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

JOB DESCRIPTION

Executive Program (EPs),

Ipas Development Foundation (IDF), Multiple locations

1. POSITION VACANT:  Executive Program (EPs), 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 EPs shall report to and assist the concerned Assistant Manager Program, in facilitatingComprehensive Abortion Care (CAC)/ Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) trainings and service delivery provision by trained providers, as well as, prepare reports on the status of service delivery.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

(1) Facilitating the conduct of CAC/ IUCD trainings, at designated training centers in the state;
(2) Following-up with district health officials for the nomination of doctors for CAC/ IUCD trainings and ensuring the availability of training materials;
(3) Undertaking regular visits to service delivery sites to follow-up with each CAC/ IUCD trained provider, ensuring service delivery, identifying issues affecting service delivery and helping design and implement solutions to facilitate service delivery;
(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) Conducting orientation of Community Intermediaries at service delivery sites to inform them about CAC/ IUCD services;
(6) Documenting activities and preparing reports on program status, as necessary.

4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:        

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree from a reputed Institution/ University.

Experience:
(1) One to three years of public health experience, preferably with exposure to reproductive health and/or health sector projects and prior experience of working with community and health providers at the village level;
(2) Demonstrated experience of working in field based assignments, involving extensive travel to rural areas and working with health intermediaries.

Skills and Competencies:
(1) Fluency in local language; 
(2) Working knowledge of English and Hindi; 
(3) Confident and self-driven; 
(4) Willing to travel 15 – 18 days in a month within the state; 
(5) Good team player.

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 districts HQs of Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Assam, Odisha, and Karnataka

7. REFERENCE:    

EP-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: ep-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 athttp://www.sams.co.in/forms/IpasEPform.html. Candidates who are unable to fill the ‘online’ form may alternately download and submit the prescribed application form available at http://sams.co.in/IpasEPJAF.docand mail it to ep-idf@sams.co.in.