Program Officer

**Working Title: Program Officer - Health Systems Strengthening**

**Internal Title: IN Program Officer I**

**Location: New Delhi**

PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships, and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing health challenges.

**About PATH’s Health Systems Strengthening Vertical**

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PATH strives to build a world where innovation ensures that health is within reach for everyone. We start by thinking about people. What do children, women, and men need to be healthy? Similarly, what do health workers, managers, and decision-makers need to do their jobs well? How can the information, products, or services that are needed for health best be obtained—not just for today, but for the future?

Innovators are developing new information, products, and services that hold great promise for global health. But this promise can’t be realized if solutions can’t be delivered. Health systems—that is, the organizations and people whose primary intent is to promote, restore, or maintain health1—are weak in many countries and represent a challenge to achieving health equity. There is an urgent need for energy, support, and creativity to ensure that health systems can deliver effective health interventions.

This focus on systems is a core component of PATH’s overall mission to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors. Our systems work both informs and is informed by our work with technology and behavior change. PATH strengthens health systems to improve the health of people around the world. PATH’s health systems vertical is engaged with the following themes:

- Primary Health Care
- Pandemic Preparedness and Surveillance
- Devices and Diagnostics
- Healthcare Economics and Financing
- Technology and Innovations
- Private Sector Engagement
- Anti-Microbial Resistance and Global Health Security
- Climate Change
- Quality Improvement

**About the position**

PATH is seeking Program Officer - Health Systems Strengthening for implementation and roll out of the health system strengthening projects under TIS vertical. The PO - HSS will work with the national and state teams to provide technical assistance and hand-holding support for strengthening health system strengthening vertical across intervention geographies.

**Responsibilities**:

- Support in designing, planning, integrating, and implementing national health program activities across intervention states.
- Work closely with national and state teams to develop, implement, and monitor state-specific project activities including the development of roadmaps, work plans, activities, reports, etc.
- Support M & E team in evaluating the status of implementation of interventions across states to outline systemic and technical barriers and derive strategies by bringing national and global best practices for improving the delivery of healthcare in health facilities.
- Devise strategies and support national and state teams in liaison with departments of state governments like the National Health Mission, Directorate of Health Services, Urban Local Bodies, Municipalities/ Municipal Councils, Water and Sanitation, Women & Child Development, etc. for convergent efforts in strengthening delivery of facility-based and outreach (including mobile units) services in the catchment area of public health facilities.
- Support current and newer health systems strengthening initiatives including rural, urban primary healthcare projects, NCD projects, etc.
- Support in developing capacity-building tools, learning resource packages, capacity-building plans, etc.
- Support in ensuring effective reporting at the national level, and documentation of the assigned project.
- Work closely with various team members of the Technology, Innovation, and System strengthening teams as well as the project teams for the integration and implementation of the given projects in a timely manner.
- Design innovative solutions and support the team in new portfolio development.
- Assist the program lead in the coordination and execution of the program partnership and related program work.
- Support the team in coordinating the project management process internally within PATH & external stakeholders.
- Undertake other tasks which may be assigned from time to time by the national or state leadership.
- Available to travel to states up to 20-30% of the time.

**Required Skills**:
Required Experience
- BDS/ BAMS/ BHMS/ B.Sc. Nursing is preferred with an essential Master/ PG Diploma in Public Health or Health Management.
- At least 2-3 years of experience in the public health sector focusing on planning and implementation of public health programs and research.
- Prior experience wo