India Health Action Trust (IHAT) was established 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 focuses on reducing these inequities by developing comprehensive, sustainable programs to improve population health. Since its inception, IHAT has closely collaborated with the Government of India and state governments—including Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, and Bihar—to achieve critical public health goals. Our work emphasises prevention and control of HIV and tuberculosis, advancing Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health (RMNCH) outcomes, improving maternal and child nutrition, and strengthening health systems. Through program science, we optimise and scale public health programs, partnering with governments and communities.
Team Lead- Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
40% travel is expected
Senior Associate-Gender and Health will support the implementation of IHAT’s GenEqual project and Gender Equality Strategy. The Associate will work with the Team Lead- Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) and program teams on integrating gender, equity, and inclusion principles into health programs and organisational operations.
About GenEqual Project: GenEqual is a community-led, gender-responsive fellowship program that aims to strengthen HIV interventions for young key and vulnerable populations (KVPs) in Delhi, India through a fellowship programme. The project targets urban HIV vulnerabilities and gender inequalities through a lateralised, inclusive health approach. GenEqual aims to empower 12 young fellows (age groups of 18-29 years) from key populations- People Who Inject Drugs (PWIDs), Transgender (TG), Female Sex Workers (FSW), Men having Sex with Men (MSM) to lead gender-responsive and inclusive HIV interventions.
This role offers an opportunity to work with diverse stakeholders, contribute to meaningful change, and develop deep expertise in gender and health programming.
The position requires extensive travel in NCR and occasional travel to other states.
Master’s degree in social sciences, gender studies, public health, development studies, or a related field.
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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