Consultant

1. POSITIONS VACANT: Consultant, International Not-for-Profit Organization, Remote.

2. ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Our client is a respected international not-for-profit, that works in public health, to improve the health of disadvantaged communities, across the globe.

3. JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Consultant technical advice and review for strengthening youth-focused HIV prevention, treatment, and care initiatives under HIV Rise. S/he will be responsible for the following work;

Key Job Responsibilities: 

(1) Adolescent and Youth Listening Exercise;
(a) Design and implement youth listening exercises to understand HIV knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, service barriers, and information needs among adolescents and young people;

(b) Develop data collection tools including FGDs, Digital surveys, and storytelling;
(c) Analyze findings and identify priority interventions;

(d) Present findings with actionable recommendations;

(2) Strengthening NHM–NACP Bidirectional Coordination;
(a) Review existing coordination mechanisms between NHM and NACP at national and state levels;
(c) Identify opportunities for referral, co-location, and convergence of services;
(d) Develop coordination and referral pathways between HIV services and adolescent health services;

(e) Provide technical guidance and develop strategic recommendations to strengthen the integration and coordination of HIV services with TB, hepatitis, non-communicable disease, and mental health programs;

(3) Strengthening Linkages Between AFHCs, SSK and ICTCs;
(a) Assess existing referral mechanisms between Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics (AFHCs), Suraksha Sankalp Karyashala (SSK) initiatives, and Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres (ICTCs);

(b) Identify barriers affecting adolescent access to HIV testing and counselling services;

(c) Develop recommendations for youth-friendly HIV testing and counselling models;

(4) Digital Engagement;
(a) Develop Content Calendar for ‘Baatein Unlimited’ including themes, target audience and proposed formats;

(b) Work in close coordination with the Jhpiego ICO team managing the ‘Baatein Unlimited’ platform to strengthen digital engagement, youth participation, HIV awareness, and linkages to adolescent-friendly health and HIV services;

(5) National & State level (Mumbai & Telangana) support for Technical Support and

Review;

(a) Participate in review meetings and provide advisory inputs to states as required;

(b) Conduct regular visits to MDACS and Telangana SACS for advocacy and strengthening partner participation and review field implementation;

4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:

Qualifications and Experience:

(1) Applicants must have masters in Social Work;
(2) At least 5 years of experience is desired;

Skills and Competencies:

(1) Public Health Research and Qualitative Methods;

(a) Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination;

(b) Referral System Design and Service Integration;

(c) HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment;

(2) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL);

(3) Data Analysis and Evidence Synthesis;

(4) Digital Health Communication and Social Media Strategy;

(5) Capacity Building and Technical Assistance;

(6) Proficiency in MS Office and Digital Collaboration Tools;

5. CONSULTANCY FEE: The consultancy fee for two months INR 2,00,000/- deliverables based+ INR 1,90,900 for Travel as per actual).

6. LOCATION: Remote

7. REFERENCE: C-R-N-INPO

8. NATURE OF CONTRACT:

The selected candidate shall be engaged as a Consultant on the rolls of SAMS, a third-party payrolling agency, for a full-time consultancy engagement initially offered for a period of two months. The contract is extendable based on performance and project requirements. It is explicitly clarified that this consultancy engagement does not constitute a promise or guarantee of future employment, with SAMS, or our client, or any other organization associated with the project.

9. CONTACT INFORMATION:

Team SAMS
Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.
1/1B, Choudhary Hetram House, Bharat Nagar 
New Friends Colony, New Delhi 110 025

Phone Nos.: 011- 4081 9900; 4165 3612

10. APPLICATION PROCESS:

Eligible candidates interested in the position are requested to urgently apply before August 09, 2026.