Program Associate

**Title: Program Associate - Health Systems Strengthening**

**Location: New Delhi**

**Division: South Asia Hub**

**Reports to: Specialist
- Urban Health**

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**About PATH**

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**

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

**Responsibilities**:

- Work closely with national and state teams to develop, implement, and monitor state-specific project strategies, activities including the development of roadmaps, work plans, activities, reports, etc.
- Support current and newer health systems strengthening initiatives including rural, urban primary healthcare projects, NCD projects, etc. including development of project briefs, reports, success stories
- Support the process of new program development and development of project proposals
- Support in timely collation, development and submission of project progress reports and any other donor reporting requirements
- Support in developing capacity-building tools, learning resource packages, capacity-building plans, IEC/BCC materials etc.
- Document best practices, case studies and lessons learnt to enhance knowledge and showcase program successes.
- Conduct comprehensive landscaping by collecting and collating information on Health Systems and analyze publicly available data.
- Facilitate communication between the program team and PATH’s state-level teams to gather updates on project progress, challenges, and potential solutions.
- 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.
- Undertake other tasks which may be assigned from time to time by the national or state leadership.

**Required Skills**:
Required Experience
- BDS/ BAMS/ BHMS/ B.Sc. Nursing is preferred with an essential Masters/ PG Diploma in Public Health or Health Management.
- Around 1-3 years of experience in the public health sector focusing on planning and implementation of public health programs and research.
- Prior experience working in similar roles, in primary healthcare settings is desirable.
- Technical knowledge and field experience in planning and implementation of public health programs.
- Experience with INGOs in the health sector and/ or Ministries of Health, and the government is preferable.
- Familiarity with the Indian public health system, flagship initiatives in the health sector, and relevant government policies/ strategies particularly NHM, NUHM, Ayushman Bharat Health & Wellness Centers, PM-ABHIM, XV-FC, etc.

**Skills/ Abilities**
- Self-starter and committed to performing their duties with a high degree of autonomy and independence in line with project goals and objectives.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a complex environment.
- Critical analysis and strong report writing skills.
- Strong coordination skills.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate in a matrix organizational str