EAII Regional Coordinator Jharkhand
EAII Regional Coordinator Jharkhand
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This position is with EAII Advisors Evidence Actions technical partner in India.
About EAII
EAII Advisors Evidence Actions technical partner in India supports state governments in delivering evidencebased public health programs including safe drinking water initiatives and school and Anganwadibased National Deworming Day and iron and folic acid supplementation. Operating across 11 states EAII Advisors provides technical assistance to ministries of health education water and women and child development reducing health burdens in impoverished communities and improving the longterm wellbeing of children and families.
About Evidence Action
At Evidence Action we deliver datadriven interventions that transform lives at an unprecedented scale. We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions forging healthier futures for generations.
Our model operationalizes leading academic research (including from Nobelwinning economists). We measure progress and outcomes at every stage to ensure were making a real impact for people living in poverty and suffering from preventable or treatable health issues. Operating across 9 countries our team of 800 has reached over 500 million people working closely with governments to scale these interventions.
- Our Deworm the World program has delivered over 2 billion treatments significantly reducing worm prevalence and generating more than $23 billion in lifetime productivity gains.
- Through Safe Water Now weve saved the lives of over 15000 children.
- Our Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health testing lowcost interventions with the greatest potential to save and improve lives.
At Evidence Action your colleagues are your greatest asset. Youll partner with highcaliber colleagues in an environment blending innovation autonomy and teamwork. Our team excels in disruptive thinking and believes in rolling up our sleeves to get things done. If youre looking to work flexibly and with purpose join a team that delivers measurable change for millions.
About the Safe Water Now Team
Evidence ActionsSafe Water Nowprogram provides safe drinking water to over 10 million people across rural Uganda Malawi and Kenya. Recent evidence highlights that water treatment may be among the most costeffective interventions available to save young childrens lives reducing allcause child mortality by about 25. The Dispensers for Safe Water (DSW) program based on research by a Nobelwinning economist utilizes an innovative and humancentric design to deliver clean water at the source in rural settings achieving usage rates which are 5x that of comparable interventions. Evidence Action recently launched a next generation technology InLine Chlorination (ILC) in Uganda and Malawi targeting rural periurban and urban communities which has the potential to be even more costeffective. Over the past year weve more thandouble our footprint in East Africa and are actively exploring opportunities for expansion into new countries.
In addition to its longstanding work in East Africa Evidence Action through its technical partner in India EAII Advisors is launching a major technical assistance program to help the government of India reach 17.5 million people with safe water. This complements the Indian governments effort to bring water access to every household in the country.
The Role
Employment Status:Consultancy 11 months)
The Regional Coordinator will report to the State Program Manager and will be required to work in close coordination with various team members from the state team. The RC will represent EAIIs Health and Nutrition program at the regional/district level and provide technical support in the effort to strengthen the implementation of the Health and Nutrition program as per the operational and financial guidelines. The RC will work closely with the region/ district/ block officials of the state government departments Health Education Women and Child Development and other stakeholders for optimum utilization of the existing platforms for better interdepartmental coordination and strengthening of the program.
Responsibilities
Advocacy
- RC will be the contact person for regional/district/block level officials and will maintain good working relationships with senior officials of the regional/district administration and of associated departments (Health Education WCD ICDS and others). Their interaction with these officials will be guided and have approvals from the state office.
- Represent Evidence Action in Divisional Review Meetings District Coordination Committee meetings/District Health Society for IFA NDD and other district/ block level meetings of ICDS Health and Education.
- Ensure that regional review/district coordination committee meetings are convened regularly including discussion and decisions around IFA supplementation and NDD programs.
- Advocacy at district and block level for expansion of IFA and NDD programs for children enrolled in private schools in assigned districts.
- Work closely with the Health Department at districts for the inclusion of budgets and IEC strategy in the annual Program Implementation Plan (PIP) for IFA supplementation and NDD programs under the National Health Mission.
- Interact and liaise with regional district and block representatives of development partners and any other stakeholder as guided by the state team.
- Provide support to the department of Health on other school health programs as and when guided by the state team.
Project Implementation
- Coordinate with state team members and the telecalling unit at the state office on different requirements of the regions/districts as assigned.
- Travel to various locations in the districts and blocks of allocated regions for around 15 working days in a month as per organizations guidelines and program requirements.
- Ensure completion of program process monitoring tools with adherence to the data quality compliance as per the standard operating procedures.
- Coordinate the need assessment of with concerned departments to support timely drug requisition at /district level and work with districts/ blocks towards timely drug supply to avoid stockouts monitoring supply and distribution up to the last mile. Facilitate the strengthening of Eaushadhi portal for indenting and supply of to the last mile.
- Facilitate rollout of training cascade and monitor training on IFA supplementation and NDD program for children and adolescents at district and blocks and identify training opportunities of different programs to orient train and sensitize officials and staff of concerned departments on IFA supplementation and deworming and its benefits.
- Work with districts to identify plan and execute different IEC activities as appropriate and per budgets available with the objective of integrating IFA and NDD components in related program IEC while ensuring standard messages.
- Support state team in conducting program process monitoring including training monitoring and undertaking extensive field visits for independent monitoring at schools AWCs community level. Sharing of observations and feedback with concerned officials for necessary corrective actions.
- Coordinate and follow up with districts/block officials of nodal and concerned departments to ensure monthly report submission at all levels and HMIS reporting data is completed as per agreed cascade and timelines.
- Support district and block officials in development customization of presentations data analysis related work for NDD and IFA program.
- Share regular daily status reports with the state team for all progress in their assigned area. Document program progress success stories learning experiences related to NDD and IFA program
- Prepare a monthly districtspecific action plan based on the field visit and available data including major bottlenecks and key action points in consultation with SPM. Any other task assigned by the state team as per the program requirement.
- Perform all duties as assigned from time to time by the State Program Manager coordinate with other colleagues support to other program staff and undertake field visits as per requirement.
Requirements
- Graduate with 710 years of experience in the development sector preferably in the field of Education or Maternal/Child Health nutrition schoolbased interventions adolescent program with government or INGOs/NGOs
- Ability to set priority and handle multiple task with ease
- Detailedoriented and accurate in work performance
- Experience in program implementation at district bock and community level
- Experience of collaboration and coordination with government officials of Health Education and WCD departments at regional district and block levels
- Good communication skills in Hindi and English
- A valid driving license and a vehicle 2/4 Wheeler). (Please note that organization will not be providing any dedicated vehicle as per the policy. Consultants are responsible to make arrangements for their own vehicle)
- Submission of copy of driving license is a must
- Computer skills MS office
- Understanding of local dialect is preferred
- Strong coordination and follow up
- Experience of working with District and Block level government officials of the Department of Health/WCD/Education
- Experience of capacity building of government stakeholders at district level and below
- Experience in preparing and managing presentation and reports consisting of varied data sets
- Passionate to bring change
Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and that additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time.
Position Location
The role is based at Latehar and Palamu regions in Jharkhand. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an Indian employment visa at this time. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in India for roles based in India.
Benefits
All contracting arrangements will be made through EAII Advisors Private Limited. EAII is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Contracting at EAII is based solely on an individuals merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. EAII does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race caste creed colour religion gender origin disability marital status or any other basis protected by law.
All candidates applying for the position should upload a resume along withcover letter mentioning current and expected fee.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Contract
