Swaniti Initiative Hiring for Project Officer – Health at Jharkhand Full Time

Roles and Responsibilities

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  Stakeholder Relationship Management and Sectoral focus
• Analyse the health services delivery mechanisms and take initiatives with the district administration tofix thee gaps in if the public health systems of the district
• Conduct Gram Sabhas and PRA exercises in all mining-affected villages in the district in order to prepare a list of projects to be taken up under the DMF for better performance of the district on health indicators and integrate it into Annual Action Plans.
• Coordinate or combine the resources of health care institutions, social service organizations, public safety personnel, or other agencies to enhance community health.
• Design or use monitoring tools, like screening, lab records, and vital information, to recognize health risks.
• Develop tools to address behavioral causes of diseases.
• Facilitate or control prevention programs in specialized areas such as aerospace, work-related, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.
• Assess the effectiveness of recommended risk reduction actions or other interventions.
• Recognize groups at threat of specific preventable diseases.
• Prepare precautionary health reports which include problem explanations, analyses, alternate solutions, and suggestions.
• Deliver details about potential health risks and possible treatments to the media, the public, other healthcare experts, or local, state, and national health regulators.
• Manage or coordinate the work of doctors, nurses, statisticians, or other staff members.
• Design, implement or assess health service delivery systems to enhance the health of specific communities.
• Facilitate the approval of the Annual Action Plans in the Managing / Executive Committee and Governing Council of DMF
• Oversee the implementation of the approved projects, through regular field visits and raise flags at the appropriate level if there is any case of any discrepancy.
• Promote community-based monitoring tools like Social Audits of projects executed under the
• DMF underlining health practices and services
• Documentation of initiatives, observations, recommendations, success stories, and impact at periodic intervals.
• Operate in full coordination with the PMU Team, line departments, and the verticals of the Swaniti Initiative.

• The Project Officer will be expected to function as a resource person to the district and come up with recommendations that may support the government in initiating and institutionalizing required structural changes.

• Conceptualize a wide range of impactful projects and implement the same for the achievement of the goals at the district level.
• Collaborate with different verticals of Swaniti Initiative in formulating, strategizing, implementing, and evaluating action research projects.
• Develop an impact evaluation matrix for the projects to ensure appropriate monitoring of the program.
• Work with the Swaniti team to identify innovative programs and projects.

Qualifications Required

• Post-graduate degree in any field with a preference for those possessing a degree in rural development, public policy, management, or public administration. Candidates having masters from Tier 1 institutions are preferred.

• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience in the development sector. Preference is given to candidates possessing experience working directly with grant-making foundations and/or district administration.

• At least 1 year of experience working in project managing positions

Skills & Attributes preferrred

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  Soft Skills
• Leadership Skill
• Team Management
• Strategic Planning
• Government Liaison
• Project Management
• Documentation
• Communication – Proficiency in Verbal and Written English
• Planning and negotiation skills

• Proficiency in MS Office suite.
• Google Drive and Survey Forms
• Emailing and Video Conferencing

• Agile
• Tech Savvy
• Quick Learner

• A clear path to develop a career and rise to the highest level in the organization
• A well-defined mechanism to map performance, work on individual growth and be a leader
• 100% sponsorship of Health Insurance for each team member
• Opportunity to work with Senior Government Officials
• Understand governance from both the policy-making and policy-execution perspective
• Opportunity to understand Government Consulting
• Opportunity to operate at the intersection of policy, governance, and technology
• Competitive remuneration
• Freedom to experiment with ideas and thoughts
• Opportunity Impact the community in a holistic and sustainable manner
• Supportive team members and experienced organizational leaders