Program Officer (Employer Led Model) - Public Health Foundation of India (Apply by: June 19, 2016)

Position Code : PHFI-POEM-4

Position Title : Program Officer (Employer Led Model)

Location : Mumbai, Maharashtra

Duration of Position : One year or co-terminus with the project, whichever is earlier.

Brief on the Organization:

The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is working towards building a healthier India. It is helping to address the limited institutional and systems capacity in India by strengthening education and training, advancing research and technology and facilitating policy and practice in the area of Public Health.

PHFI is headquartered in New Delhi with national presence through its constituent units of regional Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPHs) and Centres of Applied Research in core public health themes. The Foundation, established in 2006 as a public private initiative, is governed by an independent board comprising of senior government officials, eminent Indian and International academic and leaders, civil society representatives and corporate leaders. For more information, please visit the website www.phfi.org.

Project Brief:

The HIV/AIDS Partnership: Impact through Prevention, Private Sector and Evidence-based Programming (PIPPSE) Project will be managed by a Consortium, led by PHFI as the Principal Recipient and, Futures Group, CARE India and Population Services International (PSI), as Sub Recipients. The PIPPSE Project aims to “strengthen the institutional and human capacity in prevention programs and private sector engagement through innovative approaches to contribute to achieving the goal of accelerating the reversal of HIV epidemic at the national and state levels.” The project will achieve its goal through: (1) evidence-informed, demand-driven technical assistance to National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) and State AIDS Control Societies (SACS) in five focus states (Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh), to improve the quality of Targeted Intervention programs for Most At Risk Populations (MARPs) and Migrants; and to promote private sector engagement in HIV/AIDS programs and services; and (2) Promotion and sustaining innovations and demonstration models to improve the coverage and access of MARPs and Migrants to a continuum of prevention-to-care services.

Deliverables:

• Prepare inventory of prospective industries/agencies/institutions which employ large number of informal workers/migrants in the State.
• Organise State/Regional level sensitisation meeting on employer led models/PPP interventions among these agencies.
• Regular coordination/ visits/ correspondence with prospective agencies to sensitise and motivate to take up such interventions.
• Conduct site visits to undertake feasibility visits to health infrastructure / health staffs to initiate STI/HIV related services.
• Facilitate preparation of proposals for implementation of interventions by the employers/ institutions/agencies.
• Facilitate roll out by conducting sensitisation meeting among the senior management or regular follow up with the senior management.
• Facilitate training of the staffs to implement communication sessions, referrals to HIV facilities in the area.
• Facilitate with the prospective employers/agencies/institutions to roll out HIV related services (HIV Testing, STI treatment, ART provisioning) in coordination with the respective divisions of SACS.
• Facilitate condom social marketing/ provision of condoms in the clinics through SMO or existing mechanism of social marketing programme with SACS.
• Ensure coordination at the site level through regular meeting with the coordination committee and available HIV related facilities for smooth referral linkages.
• Coordinate with other agencies such as DAPCU, TSU, SMO and other divisions of SACS to roll out different activities as proposed in the proposal by the employer/ institution/agency.
• Ensure reporting of the facilities in case the employer/institution/agency has been providing HIV related services.
• Mentor other interventions in the state including but not limited to Source, Destination and Transit Migrant Interventions.
• Any other task assigned by the Team Leader, TSU and/or Team Leader, TI.

Qualification:

Essential

Master’s Degree in Business Management/Sociology/Social Work or equivalent

Experience:

Essential

Around 3 years of work experience.

Desirable

5 years of experience in corporate sector mobilisation.

Proficiency in English , Hindi & Marathi.

Annual Salary (CTC) will commensurate with the available skills and fitment of the incumbent as per the selection process.

Applications, along with detailed CV, may be sent to: recruit@phfi.org . Please highlight the Position Code (PHFI-POEM-4) in the subject. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview.

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Last Date of Receipt of Applications: COB 19 June 2016

PHFI reserves the sole right to alter/modify/cancel the entire selection process or the position or the vacancy or to disqualify any candidature at any stage of the selection process

Remarks:

• Candidates should have an excellent academic record, good communication skills, a commitment to high quality undergraduate and post-graduate education.
• Mere eligibility will not entitle any candidate for being called for interview.
• Persons employed in Government/Semi-Government Organization or Educational Institutions in India must apply through proper channel.
• PHFI reserves the right to fill or not to fill any or all available positions.
• The requirements of minimum qualification and/or experience may be relaxed in the case of candidates with outstanding credentials.
• No correspondence will be entertained from candidates regarding any delays, conduct & result of interview and reasons for not being called for interview.

Women are encouraged to apply