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Our Work
At The Antara Foundation (TAF), we work to strengthen the last-mile delivery of public health solutions. Our core belief is that maternal and child health depends on access to timely and quality care. We work with and through the government system, helping build the capacity of frontline health workers, using data for better implementation and decision-making, and mobilizing communities to seek better health outcomes. Our solutions are designed to work at scale, are sustainable, and are simple to implement on the ground. We are a young, energetic, and passionate team, working across 8 districts, 39 blocks, and 5,700 villages, with 8,800 FLWs, and reaching 379,000 women and 650,000 children in central India. Over the next few years, we see ourselves spreading across multiple locations in India to implement our solutions and to create an impact at scale.
The Program Lead (PL) at TAF will lead our entire program across a district. This includes program management, team development, and stakeholder management. It is an ideal fit for candidates who prefer a fast-paced, impact-driven work environment with opportunities to lead a dynamic team and help solve some of the toughest public health challenges.
Responsibilities:
Team development and management
- Guide and support the team to generate new ideas to improve program delivery and continuously introduce new initiatives in the district
- Provide strategic and analytical guidance to the team on an ongoing basis; provide adequate apprenticeship on the field, and build capabilities and groom leaders
- Ensure a positive and nurturing team environment; keep the team motivatedand be agatekeeper of organizational culture
Program management
- Use our theory of change to design new solutions and/or contextualize existing intervention
- Plan, implement, and monitor the delivery of our interventions end-to-end
- Manage program budget for the district and troubleshoot as required
- Support team to achieve committed deliverables, acting as an enabler; provide critical troubleshooting support as needed
- Analyse monitoring data routinely and take steps to fill critical gaps in implementation
Stakeholder management
- Maintain strong relationships and work closely with village/block/district government officials to ensure quality delivery and sustainability of the program
- Contribute to overall organizational needs and vision outside the field (e.g., donor development, monitoring & evaluation, among others) and collaborate with team members from different locations/departments
- Build new partnerships for more effective implementation, and nurture and manage existing partnerships as needed
Organizational leadership
- Program leads are part of the core leadership group at TAF and are expected to contribute to the overall strategy and planning process for the organization, as well as brainstorm on new initiatives, partnerships, and programs
- Represent TAF at external meetings, conferences, and events, as required
Educational Qualifications:
- Master or Equivalent degree in any field
Experience:
- We seek someone with 2-5 years of work experience in other development organizations, corporate organizations, or management consulting. This person should be adept in handling large volumes of data, managing diverse stakeholders and leading initiatives on their own.
Skills:
- Demonstrated program/project management skills, with at least a year of team management experience
- Adequate MNCHN knowledge, and a willingness to learn as necessary
- Strong strategic and analytical thinking abilities
- Excellent communication in Hindi and English
- Stakeholder management–government, donor, and other external stakeholders
Location:
One of our intervention districts in Madhya Pradesh (subjective to need) with interstate travel and travel to Delhi (HO) as required
Reports to
Director-Programs / Senior Program Lead
If you like what we do and want to work with us, please send your CV with the subject line mentioning the position you are applying for, along with a Cover Letter (mandatory) to us at careers@antarafoundation.org
