Position: Public Health Coordinator

Organization: PATH

Location: Guwahati, Raipur, Panaji, Ahmedabad, Gurgaon, Dharamshala, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Shillong, Bhopal, Chennai.

Responsibilities

The Public Health Coordinator will work with State governments and healthcare facility staff to support setup of oxygen equipment in healthcare facilities. Specifically, the Public Health Coordinator will: 

• Provide technical assistance to states for setup of oxygen equipment in the state.
• Visit districts for monitoring project activities and provide Technical Assistance to districts for oxygen generation plant establishment, oxygen inventory assessment and identifying training needs of the district functionaries.
• Facilitate the capacity building of the State, district & facility level functionaries on various components of oxygen management.
• Provide handholding support to districts and facilities for the site preparedness for PSA plant establishment.
• Ensure proper implementation at state and district level.
• Liaises and manages stakeholders at the district level involved in project activities.
• Knowledge of supply chain management in healthcare will be an asset.
• Manage and coordinate diverse tasks and facilitate relationships among multiple stakeholders.
• Work with a high degree of autonomy and independence in line with project goals and objectives.
• The candidates must be self-starters and committed to performing their duties with minimal direct and day-to-day supervision.
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and report on project success criteria results, metrics.
• Undertake other assignments, which may be assigned from time to time.
• Computer proficiency with high level of familiarity with commonly used packages like MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook & Web surfing to search relevant data & documents

Required Skills and Experience:

• Post Graduate Degree/Post Graduate Diploma in Management/ Social Sciences/ Public Health
• 3-6 years of progressively responsible leadership roles in the design and/or delivery of public health programs and research.
• Computer proficiency with familiarity with commonly used packages like MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook & Web surfing to search relevant data & documents.
• Fluency in English and ability to converse in local language.
• Must have legal authorization to work in India.