Regional Team Lead-Health System Strengthening- NE States Based at Guwahati, Assam

Jhpiego is a nonprofit global health leader and Johns Hopkins University affiliate that is saving lives, improving health and transforming futures. We partner with governments, health experts and local communities to build the skills and systems that guarantee a healthier future for women and families. Jhpiego translates the best science and practice into moments of care that can mean the difference between life and death for women and families. The moment a woman gives birth; the moment a midwife helps a newborn to breath. Through our partnerships, we are revolutionizing health care for the world’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable people.

In India, Jhpiego works across various states in close collaboration with national and state governments, providing technical assistance in the areas of family planning, maternal and child health, strengthening human resources for health, and non-communicable diseases. These programs are funded by USAID, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), MSD for Mothers and others.

Jhpiego is hiring for the position of Regional Team Lead-Health System Strengthening- NE States for its comprehensive primary healthcare strengthening project – NISHTHA. The position will be based at Assam, Guwahati and will work closely with the CPHC team based at India country office and state teams for backstopping and leading CPHC program operations in all the North East NISHTHA intervention states.

This position requires managerial & technical expertise, public health experience, strong coordination skills, understanding of Indian public health system and ability to develop positive, professional working relationships with various government counterparts and other development partners. This position will report to Chief of Party (CoP) - NISHTHA.

• Work closely with Chief of Party (CoP)-NISHTHA to develop strategy for project implementation in all the North East intervention states.
• Work closely with CPHC/HSS team at ICO- Jhpiego, and the 8 North East State teams to develop annual work plan for the program and provide support in implementation and monitoring of program activities as per agreed plan and timelines.
• Work closely with State team leads of Jhpiego & the national, regional and state government counterparts [including National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC), Regional Resource Centre- North East States (RRC-NES)] to develop, implement, monitor state specific CPHC project activities including development of roadmaps, work-plans, activities, reports, etc.
• Provide leadership and supervision to 8 North East state teams for the implementation of NISHTHA workplans.
• Backstop project teams in providing technical assistance to state governments for operationalization of Health & Wellness centers in the state and for creating training ecosystem
• Meet regularly with RRC-NES officials and state Governments/National Health Mission (NHM) officials for smooth project management in the states and respond to the requests in a timely manner.
• Facilitate development of financial proposals for operationalization of HWCs jointly with state officials for incorporation in the state’s NHM Program Implementation plan (PIP).
• Establish an innovative ecosystem for co-designing, incubating and testing local solutions to address key intractable barriers that impede the delivery of CPHC in the states. Lead implementation and scale up of innovative solutions.
• Provide handholding support and build capacity of project teams in implementation of Comprehensive Primary Health Care and Health System Strengthening to achieve project goals.
• Coordinate with state teams to ensure timely and quality state, donor and HQ reporting.
• Facilitate project activities including trainings, on-site coaching, workshop planning, logistics planning and management to ensure smooth project implementation.
• Backstop and guide the program teams to develop and produce documents like situation analysis reports, assessment reports, success stories, gap analysis plans, procurement plans etc. as per the program need and local context.
• Facilitate documentation of project results, successes, challenges and lessons learned.
• Work with Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) team at national and state level to establish systems for tracking progress, indicators and deliverables according to agreed work-plans to ensure state and donor requirements are met.
• Represent Jhpiego at national, regional and state-level meetings involving government and development partners.
• Frequent travel to the state and districts as per the project requirements.

Perform other activities, as assigned by the supervisor to achieve organizational and project goals

• Ability to lead a diverse technical team.
• Ability to develop productive working relationships with other agencies, stakeholders and other organizations including government counterparts.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English and Hindi.
• Proficiency in writing technical and programmatic documents such as training materials and reports.
• Ability to multi task and work under multicultural environment.
• Ability to handle a variety of assignments under pressure of deadlines.
• Proficiency in computers – Microsoft Office.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 40% of his/her time.
• Ability to work with a diverse technical team.

Qualifications/Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelors in Medicine/ Dentistry/ BHMS/ BAMS with valid registration. PG Diploma/ Masters in Public Health is a must.
• Minimum 15 years of experience, working closely with government and non-government counterparts.
• Technical knowledge and extensive field experience in public health programs.
• Knowledge and experience of working with Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres.
• Familiarity with the Indian health system, newer initiatives in health sector and relevant government policies/strategies particularly NHM.
• Experience in implementing and managing large-scale programs.
• Experience in managing a team of professionals.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action / equal opportunity employer and offers highly dynamic and enabling
work environment.
Due to high volume of applications, only shortlisted applicants will receive a response from Jhpiego HR.
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.
Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, and references.
For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org
Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre‐employment
background investigation.
“Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not
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disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally
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