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CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.

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In India, CHAI works in partnership with its India registered affiliate William J Clinton Foundation (WJCF) under the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) at the Central and States’ levels on an array of high priority initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes. Currently, WJCF supports government partners across projects to expand access to quality care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, tuberculosis, COVID-19, common cancers, sexual and reproductive health, immunization, and essential medicines.

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Program Overview

Vector Borne Diseases (VBDs) represent a substantial burden in many low and lower middle-income countries, including India that accounts for a significant proportion of the global burden of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) and Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL). VL is endemic in about 54 districts in Bihar, Jharkhand, UP and WB with an estimated 130-165 million population at risk whilst LF is more widespread with cases reported across ~20 states/Union Territories and an estimated 550-600 million people at risk. Under the aegis of the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program, significant progress has been made towards elimination by 2025 and this ambitious vision is backed by strong political and robust programmatic strategy.

WJCF is privileged to support NCVBDC’s bold vision of accelerated elimination of VL and LF by 2025. To that end, WJCF has established a Technical Support Unit (TSU), an embedded team to work under the guidance of NCVBDC to achieve that vision.

Position summary

WJCF seeks a Senior Program Officer with outstanding credentials and demonstrated analytical abilities to work closely with Ministry of Health & Family Welfare/NCVBDC in coordination with the WJCF led TSU. The Senior Program Officer will provide technical support in strengthening program management including M&E across vector borne diseases to facilitate informed decision making. They will also support data collation, analysis and visualization and identification of innovative approaches/technologies to support the elimination goals.

• Under guidance of NCVBDC and sector specialists, review existing M&E systems, surveillance tools and indicators in use by the government and relevant partners; identify sources of data available and flow of information.
• Supporting the NCVBDC in programme management issues with regards to VL and LF as well as other VBD management and/or eradication plans
• Provide leadership and steering the TSU team towards time bound and quality deliverables.
• Facilitate development of tools for monitoring performance of surveillance for actionable guidance to states and various stakeholders.
• Support the TSU team in operationalising and integrating the analytical framework with existing government systems.
• Support NCVBDC in developing a comprehensive calendar of events to include activities at the national as well as the state level.
• Assess the NCVBDC supply chain mechanisms and process, assist in forecasting of commodities, scheduling, consigning and monitoring – recommend and support in optimization.
• Take lead in advocacy and recommending new management as well as technology approaches to NCVBDC.
• Support TSU in coordinating with partners, donors, agencies, and ministries for programmatic interventions vis-à-vis vector surveillance issues and knowledge building/sharing.
• Support in design and implementation of innovative approaches and recommendations to address key surveillance gaps in the programs at the national and state level.
• Support NCVBDC in building capacity at the national and state level to enable efficient and effective programming through the development and institutionalization of evidence driven solutions.
• Undertake any other duties as requested by the TSU Lead/Director and other sector specialists.
• Requirement of travel within India