Program Officer

Position: Program Officer – Research (Health) Location: Bengaluru, KarnatakaRoles and responsibilities- Research• Support in development of situation assessment reports to boost the understanding of context of Health Indicators as per the National Health Policy and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).• Support in conducting research in various project thematic with HCLFoundation supported NGOs.• Design and implement research protocol including needs assessments, baseline/midline/endline studies, operational research, and evaluation across health projects.• Consult with technical partners, academic institutions and field teams for coordinated data collection and quality assurance.• Oversee data collection processes, ensuring adherence to ethical standards and data privacy norms.• Conduct statistical and thematic data analysis; translate findings into meaningful insights and programme recommendations.• Prepare research reports, policy briefs, white papers and case studies for internal and external dissemination.• Support proposal writing and concept note development for health research initiatives.• Support publication of research findings in peer reviewed journals or relevant public health platforms.Monitoring and Evaluation-• Undertake regular field visits to monitor project progress, ensure implementation is in line with approved strategies.• Lead the planning, execution and monitoring of health projects at the location level• Collaborate with partner organizations of HCLFoundation to ensure operationalization of projects.• Provide regular coordination support for day-to-day functions across projects and themes in high pressure situations.• Ensure that programmes are integrating other themes at HCLFoundation such as Education, Skill & Livelihoods, Environment and Gender & Inclusion.• Develop case studies, comprehensive reports, and document best practices to produce high quality reports.• Maintaining comprehensive dashboard of the health programmes at the national and location level in accordance with the requirements of HCLFoundation.• Maintain the trends data of important indicators at the national level.4 Budget Management-• Monitor programme progress against both programmatic and budgetary targets, adjusting, as necessary.• Ensure timely submission of progress reports as per requirements and ensure utilization.• Ensure timely utilisation of approved budgets allocated to health partners as per terms and conditions of MoU.Communications and Volunteer engagement-• Build health programme’s visibility in social media platforms (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn) for the internal and external audience.• Ensure that all ethical requirements towards pictures, videos and other BCC materials are met.• Prepare a comprehensive monthly calendar in coordination with HCLFoundation supported NGOs as well as HCLTech volunteers for engaging employees in health programmes and implementation of the approved activities.• Maintaining and updating database of volunteer activities, number of volunteers engaged from various accounts and the total number of volunteering hours generated.• Conducting floor walks with business account volunteers as and when required to ensure effective engagement volunteers in the project.Required Qualifications:• 4 to 5 years of progressive work experience after Post Graduation in core public health domains like Research, epidemiology, demography, health economics, health/ hospital/ pharmaceutical systems management and population studies.• Strong grounding in research methodologies (Quantitative and Qualitative), Statistical tools (SPSS/Stata/R) and data visualisations.• Demonstrated experience in operationalizing health programmes at field level, monitoring and evaluation, budget management and working in strengthening of state, district, block level health systems.• Familiarity with National Health programs, health system strengthening or thematic focus such as NCDs, RMNCHA, TB or mental health is desirable.• Strong people skills and ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.• Ability to deliver on time, independently, including the ability to perform in a corporate environment and present the work at various forums.• Experience in managing complex and time-sensitive processes.