This position is with EAII Advisors, Evidence Action's technical partner in India.
About EAII
EAII Advisors, Evidence Action’s technical partner in India, supports state governments in delivering evidence-based public health programs, including safe drinking water initiatives and school and Anganwadi-based National Deworming Day and iron and folic acid supplementation. Operating across 11 states, EAII Advisors provides technical assistance to ministries of health, education, water, and women and child development, reducing health burdens in impoverished communities and improving the long-term wellbeing of children and families.
About Evidence Action
At Evidence Action, we deliver data-driven interventions that transform lives at an unprecedented scale. We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions, forging healthier futures for generations.
Our model operationalizes leading academic research (including from Nobel-winning economists). We measure progress and outcomes at every stage to ensure we’re making a real impact for people living in poverty and suffering from preventable or treatable health issues. Operating across 9 countries, our team of 800+ has reached over 500 million people, working closely with governments to scale these interventions.
- Our Deworm the World program has delivered over 2 billion treatments, significantly reducing worm prevalence and generating more than $23 billion in lifetime productivity gains.
- Through Safe Water Now, we’ve saved the lives of over 15,000 children.
- Our Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health, testing low-cost interventions with the greatest potential to save and improve lives.
At Evidence Action, your colleagues are your greatest asset. You'll partner with high-caliber colleagues in an environment blending innovation, autonomy, and teamwork. Our team excels in disruptive thinking and believes in rolling up our sleeves to get things done. If you're looking to work flexibly and with purpose, join a team that delivers measurable change for millions.
The Role
Employment Status: Consultancy (11 months)
The Regional Coordinator will report to the State Program Manager and will be required to work in close coordination with various team members from the state team. The RC will represent EAII’s IFA Supplementation and NDD programs at the regional/district level and provide technical support in the effort to strengthen the implementation of the IFA program under the Anemia Mukt Bharat and NDD as per the operational and financial guidelines. The RC will work closely with the region/ district/ block officials of the state government departments – Health, Education, Women Empowerment and Child Development, and other stakeholders for optimum utilization of the existing platforms for better interdepartmental coordination and strengthening of the program.
Responsibilities
Advocacy
- RC will be the contact person for regional/district/block level officials and will maintain good working relationships with senior officials of the regional/district administration and of associated departments (Health, Education, WECD, ICDS, and others). Their interaction with these officials will be guided and have approvals from the state office.
- Represent Evidence Action in Regional Review Meetings, District Coordination Committee meetings/District Health Society for IFA, NDD and other district/ block level meetings of ICDS, Health and Education.
- Ensure that regional review/district coordination committee meetings are convened regularly, including discussion and decisions around IFA supplementation and NDD programs.
- Advocacy at district and block level for expansion of IFA and NDD programs for children enrolled in private schools and out of school category in assigned districts.
- Work closely with the Health Department at districts for the inclusion of budgets and IEC strategy in the annual Program Implementation Plan (PIP) under the National Health Mission.
- Interact and liaise with regional, district and block representatives of development partners and any other stakeholder as guided by the state team.
- Provide support to the department of Health on other school health programs, as and when guided by the state team.
Project Implementation
- Coordinate with state team members and the tele-calling unit at the state office on different requirements of the regions/districts as assigned.
- Travel to various locations in the districts and blocks of allocated regions for around 15 working days in a month, as per organization’s guidelines and program requirements.
- Coordinate the need assessment of drugs with concerned departments to support timely drug requisition at state/district level, and work with districts/ blocks towards timely drug procurements to avoid stock-outs, monitoring supply and distribution up to the last mile.
- Facilitate rollout of training cascade and monitor training on IFA supplementation and NDD program for children and adolescents at district and blocks, and identify training opportunities of different programs to orient, train, and sensitize officials and staff of concerned departments on IFA supplementation and deworming and its benefits.
- Work with districts to identify, plan, and execute different IEC activities as appropriate and per budgets available, with the objective of integrating IFA and NDD components in related program IEC while ensuring standard messages.
- Support state team in conducting program process monitoring, including training monitoring and undertaking extensive field visits for independent monitoring at schools, AWCs, community level. Sharing of observations and feedback with concerned officials for necessary corrective actions.
- Coordinate and follow up with districts/block officials of nodal and concerned departments to ensure monthly report submission at all levels and HMIS reporting data is completed as per agreed cascade and timelines.
- Support district and block officials in development, customization of presentations, data analysis related work for NDD and IFA program.
- Share regular daily status reports with the state team for all progress in their assigned area. Document program progress, success stories, learning experiences related to NDD and IFA program.
- Prepare a monthly/quarterly district-specific action plan based on the field visit and available data- including major bottlenecks and key action points in consultation with SPM. Any other task assigned by the state team as per the program requirement.
- Perform all duties as assigned from time to time by the State Program Manager, coordinate with other colleagues, support other program staff and undertake field visits as per requirement.
