EAII Regional Coordinator Jharkhand

This position is with EAII Advisors, Evidence Action's technical partner in India.

Position Overview

Job Title: Regional Coordinator

Employment Status: Consultancy (11 months)

Position Location: Palamu and Hazaribag regions

Number of positions: 2(Two), 1 for each region

About the Position: 

The Regional Coordinator will report to the State Program Manager and will be required to work in close coordination with various team members from the state team. The RC will represent EAII’s IFA Supplementation and NDD programs at the regional/district level and provide technical support in the effort to strengthen the implementation of the IFA program under the Anemia Mukt Bharat and NDD as per the operational and financial guidelines. The RC will work closely with the region/ district/ block officials of the state government departments – Health, Education, Women and Child Development, and other stakeholders for optimum utilization of the existing platforms for better interdepartmental coordination and strengthening of the program.

Responsibilities:

Advocacy

·       RC will be the contact person for regional/district/block level officials and will maintain good working relationships with senior officials of the regional/district administration and of associated departments (Health, Education, WCD, ICDS, and others). Their interaction with these officials will be guided and have approvals from the state office.

·       Represent Evidence Action in Divisional Review Meetings, District Coordination Committee meetings/District Health Society for IFA, NDD and other district/ block level meetings of ICDS, Health and Education.

·       Ensure that regional review/district coordination committee meetings are convened regularly, including discussion and decisions around IFA supplementation and NDD programs.

·       Advocacy at district and block level for expansion of IFA and NDD programs for children enrolled in private schools in assigned districts

·       Work closely with the Health Department at districts for the inclusion of budgets and IEC strategy in the annual Program Implementation Plan (PIP) for IFA supplementation and NDD programs under the National Health Mission.

·       Interact and liaise with regional, district and block representatives of development partners and any other stakeholder as guided by the state team.

·       Provide support to the department of Health on other school health programs, as and when guided by the state team.

Project Implementation

·       Coordinate with state team members and the tele-calling unit at the state office on different requirements of the regions/districts as assigned.

·       Travel to various locations in the districts and blocks of allocated regions for around 15 working days in a month, as per organization’s guidelines and program requirements.

·       Ensure completion of program process monitoring tools with adherence to the data quality compliance as per the standard operating procedures.

·       Coordinate the need assessment of drugs with concerned departments to support timely drug requisition at /district level, and work with districts/ blocks towards timely drug supply to avoid stock-outs, monitoring supply and distribution up to the last mile. Facilitate the strengthening of E-aushadhi portal for indenting and supply of drugs to the last mile.

·       Facilitate rollout of training cascade and monitor training on IFA supplementation and NDD program for children and adolescents at district and blocks, and identify training opportunities of different programs to orient, train, and sensitize officials and staff of concerned departments on IFA supplementation and deworming and its benefits.

·       Work with districts to identify, plan, and execute different IEC activities as appropriate and per budgets available, with the objective of integrating IFA and NDD components in related program IEC while ensuring standard messages.         

·       Support state team in conducting program process monitoring, including training monitoring and undertaking extensive field visits for independent monitoring at schools, AWCs, community level. Sharing of observations and feedback with concerned officials for necessary corrective actions.

·       Coordinate and follow up with districts/block officials of nodal and concerned departments to ensure monthly report submission at all levels and HMIS reporting data is completed as per agreed cascade and timelines.

·       Support district and block officials in development, customization of presentations, data analysis related work for NDD and IFA program.

·       Share regular daily status reports with the state team for all progress in their assigned area. Document program progress, success stories, learning experiences related to NDD and IFA program

·       Prepare a monthly district-specific action plan based on the field visit and available data- including major bottlenecks and key action points in consultation with SPM. Any other task assigned by the state team as per the program requirement

·       Perform all duties as assigned from time to time by the State Program Manager, coordinate with other colleagues, support to other program staff and undertake field visits as per requirement.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications, Experience and Competencies

Essential

·       Graduate with 7-10 years of experience in the development sector preferably in the field of Education or Maternal/Child Health, nutrition, school-based interventions adolescent program, with government or INGOs/NGOs.

