Research Associate - Public Health Foundation of India (Apply by: 30 May 2014)

Position Vacant            :      Research Associate

Position Code                :      PHFI/2014/113

Place of Posting           :      IIPH Gandhinagar

Organization Name     :      Public Health Foundation of India

Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is a public private initiative that has collaboratively evolved through consultations with multiple constituencies including Indian and international academia, state and central governments, multi & bi-lateral agencies and civil society groups.
PHFI is a response to redress the limited institutional capacity in India for strengthening training, research and policy development in the area of Public Health.

Structured as an independent foundation, PHFI adopts a broad, integrative approach to public health, tailoring its endeavours to Indian conditions and bearing relevance to countries facing similar challenges and concerns. The PHFI focuses on broad dimensions of public health that encompass promotive, preventive and therapeutic services, many of which are frequently lost sight of in policy planning as well as in popular understanding.

The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, launched PHFI on March 28, 2006 at New Delhi. PHFI recognizes the fact that meeting the shortfall of health professionals is imperative to a sustained and holistic response to the public health concerns in the country which in turn requires health care to be addressed not only from the scientific perspective of what works, but also from the social perspective of, who needs it the most.

Project Brief:

The project will assist selected NGOs to move towards excellence through increasing their organizational effectiveness, enhancing sustainability and improving governance.

Its specific objectives are to

• Assist NGOs to develop an action plan for their journey to excellence;
• Support them through skills building, hands-on technical assistance and modest financial grant to implement their action plan; and
• Measure their success in moving towards excellence before and after implementation of the action plan

We will use excellence framework already developed to assess outputs, outcomes and impact of the project

Job Description / Responsibilities:

Will support Analyst and Principal Investigator in overall project planning and implementation. Specific tasks include:

• Serve as a backup for Analyst for:
• Providing technical assistance for assessment and implementation of action plans by working closely with the partner NGOs
• Designing and delivering skills building workshops
• Carrying out process documentation
• Preparing reports for submission to donors

Qualifications / Experience and skills required

• Masters in management or any social science discipline or equivalent
• At least three years of work experience with health NGOs
• Experience in coordinating with organizations is desirable

Interested and eligible candidates may send in their detailed CV to recruit@phfi.org by highlighting the Position Code (PHFI/2014/113) in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview.

Last Date for receipt of applications: 30 May 2014