and donor expectations.

d. Support the Public Health Specialist in maintaining up to date archive of all literature, documents and reports and gender analysis outputs relevant to programme development.

2. Program Management:

a. Review progress of integrated work plan and help ensure all partners are delivering on commitments and key milestones. Identify any critical activities which are off track, strategize course-correction and provide any required support.

b. Provide systematic and regular updates on achievements and progress made. Maintain regular touch with all consortium partners and ensure that the team is up-to-date on any key achievements/progress. This will also involve support in preparing for key strategic meetings, including document development, planning and coordination

c. Develop and improve necessary analysis and presentation framework for all internal and external meetings, and maintain minutes of meetings

d. Maintain project schedules, manage and analyze progress using excel and other similar tools

e. Liaising with key external stakeholders including funders and internal IHAT project teams primarily UPTSU, to support effective collaboration in the implementation and knowledge management of ongoing project activities.

f. Support the IHAT Team Lead- Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in the effective rollout and implementation of the IHAT Gender Equality Strategy, including close coordination with thematic teams across the organisation. Plan and coordinate Gender Champions and Gender Task force meetings, support progress toward strategic objectives, and facilitate partnerships and collaborations with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the successful and sustainable implementation of the strategy.

g. Provide advanced technical support and mentorship to teams at state and district levels to ensure adherence to programme quality standards and gender integration efforts across programmes.

h. Monitor financial utilization across program activities and support in preparing budgets for enhanced program efficiency.

3. Strategic Planning

a. Examine challenges and progress made on the key pivots as discussed in the Phase 3 proposal (equity, gender, transition and sustainability, incl. institutional capacity building)

b. Conduct field visits to gauge gender responsiveness in program implementation at the community level to ensure accurate dissemination of instructions and guidelines specified at the state level and identify gaps in the current implementation scheme, as required.

c. Drive the development of sustainability frameworks to ensure long-term equitable impact of program interventions.

4. Documentation and coordination

a. Develop programmatic learning documents, case studies, and best practices to showcase project impact and scalability to donors and partners.

b. Support knowledge dissemination of work of the UP TSU with key stakeholders (government, funders, ecosystem partners) through a range of formats including in-person meetings, knowledge products, etc.

c. Support in planning and preparing for key funder meetings/visits.

d. Prepare concept notes, proposals and reports for consideration as required.

e. Develop high-quality presentations, videos, and visual communication materials for internal and external audiences, using tools such as Canva and other relevant software. Maintain a well-organized and up-to-date repository of all relevant documents, reports, presentations, multimedia content, and photographs

Work Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of progressively responsible experience at the national and/or international level in working on gender mainstreaming and gender coordination.
• Working with international organizations/ bilateral agencies such as WHO, UNICEF etc. in health programme will be considered as added advantage.
• Mandatory knowledge of software such as MS Office, Canva etc.

Education:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/ women’s studies, international development, public health or a related field is required.

Key Competencies:

• Good experience working in the area of gender mainstreaming and gender coordination involving a wide range of stakeholders;
• Good knowledge of mechanisms of gender integration in programme formulation, implementation and monitoring;
• Good knowledge on implementation of gender analysis;
• Good knowledge of Results Based Management and application of Programme Science Approach; monitoring, evaluation and research;
• Ability to support internal and partners’ capacity development in the area of gender integration in their different sectors of intervention;
• Proficiency in developing high-quality presentations, videos, and visual communication materials using software such as Canva and other relevant digital tools to support knowledge sharing and advocacy.
• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings and recommendations;
• Experience in working with women organizations/NGO;
• Good knowledge of local project site context;
• Ability to work with minimal supervision;
• Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising.

How To Apply :

Interested candidates should visit https://www.ihat.in/vacancies/page to submit their application. Only a complete application submitted through the online portal before the closing date will be considered.

We will be following a systematic selection process to fill this position based on experience, competency and suitability. Shortlisting for the posts will take place soon after the closing date. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview. If you have not heard from us within six weeks of the closing date, please assume that the current IHAT positions are unable to accommodate you at the moment. It is also not possible for us to provide you with specific feedback because of the volume of applications we receive.

IHAT does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing, or other fees in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it.

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