·       Ability to set priority and handle multiple task with ease

·       Detailed-oriented and accurate in work performance

·       Experience in program implementation at district, bock and community level

·       Experience of collaboration and coordination with government officials of Health, Education and WCD departments at regional, district and block levels

·       Good communication skills in Hindi and English

·       A valid driving license and a vehicle (2/4 Wheeler). (Please note that organization will not be providing any dedicated vehicle as per the policy. Consultants are responsible to make arrangements for their own vehicle).

·       Submission of copy of driving license is a must.

·       Computer skills, MS office.

Desirable

·       Understanding of local dialect is preferred

·       Strong coordination and follow up

·       Experience of working with District and Block level government officials of the Department of Health/WCD/Education

·       Experience of capacity building of government stakeholders at district level and below

·       Experience in preparing and managing presentation and reports consisting of varied data sets

·       Passionate to bring change

Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and that additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time.

Benefits

Compensation:  Competitive and commensurate with the individual's credentials, experience, and previous pay scale. 

About EAII Advisors

EAII Advisors, Evidence Action’s technical partner in India, supports the implementation of the school and Anganwadi-based National Deworming Day program, as well as iron and folic acid supplementation programs, across 11 states by providing technical assistance to applicable state ministries of health, education, and women and child development. Moving forward, EAII Advisors aims to expand its impact by collaborating with more state governments on these existing programs, as well as supporting new public health, water, & nutrition programming. 

About Evidence Action

Evidence Action is a global nonprofit organization with an approach distinctive in international development – we exclusively scale interventions that are backed by strong evidence and can be delivered with exceptional cost-effectiveness. Since our founding in 2013, we have reached over 515 million people globally with our interventions. We deliver high impact for every dollar spent, as recognized by GiveWell, The Life You Can Save, and Charity Navigator. 

We do development differently. We take a data-driven approach to identifying, scaling, and continuously improving programs which deliver immense impact, ensuring these solutions measurably improve the lives of millions. Our Deworm the World Program has helped governments in Africa and Asia deliver over 1.8 billion childhood deworming treatments, improving health, education, and incomes. Safe Water Now provides sustained safe water access to over 10 million people in Africa, preventing childhood illness and deaths.  

We drive innovation. Our Accelerator builds the next generation of exceptional programs, taking an approach most similar to a venture capital model. We are ruthless in exiting programs which do not meet our criteria; those that advance deliver outsized impact for millions of people.  

We are global. Across nine countries in Africa and Asia, our 700+ people are united by a tremendous passion for our mission and impact. We are strong because of our diversity of experience, geography, and background – with over 90% of our people in the countries where our impact is focused.  

We have big ambitions. Over the next decade, we’re setting our sights higher: We aim to reach over 600 million people globally to fulfill our vision of a world where hundreds of millions of people in the poorest places have better opportunities and their lives are measurably improved. We believe in bold and urgent action – because poverty doesn’t wait, and neither should we.  

We need great people. Our success to date is due to the collective work of our amazing staff. To achieve our ambitious goals, we are looking for people who share our passion for evidence, cost-effectiveness, and scale. We seek individuals who take an entrepreneurial approach, enjoy tackling hard problems, and have a bias to action and results. If our vision and approach excite you as much as it does us, we invite you to join us. 

All contracting arrangements will be made through EAII Advisors Private Limited.  EAII is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at EAII is based solely on an individual's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. EAII does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, caste, creed, colour, religion, gender, origin, disability, marital status, or any other basis protected by law. 

All candidates applying for the position should upload a resume along with cover letter mentioning current and expected salary.

We may end this search process earlier than the specified close date in case of exceptional candidates. Due to resource constraints, we will only be able to contact shortlisted candidates.