Healthcare Job at Jhpiego
The Jhpiego Program Officer Job is a unique opportunity for qualified professionals to join Jhpiego as a Program Officer for the Gorakhpur Division in Uttar Pradesh. This role focuses on enhancing cardiovascular health interventions, particularly in managing hypertension and diabetes, to improve public health outcomes.
About Jhpiego:
Jhpiego is a non-profit global health leader and Johns Hopkins University affiliate that saves lives, improves health, and transforms futures. The organization partners with governments, health experts, and local communities to build the skills and systems that guarantee a healthier future for women and families. Jhpiego translates the best science and practices into moments of care that can mean the difference between life and death for women and families. Its partnerships are revolutionizing health care for the world’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable people.
In India, Jhpiego works across various states in close collaboration with national and state governments, providing technical assistance in the areas of family planning, maternal and child health, strengthening human resources for health, and non-communicable diseases. These programs are funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, RTSL, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), MSD for Mothers, and others.
Jhpiego Program Officer Job Details:
- Job ID: 2026-8251
- Location: Uttar Pradesh
- Employment Status: Full-Time
Job Description:
For this Jhpiego Program Officer Job, the primary objective is to provide techno-managerial support in the design, implementation, and monitoring of cardiovascular health interventions, focused on improving control of hypertension and diabetes at the primary health care level in Gorakhpur division. The Program Officer will work closely with the Divisional AD, CMOs, and District NCD Nodal Officers in Gorakhpur division to implement strategies for improving screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care for individuals with hypertension and diabetes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implementation and monitoring of all program-related activities to ensure necessary technical input and coordination to achieve desired results.
- Establish periodic review mechanisms at division, district, and block levels to ensure that the key performance indicators of the NCD program are reviewed at each level with special focus on control of NCDs.
- Coordinate and collaborate with government officials and other stakeholders for planning and implementation of project-related activities in the intervention districts.
- Develop and produce documents like situation analysis reports, assessment reports, gap analysis plans, procurement plans, etc., as per the program need and local context.
- Undertake process documentation of lessons learned during the program implementation and best practices emerging at the division/district level.
- Work closely with the supervisor on setting program priorities, directions, and responding to requests for technical support from state health officials.
- Represent Jhpiego at division/district meetings involving government and other development partners.
- Support in identifying key primary healthcare challenges in assigned division/district and co-designing innovative solutions for addressing those challenges.
- Support the rollout of demonstration models for strengthening Hypertension and Diabetes in AAM platform.
- Perform other activities as assigned by the supervisor to achieve the project and organizational goals.
- Liaison with division/district NCD team on a daily basis.
- Assessment of public health facilities to understand readiness and identify gaps in service delivery for Hypertension/Diabetes and define potential interventions to strengthen delivery of care/services.
- Strengthening the supply chain of essential commodities including glucometers, glucose strips, insulin, and other drugs and commodities as required.
- Travel extensively within the division to visit public health facilities or program sites to assess and monitor progress, extend support in addressing limitations/challenges to program implementation, identify key risks and mitigation mechanisms, and identify interventions to strengthen delivery of care for Hypertension/Diabetes.
- Support program reporting requirements through facilitating periodic reporting on status, progress across key indicators, and program deliverables.
- Other activities, as required, for successful operational rollout and implementation of NP-NCD program.
Eligibility Criteria:
Qualifications and Experience
- MBBS/BDS/BAMS/BHMS, BSc nursing or Nursing or equivalent preferred.
- 2 years or more of experience in the preferred field.
Preferred Qualifications:
Skills and Competencies
- Sound understanding of NHM structure, government systems, and key stakeholders.
- Proven ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders and manage diverse program objectives.
- Strong data analysis, reporting, and documentation skills, with proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint and ability to meet tight timelines.
This Jhpiego Program Officer Job presents a significant opportunity for professionals dedicated to improving public health outcomes in Gorakhpur. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply before the deadline to be considered for this impactful role.
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