Program Officer - TB

Job Summary

The Program Officer will be a key member of the project team leading implementation for a cluster of 6-8 districts and will report to the State Manager. The Program Officer will lead and supervise district-level trainings, stakeholder engagement and coordination for smooth implementation of the TB Household Contact Management project, while facilitating cross-learning and linkages for efficient and effective implementation. They will also lead monitoring, reviews, and field supervision, collaborating with the team of District Leads to optimize workflows, report progress and align strategies with health priorities. WJCF is seeking a highly motivated, results-oriented individual with demonstrated leadership skills and outstanding analytical skills. The ideal candidate must be post graduate with excellent private and government stakeholder engagement, liaising and communication skills and experience in implementing public health projects. We place great value on relevant qualities such as resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, energy and work ethics.

About the project

India continues to bear the world s highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in terms of absolute numbers of incident TB cases. National TB prevalence survey (2019-21) revealed a significant 31.3% (estimated) crude prevalence of TB infection (TBI) among India s population aged 15 years and above. India has set an ambitious target of eliminating TB ahead of the global target. The National Strategic Plan 2PHONE_NUMBER outlines TB Preventive Treatment (TPT) as a critical strategy in combating TB, aiming at 95% coverage amongst the eligible population.

The TB Household Contact Management (TB HCM) project is a pioneering initiative addressing critical gaps in coverage and completion of TPT amongst household contacts of notified drug sensitive TB patients, with a special emphasis on children under five (U5). Planned to be implemented in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, this two-year TB HCM project aims to impact over 2 million individuals through a community-based service delivery model that leverages community health workers from the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) and general health systems. Marking the first major rollout of TPT while focussing on Universal Health Coverage strategies, the project focuses on decentralising and strengthening TB care within general health systems.

Position summary

Responsibilities

• Lead project implementation optimization: Lead the end-to-end implementation of project activities across the assigned cluster of districts, driving achievements of TPT initiation and completion targets
• Drive translation of project operational strategies into actionable district-level implementation and monitoring evaluation plans
• Direct and oversee District Leads to ensure timely, efficient, and high-quality execution of project activities in line with approved plans.
• Evaluate government programs, policies, and interventions to strategically align project activities, maximize synergies, and enhance impact.
• Drive the development, execution, and monitoring of district work plans, ensuring accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Build and strengthen team capabilities through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and structured feedback mechanisms to drive high-performing teams and quality service delivery.
• Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the primary lead for cluster-level coordination between NTEP and the general health system, ensuring seamless implementation of project interventions.

Requirements / Qualifications

The ideal candidate must be post graduate with excellent private and government stakeholder engagement, liaising and communication skills and experience in implementing public health projects. We place great value on relevant qualities such as resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, energy and work ethics. WJCF is seeking a highly motivated, results-oriented individual with demonstrated leadership skills and outstanding analytical skills.

Skills

• Stakeholder engagement
• Liaising and communication
• Public health projects
• Leadership
• Analytical skills
• Monitoring
• Data analytics
• Coaching
• Mentoring

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