Assistant Manager Program - Ipas Development Foundation (Apply by: 15 June'2014)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Assistant Manager Program (AMPs),

Ipas Development Foundation (IDF), Multiple locations

1. POSITION VACANT:  Assistant Manager Program (AMPs), IDF, Multiple locations

2. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND:

Ipas Development Foundation (IDF) is a Section 25 non-profit company, founded in 1973, is a global nongovernmental organization dedicated to ending preventable deaths and disabilities from unsafe abortion. Through local, national and global partnerships, Ipas works to ensure that women can obtain safe, respectful and comprehensive abortion care, including counseling and contraception to prevent future unintended pregnancies.

Ipas has been working in India for over a decade towards strengthening training systems, service delivery of comprehensive abortion care services and advocacy initiatives to increase women's access to safe abortions, with the aim of making a positive impact on the health of Indian women. Ipas engages closely with the government at the national and state level to provide technical assistance to strengthen the comprehensive abortion care policy and program interventions. Ipas program’s geographic coverage currently includes 11 states - Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Assam, West Bengal and Meghalaya - where they work with the public health system to ensure improved access to abortion and contraception services for women.

For more information about IDF please visit http://www.ipas.org/  

3. JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES: 
                  
The Assistant Manager Program (AMPs) shall be responsible for facilitating Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC)/ Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) trainings, to improve maternal health and reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, facilitating service delivery by trained providers and documenting status of service delivery. AMPs shall work closely with the concerned State Program Manager and be responsible for supervising Executive-Program.  

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

(1) Managing implementation of CAC/ IUCD trainings at designated centers in the state, including coordination with master trainers and nominated doctors for training;
(2) Monitoring training quality and providing assistance in resolving any concerns that may arise in implementation;
(3) Liaising with Chief Medical Officers (CMOs), District Program Managers (DPMs) and other officials within the state;
(4) Following-up with each CAC/ IUCD trained provider to ensure 100% service delivery, identifying issues affecting service delivery and helping design and implement solutions to facilitate service delivery;
(5) Providing support in improving documentation of CAC/ IUCD services at all service delivery sites;
(6) Documenting activities and preparing reports on program status, as necessary.

4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:        

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health/ Social Work/ Social Sciences,from a reputed Institution/ University.

Experience:

Two to five years experience of managing public health projects, preferably with international NGOs/local NGOs/state governments;

Skills and Competencies:

(1) Fluency in the local language; Ability to read, write and speak in English and Hindi;
(2) Good documentation skills,
(3) Ability to work on computers;
(4) Excellent team player;
(5) Ability to engage and interact with officials at all levels; Also ability to understand and address concerns of different stakeholders;
(6) Willing to travel 10-12 days or more in a month, within the state.

5. COMPENSATION OFFERED:

IDF is a progressive paymaster and endeavors to position itself at par with leading international non-profits working in the area of public health in India.

The offer made to the selected candidate shall be commensurate with qualifications, experience and salary history.

6. LOCATION:

Selected district HQs of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Assam, Odisha, and Karnataka

7. REFERENCE:    

AMP-IDF

8. CONTACT INFORMATION:    

Senior Consultant
Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.
1/1B, Choudhary Hetram House, Bharat Nagar
New Friends Colony, New Delhi 110 025
Email: amp-idf@sams.co.in

9. LAST DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:

Eligible candidates interested in this position are requested to courier or email their applications to the above address or email id by or before June15, 2014. Applicants are urged to fill the ‘online’ application form available at http://www.sams.co.in/forms/IpasAMPform.html . Candidates who are unable to fill the ‘online’ form may alternately download and submit the prescribed application form available athttp://sams.co.in/IpasAMPJAF.doc and mail it to amp-idf@sams.co.in.