Program Manager

Posted By: Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India

Chennai

Middle Mgt (Regional/ Zonal Manager, AVP, State /Regional Head)

Programme Execution/Management

Public Health/WASH

Job Description

• Manage to ensure achievement of state and national targets in terms of counselling services to women and children, and PPTCT follow-up cascade from pregnancy till 18 months after delivery
• Support the identification and follow up of HIV positive pregnant women through facility and field based counselling by program staff at facility and districts
• Conduct facility based assessment for strategizing effective provision of counselling services and training needs analysis for facility based and field based counsellors.
• Conduct/organise capacity building activities (training and mentorships) on counselling for facility based and field based Counsellors, Program Officers, and state management team. 
• Review the M&E analysis to identify gaps in program deliverables and quality, and is responsible to translate these into program implementation and strategy. 
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Eligibility Criteria

• Postgraduate in social science / public health/psychology/ management/ or its equivalent with at least five years’ relevant experience in health and development sector areas

Desired Candidate Profile

Post Graduation - Post Graduate-Other

- Proven ability at Project/Program Manager level, managing multi-state complex projects with tight deadlines and ambitious targets

- Ability to engage with stakeholders from multiple sectors of government, private health care providers, civil society and affected communities at state, district and sub-district levels

- A minimum of two years counselling experience in the health sector preferably HIV / AIDS with key focus on PPTCT related issues.

- Skills in providing support to health workers, Counselors in Supportive supervision/mentoring desired

- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, and working knowledge of Hindi and a southern Indian language

- Willingness to be based in Chennai, and travel extensively to 14 project implementation states in West, Central, South and North India 

- Sound computer skills, including use of Internet and M

Organization Details

  • Organization Name:Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India
  • About Organization:

    - Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India (SAATHII), a registered non-profit organization, was founded with a vision to stabilize and reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS in India and ensure that people living with HIV/AIDS receive un-stigmatized, affordable and quality care, support and treatment. Headquartered in Chennai, it has branch offices at Kolkata and Hyderabad, and field offices at, Bhubaneswar in Odisha, Imphal in Manipur, Jaipur in Rajasthan, Ranchi in Jharkhand, and Nagpur and Mumbai in Maharashtra.

    - SAATHII, for its Global Fund supported project, will be providing technical assistance to Public Private Partnership (PPP) program to scale up Integrated Counselling and Testing centres (ICTC)/ Prevention of Parent To Child Transmission (PPTCT) services in private health sector in selected districts of Gujarat. This project will be implemented in coordination with National AIDS Control Organization and Gujarat

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