State Project Coordinator, Chattisgarh

Vital Strategies India Services Private Limited is a private limited company focused on strengthening and revitalizing public health systems through designing and supporting scalable solutions to leading causes of death, disease, and injury. Vital Strategies provides technical assistance, consultation, as well as project management, design, and evaluation to a wide range of private and public sector clients to further its mission to improve and save lives, including through non-communicable disease prevention, environmental health, and urban health, with specific areas of focus in tobacco control, data for health, road safety, and air quality.
The State Project Coordinator will develop, review, and revise action plans for assigned initiatives in the designated State by adopting an inter-sectoral coordination approach. The role holder will also be responsible for trainings, technical support and managing relationships with stakeholders.

All members of the Vital Strategies India team embody the organization’s values and are integral to promoting our brand, supporting our growth, and ensuring operational excellence.
We encourage all qualified individuals who share Vital Strategies’ vision of a world where everyone is protected by a strong public health system to apply.

The salary for this position is INR 6,00,000 to INR 9,00,000. To help you stay energized, engaged, and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits, including a strong retirement plan, flexible basket reimbursement option, comprehensive healthcare, and Paid Leaves so you can relax, recharge, and be there for the people you care about.

Job Purpose

The State Project Coordinator will develop, review, and revise action plans for assigned initiatives in the designated State by adopting an inter-sectoral coordination approach. The role holder will also be responsible for trainings, technical support and managing relationships with stakeholders.

**Responsibilities**:
**Project Planning and supervision**:
Provide consultation to relevant stakeholders for execution of project activities.

Monitor project progress, modify work plans as needed and ensure timely completion of objectives.

**Trainings and workshops**:
Conduct technical trainings and workshops for a variety of audiences.

Develop and maintain training materials including translated versions as required.

Manage the training database and generate required reports

**Technical Support**:
Provide technical support to partners on policy issues to enable development of detailed action plans in coordination with the internal team

Provide support to stakeholders on other related topics.

**Relationship Building**:
Develop and maintain close and effective relationships with relevant partners.

Participate in meetings and workshops related to or relevant for advancement of the initiative.

**Qualifications**:
Education & Degree required

Master’s degree in public health, Law, Social Work or Development Studies.

Skills & Abilities

Comprehensive project management skills, with the ability to make sound, informed judgements.
Understanding of public health and related policy interventions.
Knowledge of government structures and policymaking in relevant geographies.
Effective communication skills, with demonstrated ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external partners

Excellent critical, creative thinking and analytical skills.

Proficient in oral and written English, Hindi and the local language.

Excellent team management, project planning and coordination skills.

Experience

**Experience Required**:
Minimum 8 years’ experience

In-depth understanding of traditional and modern training methods (including workshops, simulations, e-learning and coaching)

Experience delivering training to professional audiences.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Ability to work flexibly with colleagues across time zones.

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