Senior Program Officer – Nutrition -Delhi

Overview

Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization and an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, dedicated to improving the health of women and families in developing countries. For over 50 years, it has focused on providing high-quality, low-cost health care solutions, training health workers, and strengthening health systems.

 

Jhpiego has been working in India since the 1980s in close partnership with national and state governments. With deep technical expertise and strong on-the-ground execution, Jhpiego helps design, test, and scale practical solutions and innovations that fit real-world systems across 11 thematic domains (Maternal and Newborn Health, Reproductive Health, Nutrition, Immunization, Comprehensive Primary Health Care, Human Resources for Health, TB and Infectious Diseases, Global Health Security, Women's Cancers, Non-Communicable Diseases, Digital Health).

Jhpiego is hiring for the position of Sr Program Officer- Nutrition who will be responsible to provide technical assistance to Nutrition project.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to Nutrition project, for smooth implementation of all programs at the national and state level.
• Provide technical support in designing programme strategies, activities as well as approaches, in alignment with the Government of India’s priorities along with supporting in day-to-day activities related to the programme at the national level.
• Oversee implementation of all nutrition programs in all states by coordinating with Programme Officers and State government officials.
• Liaison with National and State Government officials for smooth programme management in all states and respond to the requests in a timely manner.
• Undertake coordination with relevant ministries and stakeholders as and when required.
• In collaboration with communication colleagues and government, design and develop communication approaches that support nutrition department priorities; write and review technical components of various materials and documents including learning resource packages, job-aids, factsheets, advocacy materials, brochures, newsletters etc.
• Work with Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) team for reporting on related indicators, programme assessments, targets etc. to meet government and donor requirements.
• Prepare programme reports and ensure documentation of the key results/ lessons/experiences of the programme.
• Support in review of the State Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) incorporating all elements of nutrition project as per the guidance.
• Represent Jhpiego at national and state-level meetings involving government and development partners. Frequent travel to the states/districts as per the government and organizational requirements.

• Keep abreast of emerging research and best practices in nutrition and ensure that information is shared in an appropriate manner with governments.
• Perform other activities, as assigned by the supervisor to achieve organizational goals.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Health Administration, MBA in Health or any other relevant field with minimum 5 years’ of present experience in working with National Health Mission in one or more areas like nutrition, maternal and child health, adolescent health, non-communicable diseases, health systems strengthening, training etc. at National or State Levels.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software applications;
• Should be able to identify and solve problems that may arise during project implementation;
• Should have excellent attention to detail to ensure that all project tasks are completed accurately and efficiently;
• Should be able to manage multiple tasks at once and prioritize tasks based on urgency and importance;
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English.