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CHAI in partnership with its India affiliate, William J. Clinton Foundation’s (WJCF) has been working in India since 2004 in close partnership with and under the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) at the central and state levels on an array of high priority initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes. Currently, WJCF programs support government initiatives on HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, tuberculosis, vector borne diseases, COVID-19, antimicrobial resistance, cancer and non-communicable diseases, sexual and reproductive health, family planning, immunization, malnutrition, anemia, childhood diarrhea and pneumonia, oxygen, access to safe drinking water, diagnostics and surveillance, health financing, and digital health.

Talent is the fundamental driver of WJCF’s success in helping save lives and reduce the burden of disease. WJCF’s organizational values reflect its relentless endeavour of hiring, nurturing, empowering, and celebrating diverse and high calibre individuals who come together to work as cohesive teams. WJCF places a high premium on providing its staff with an enabling environment that encourages entrepreneurship, humility, respect, equal share of voice and fosters high impact innovation to address some of the most challenging healthcare issues

Programme Overview:

India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) is one of the largest public immunization programmes in the world. It caters to 27 million infants and 30 million pregnant women. The programme provides access to vaccines against 12 Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs)1 at the national level and against one VPD at the sub-national level2.

Under the strong leadership of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and state governments, the immunization ecosystem has demonstrated a proactive commitment to achieving universal immunization coverage in the country in recent years. This includes health system strengthening efforts towards the introduction of new vaccines3, rolling out of data systems4, digitization of vaccine cold chain and inventory management5, and health worker capacity building6. MoHFW plans to scale up a digitized beneficiary management system for Routine Immunization on the lines of the CoWIN Portal for COVID-19 Vaccination and introduce Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine (HPV) and Typhoid Conjugate Vaccines (TCV) in the UIP.

Project Background:

WJCF’s immunization program supports the MoHFW’s UIP at the national level and in the focus states of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The programme provides catalytic support to NCCVMRC, based out of National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), on national projects for improving availability and efficacy of vaccines and efficiency of vaccines systems. The programme also supports national and state governments on broader operational aspects such as planning, capacity building and systems improvements for immunization service delivery.

In Bihar, the programme will provide catalytic support to GoB for achieving and sustaining 90% FIC. The programme will help in setting up effective program management & review mechanisms, identifying pressing challenges as well as best practices in RI, enhancing impact of well performing interventions, developing & deploying effective solutions to pressing challenges and undertaking multi-year planning for long term immunization systems strengthening.

Position Summary:

The Senior Associate, Immunization will be responsible for co-developing programme strategy at the national level with the programme leadership and support the management of implementation progress of the entire portfolio across geographies in all focus states. This role entails a combination of strategy building, implementation management, team mentorship, and stakeholder engagement. Importantly, the person coming in will be entrusted with portfolio growth as a key results area. Based out of Delhi, the Senior Associate, Immunization will report to the Senior Manager.

We seek a highly qualified and motivated individual with strong analytical, quantitative, and strategy development skills and an exemplary record of leadership and management. The successful candidate will have excellent communications skills, be able to function independently with flexibility in a dynamic and often uncertain situation, be self-motivated, can thrive in challenging environments, and have a strong commitment to excellence. The successful candidate will also to be adept at coordinating the operations of cross-functional and multi-location teams and have a strong commitment to excellence. We place great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic.

• Under the guidance of the Sr Manager, co-create and monitor the strategic direction and implementation of the Immunization programme and ensure consistent improvements in equitable access to vaccination under UIP through government-led initiatives.
• Develop critical insights on programme goals, focus areas (such as coverage, RI activities, health systems etc), and focus geographies while synthesizing these with project impact and effectiveness for instrumental action by programme leadership.
• Support the Sr Manager to provide overall project management and oversight to ensure that expected deliverables and targets are achieved on time and on budget while working and coordinating with state leads and the central team.
• Lead the development of programme communication approach and collaterals for external stakeholders such as government, donor, and partners for furthering programmatic and organizational outreach objectives.
• Optimize and manage the donor engagement cadence for timely and impactful outcome from key meetings, workshops, and field visits.
• Support the Sr Manager to develop evidence-informed new initiatives for hypothesis testing, demonstrations, and scale within the ambit of existing grants and for actively writing and converting proposals for new grants.
• Capacitate and mentor team members on identified aspects which aid their growth journey at WJCF while helping them contribute more effectively, identify talent and team needs, and lead the recruitment of new team members.
• Work with leadership to identify new areas for achieving coverage and equity goals.
• Undertake any other duties as requested by the programme leader.

• Six to eight years of experience in a demanding result driven environment in the private or public sector, with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership.
• Master’s degree in business administration, management sciences, economics (pure or applied), finance, or public health with exceptional problem-solving solving skills and analytical capabilities.
• Demonstrated success in developing relationships and coordinating various stakeholders/interests (public sector engagement would be highly relevant).
• Exceptional diplomacy and interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging, multi-cultural environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to create persuasive presentations and written reports.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects involving multiple teams, including priority setting, planning, budgeting, performance review and management; and influencing with limited authority.
• Ability to balance and find productive trade-offs between various opposing parameters (eg: personal style, incentives, timeframe).
• High emotional intelligence, patience, and thoughtfulness even in high-pressure, stressful situations.
• Fluency in English and Hindi.

Preferred:

• Prior experience of working in management consulting and/or public health especially governance, systems strengthening, financing and /or management of operations at sub- national level, or similar fast-paced, output-oriented environments.
• Strong experience of engaging with government officials and multilateral organizations.
• Knowledge of health systems strengthening and/or development/social sector consulting experience.

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