Public Health Coordinator

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 heath challenges.

About the project

PATH is endeavoring to build an efficient, effective, and equitable primary healthcare system to help achieve India’s commitment to Universal Health Coverage. PATH is working with a mission to accelerate people-centered Comprehensive Primary Healthcare (CPHC) through innovation and partnerships. Our approach to building CPHC in India is driven by our foundational values of adaptive learning and collaboration. In addition, interventions based on local context, inclusive stakeholder engagement, data, and evidence-driven decision-making is key to this approach. PATH’s strategy for building the CPHC model is through technical assistance, partnerships, and innovations for enhancing the accessibility of primary healthcare services and strengthening the capacity, efficiency, and resilience of the health systems.

Additionally, it aims to catalyze community engagement for health systems that are responsive and accountable. As a part of this program, PATH proposes to integrate and strengthen services for youth and adolescents to position the urban primary healthcare facilities as an Adolescent-friendly hubs by establishing linkages with existing government programs.

About the position

PATH is seeking a Public Health Coordinator position for strengthening urban primary healthcare focusing on young and adolescent healthcare issues in the state of Manipur. Key responsibilities of the position include technical assistance in planning and implementation of urban health programs with a focus on strengthening adolescent-friendly health services in urban settings.

**Responsibilities**:
Provide technical support to the state and districts in the establishment of urban Health and Wellness centers as per the state’s target and strengthening existing urban primary health centers to improve the continuum of care for Adolescent health services in urban areas.- Creating linkages of urban HWCs with school health programs and strengthening the delivery of preventive and promotive care for young adolescents at urban HWCs and UPHCs.- Facilitate coordination between the district and state urban health units to accelerate improvements in urban health.- Travel to assigned districts for planning, implementing, and monitoring the key project activities.- Undertake periodic monitoring and supportive supervision visits to health facilities in the intervention districts and share feedback at the district and state levels for planning corrective actions.- Facilitation support in planning and organizing special outreach camps and UHNDs in the intervention districts.- Prepare action plans to address the gaps in the operationalization of urban HWCs and strengthening of UPHCs.- Facilitate the capacity building of the division, district & facility-level functionaries on various Urban Health interventions, and adolescent health components.- Facilitation support to the districts for conducting health awareness campaigns at schools.- Support in establishing model Adolescent Friendly Health Clinic in the intervention districts.- Facilitate the constitution of Adolescent-friendly Clubs (AFCs) at the urban HWC and UPHC level to enable cross-learning among peer educators and youth groups.- Work closely with partners to strengthen the community engagement component and preparation of roadmap and action plan for the engagement of youth and adolescents.- Timely collection, compilation, and analysis of program implementation data from all the assigned districts and give feedback to the concerned districts and state program lead for its regular uptake.- Liaison and stakeholder management at the district level involved in project activities.- Support in the documentation of learnings, results, successes, challenges, and dissemination- Undertake other tasks which may be assigned from time to time by the national or state leadership.- Available to travel at the district level up to 50-60% of the time.

Qualifications and experience:
- BDS/ BAMS/ BHMS/ M.Sc. Nursing is preferred with a post-graduation degree in public health/health administration/health management or another relevant field- At least 2-3 years of experience in the public health sector focusing on planning and implementation of public health programs.- Prior experience working in similar roles, primary healthcare, or urban health settings is desirable.- Technical knowledge and field experience in planning and implementation of public health programs- Professional experience working with international donor organizations, civil society, and government organizations.- Experience working with NHM in similar geographies will be preferred.

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