Program Officer -Midwifery

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 Program Officer (PO) for strengthening the roll out the Midwifery Initiative and establishing ‘Midwifery-led Care Units’ to transform maternal and neonatal health care. The PO will work under the supervision of Jhpiego State Team Lead, Bihar and support the implementation of the program’s annual work plan by assisting in designing, tracking and supporting the implementation and monitoring of respective program activities.

• Provide technical support to the intervention site for establishing SMTI and to the identified clinical site for establishing MLCU at various districts of Bihar.
• Regularly meet with the stakeholders of districts to support the smooth implementation of programmatic activities and monitoring at various districts of Bihar.
• Respond in a timely manner for meetings, reports and other requests from the state and national team.
• Work with Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) team for reporting on project related indicators, assessment tools, clinical data of training site as per program need.
• Facilitate the development of financial proposals for operationalization of SMTI and MLCUs with district officials for incorporation in the state’s National Health Mission (NHM) Program Implementation plan (PIP)
• Coordinate and collaborate with government officials, state nursing council, stakeholders and Jhpiego staff for effective implementation of the programs as well as liaise with other partners working in Midwifery program at the district and state level
• Represent Jhpiego at district and divisional meetings involving government and other development partners.
• Documentation of lessons learnt during the program implementation and best practices emerging at the district level.
• Work closely with the supervisor on setting program priorities and responding to requests for technical support from government and local counterparts.
• Assist the supervisor for developing periodic project reports from time to time, as required.
• Perform or assume other duties as assigned by the supervisor to achieve the organizational goals.

• BSc (Nursing) preferred with  experience of 1 - 3 years in teaching/ education/conducting clinical training programs in PSE/ MNCH.
• Technical knowledge and field experience in health programs, particularly Nursing/ Midwifery
• Education focusing on essential Obstetric Care, and Family Planning.
• Technical knowledge and experience of pre-service education for the development for Nurses.
• Knowledge of latest GoI Midwifery and other related guidelines, program management, Program Implementation plan (PIP) process and PIP development.
• Familiarity with the Indian health system, key stakeholders and relevant government policies/strategies particularly National Rural Health Mission and Indian Nursing Council

Women candidates will be prefered