Consultant- Program Officer

1. POSITIONS VACANT: Consultant- Program Officer, International Not-for-Profit Organization, Gumla, Jharkhand.

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 Program Officer will be responsible for providing technical, programmatic, and operational support to improve maternal health outcomes. The position will work closely with the State Program Officer and other stakeholders to support effective implementation of the project. The incumbent will report to the State Program Officer. S/he will be responsible for the following work;

Key Job Responsibilities: 

(1) Work under the guidance of the State Program Officer to support the streamlined rollout of the ANC strengthening intervention and its day-to-day operations at the district level;

(2) Assists State Program Officer (SPO) to achieve project deliverables and timelines as per desired quality and specifications;

(3) Provide technical and programmatic support and guidance to district-level stakeholders involved to strengthen ANC services;

(4) Liaise and coordinate with the team to provide troubleshooting support in the district and at the facility level;

(5) Support testing, implementation, and documentation of technology solutions;

(6) Take responsibility and accountability for ensuring issues are resolved or escalated to the proper resources to resolve in a timely manner with minimum disruption to the operational areas;

(7) Assess and supervise the utilization of technology platforms within healthcare delivery infrastructure in the state;

(8) Support to organize and conduct virtual as well as in-person trainings, workshops, and on-site coaching in consultation with the supervisor, this includes planning training schedules, identifying trainers, monitoring training, and post-training follow-up;

(9) Ensure timely collection, and collation of the program data and facilitate project activities including workshop planning, logistics planning and management, travel arrangements, and other activity support to ensure smooth implementation;

(10) Support supervisor in the development of technical content required for the program and travel when required to Districts in support of activity implementation and monitoring as needed. Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor;

4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:

Qualifications and Experience:

(1) Applicants must have Graduate level qualification in Dental, Nursing, AYUSH education in India. Post Graduate Degree or Diploma in Public Health or Health Management will be preferred (BDS/ BAMS/ Nursing);
(2) At least 2-5 years of experience of working with public health programs especially in Reproductive and Child Health and managing program implementation is desirable. Specific experience in large programs related to quality of care/ antenatal care/ maternal & newborn health will be preferred;
(3) Familiarity with the Indian health system, key stakeholders and relevant government policies/strategies particularly National Health Mission would be advantageous;

Skills and Competencies:

(1) Experience and demonstrated ability in working with government’s Maternal and Child Health programs, counterparts and systems;

(2) Experience in primary health care, maternal health 2-3 years of experience;

(3) Strong written and oral communication skills in English and Hindi;
(4) Technically proficient with skills required for the assigned task;

(6) Proficiency in writing technical documents such as training materials and reports;

(7) Ability to work within an international program team and communicate regularly with a variety of team members;

(8) Ability to develop productive working relationships with other agencies, stakeholders and other organizations;

(9) Ability to handle a variety of assignments under pressure of deadlines;

(10 Ability to multi task and work in a multi-cultural team;

(11) Willingness and flexibility to work on a wide range of tasks;

(12) Microsoft Office computer skills, proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook;

(13) Ability to travel extensively up to 50–60% of his/her time;

5. CONSULTANCY FEE: Gross compensation budgeted for the position is attractive. Please note that the offer made to the selected candidate shall be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and salary history.

6. LOCATION: Gumla, Jharkhand

7. REFERENCE: C-PO-J-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 Six 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 October 20, 2026.