Urban Health Positions

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Urban Health Program Initiative: Program Associate in Delhi, Program

Coordinators in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) .

Urban Health Consultants

Urban Health Positions

An Urban Health Program initiative implemented by an international

organization is seeking professionals for three positions to support

and implement activities to improve child health among the

slum-dwelling urban poor: Program Associate in Delhi and Program

Coordinators in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) & Jamshedpur (Jharkhand).

The Program Associate will have the following key functions:

• Assist in coordination of tasks and deliverables of technical

consultants, including preparation of terms of reference;

• Assist in liaison with national and state govt. agencies, NGOs,

academic institutions and steering committee to provide direction to

the program;

• Provide support to urban health advocacy efforts;

• Plan and organize capacity building programs on programmatic and

technical areas and cross visits for partners and local staff to

existing urban health programs in other cities; and

• Assist with general program administration and prepare reports

Requirements: Masters in Public Health or Social Sciences with three

to five years of experience in coordinating health programs. An

understanding of child health issues among the urban poor is required.

Proven experience in the above functions is essential. Experience

working with international agencies is desired. Excellent written and

oral communication skills in English and ability to work under

pressure are essential. Demonstrable computer skills, particularly in

Microsoft Office are required.

The Program Coordinators will have the following key functions:

• Provide technical assistance in design and implementation of urban

health activities with support to local govt. bodies, private sector,

NGOs and other local agencies;

•Provide city-level leadership, overall coordination and management of

programmatic and technical activities of the city based program;

• Oversee programmatic and financial monitoring of local grants and

contracts;

•Oversee financial and administrative management of program activities;

and,

•Conduct advocacy activities and networking among state- and city-level

urban stakeholders.

Requirements: Masters or Ph.D. in Public Health or Social Sciences. At

least five years of project management experience in child health,

preferably in slum settlements. Proven skill in one or more of the

following technical areas is required: Behavior change communication,

health information systems, monitoring and evaluation of health

interventions, participatory approaches and social research.

Experience in community-based programs and advocacy is essential.

Knowledge of networks of NGOs, state / municipal governments and

private health sector functioning and relevant professionals is

desired. Experience working with international agencies is desired.

Excellent computer skills (particularly in Microsoft Office) and

fluency in Hindi and English is essential - spoken Bengali is

desirable for the Jamshedpur post.

Compensation: Remuneration will be highly competitive and based on

qualifications and experience. Appointments are initially on one-year

contract, and further extension will be subject to satisfactory

performance.

Applications with 1-2 pages CV should be sent by email to

ehpindia@.... Closing date for receipt of applications -

September 25, 2002. Only short listed candidates will be notified.

Urban Health Consultants

The Urban Health Program is also seeking short-term Technical

Consultants to support and implement activities to improve child

health among the slum-dwelling urban poor. A Masters in Public Health

or Social Sciences with at least three years of experience in

community based programs, preferably in urban slum-dwelling areas.

Each of the positions requires an ability to coordinate work with a

variety of stakeholders, and excellent written and oral communication

skills in English and Hindi. Proven skills in at least one of the

following technical areas are essential.

• Training and behaviour change communication (BCC) Specialist: The

Consultant will be responsible for compilation and review of existing

training and BCC materials on child health. The Consultant would also

develop a BCC approach to improve child health in slum settlements

based on formative research. Knowledge of training and BCC approaches

in child health, participatory techniques and proven experience in

developing effective behaviour change communication packages for

community-based settings are essential.

• Health information systems Specialist: The Consultant will be

responsible for conceptualizing and developing a plan to strengthen

Health Information System at the municipal level. Such a system is

envisaged for use as a planning tool for improving child health in the

slum settlements. Demonstrable experience in developing HIS,

participatory mapping and community based monitoring techniques are

essential. Proven skills in developing and managing databases for

planning purposes are essential.

• Capacity building Specialist: The Consultant will be responsible for

conducting an assessment of capacity building needs of the public

sector personnel, NGO, CBOs and private health providers and

developing an effective capacity building program for improving

technical child health knowledge and programming capacity. Strong

knowledge of technical child health issues, and demonstrable

experience in designing and developing capacity building programs are

required.

• Program Development Specialist 1: The Consultant will be responsible

for facilitating the design of mechanism(s) for effective

linkages/coordination between health service providers, health

managers and community-based workers for improving neonatal survival,

diarrhea and other child health priorities in slum settlements at the

ward level within municipalities. Strong knowledge of child health

issues and demonstrable experience in working with state/municipal

government officials, NGOs/CBOs, private-sector providers and other

relevant professionals in community-based child health programs are

essential.

• Program Development Specialist 2: The Consultant will be responsible

for developing a strategy to effectively involve the " informal "

private-sector providers to improve child health in slum settlements

of Indore. An understanding of lessons from private-provider

participation in health programs in India or other developing

countries is desirable. Experience in assessing the community,

institutional, process, and financial and policy aspects of involving

private partners in urban health programs, assessing and mobilizing

partnerships through technical consultations, briefing papers and

other approaches are essential.

• Communication and Information Dissemination Specialist: The Consultant

will be responsible for preparing information dissemination material

for wider dissemination in coordination with a variety of stakeholders

in Indore. Knowledge of child health issues, community based health

programs and an ability to convert complex issues for a wider audience

is essential. Demonstrable experience in writing and managing

technical newsletters is essential. Ability to work with NGOs, CBOs,

state/municipal governments and private health sector functioning and

relevant professionals is also essential.

• Health Policy Specialist: The Consultant will be responsible for

developing policy recommendations based on a review of the Government

of India and state level urban health policies pertaining to slum

settlements. Knowledge of, and experience in, analysing child health

data and programs of the Government of India at the national, state

and local levels, and its implications for policy formulation are

essential. A high level of understanding in analyzing policy issues is

required.

• Program Assessment and Documentation Specialist 1: The Consultant will

be responsible for documenting lessons from current implementation of

" best performing " urban health programs in slum settlements of Indian

cities. The Consultant should have demonstrable experience of working

with slum populations and of assessing slum-based health programs in

neonatal survival, diarrhea and other child health priorities, based

on a qualitative assessment of community, institutional, process,

financial and policy indicators. Experience with participatory

approaches and analysis of data are desirable.

• Program Assessment and Documentation Specialist 2: The Consultant will

be responsible preparing a Situation Analysis of Urban Health through

documenting the status of health of the urban slum dwellers and the

challenges and opportunities for effectively addressing child health

and nutrition among the slum-dwelling poor in Jamshedpur. The

Consultant should be familiar with health programs in the Urban slum

setting, and preferably also familiar with Jamshedpur/Jharkhand. The

Consultant should have experience of working with slum populations and

of assessing health programs. Familiarity with health information

systems and good networking skills are required.

Compensation: Remuneration will be highly competitive and based on

qualifications and experience. Consultant positions are short-term

based on the scope of work.

Letters of interest and CV should be sent by email to

ehpindia@.... Closing date for receipt of applications -

September 25, 2002. Only short listed candidates will be notified.

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