About Fortify Health

Fortify Health is an NGO with a team of dedicated entrepreneurs working to improve nutritional status at population scale through fortification, a recognised, effective public health intervention. We work to  tackle anaemia and birth defects by supporting fortification of wheat flour with iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid. We support millers willing to adopt fortification by making it cost-neutral to them, and we work with state governments to expand fortification in social safety net programs and on the open market. Complementing our entrepreneurial model, we provide nutrition training, career development opportunities and a wide range of resources to guide the team. 

Fortify Health’s model addresses micronutrient deficiencies through work with industry partners, NGOs and state governments. Maintaining collaborative relationships with our government and non government partners , and ensuring smooth implementation of fortification in government programs  are crucial   to successfully achieving Fortify Health’s important goals. The Senior Partnerships Officer will assist in managing a range of partnerships with government departments and NGOs for project implementation.

Position overview

The Senior Partnerships Officer will be based out of Fortify Health’s Nagpur hub. S/he will be responsible for coordinating Fortify Health’s relationships with state and predominantly local governments in Maharashtra.  

The Senior Partnerships Officer will have a background in public health/economics/social work and/or experience in project management, especially with government. S/he has the exciting opportunity to bring their own unique experience into this role, as s/he will be the second team member to focus solely on government relationships at Fortify Health, and will be responsible for building a strong and essential system of communication between Fortify Health and our government partners. S/he will initially report to Fortify Health’s Partnerships Manager.

Job responsibilities:

1. Identify opportunities to work with government in Maharashtra and West Bengal to increase coverage of wheat flour fortification in safety net programs 

2. Implement existing and upcoming partnerships with government of Maharashtra and West Bengal

   1. Collaborate with the Partnerships Manager, Country Director, and Business Development Manager to build, coordinate, and maintain partnerships with multiple stakeholders, predominantly government at the division/district/block level in Maharashtra and West Bengal

   2. Coordinate with government officials of various departments in Maharashtra and West Bengal and other stakeholders at regular intervals to catalyse progress  in existing and planned projects with governments of Maharashtra and West Bengal

3. Follow up regularly on existing partnerships and projects in progress with government of Maharashtra and West Bengal

4. Conduct and coordinate regular monitoring visits in the field for effective implementation of  projects

5. Coordinate with various teams in Fortify Health to ensure the logistics and supply chain of fortified atta in government safety net programs during the implementation of the project as per plan

6. Highlight and work on solutions for the issues and concerns observed in the field

7. Identify opportunities for scale up of the project

8. Organise training and capacity building of internal and external stakeholders with support from Fortify Health’s Partnerships Manager

3. Maintain effective internal communication

   1. Maintain documentation of meetings and communications between government officials and Fortify health

   2. Actively participate in meetings and team calls

   3. Prepare and submit monthly project report to Partnerships Manager

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters in Public Health/nutrition/economics/Social Work or related field

• Minimum three years of experience of working with government in health, nutrition, education or a related field 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills especially related to partnership management with government

• Excellent documentation and time management skills 

• Ability to work effectively in multiple projects

• Strong ability to work independently with minimum supervision

• Willingness to relocate to Nagpur

• Willingness to travel 60% of time 

• Committed to achieving results and proven perseverance to reach goals

• Proven ability to work under pressure and with remote team

• Fluency in English and Marathi 

Desirable attributes

• Experience working with remote team members

• Experience working independently

• Relevant experience in NGO field environment 

• Enthusiasm about our opportunity to improve people’s lives

Terms of employment: Contract for one year, renewal by mutual agreement

Salary and benefits: Commensurate with experience. Fortify Health offers a competitive salary and conditions of employment

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