Resource Person - Health (Bengaluru)

Azim Premji Foundation; Bengaluru; Vor Ort; INR 446.000 - 781.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Azim Premji Foundation seeks a Resource Person to work with PHCs in Bengaluru, engaging with frontline health workers to understand challenges and support delivery.

You will assess capacity-building needs and collaborate with PHCs to improve care quality and referral systems, serving urban poor communities full-time (Mon–Sat). Fluency in Kannada and English is essential.

Qualifikationen

• Committed to serving urban poor communities.
• 3–5 years of on-ground public health experience.
• Fluency in Kannada and English is essential.

Aufgaben

• Engage with frontline health workers (MOs, HIOs, ANMs, ASHAs) to understand challenges and support service delivery.
• Assess capacity-building and programmatic needs to strengthen health services.
• Collaborate with PHCs to improve care quality and referral mechanisms.

Kenntnisse

Public health

Community engagement

Kannada language

Ausbildung

Master’s / postgraduate degree in public health or related field

Jobbeschreibung

We at Azim Premji Foundation are working to improve the health of underserved communities living in urban settlements of Bengaluru.

Since 2022, we have started an integrated community health program across 5 clusters in Bengaluru. At each location, we have our Health Centre and a team of Community Health Workers.

• Community Health Workers support the community on health awareness and health education, community-level screening, follow-ups.
• The Health Centres (with a team of doctors, nurses, a pharmacist and a lab technician) provide primary health services.
• The team also collaborates with the local Public Health Centres (PHCs) to facilitate the necessary services and benefits to the communities.

As a Resource Person, you will be on the front lines, working directly with PHCs to:

• Engage with the frontline health workers such as MOs, HIOs, ANMs, and ASHAs to understand their challenges in delivery of health services and support in addressing them.
• Assess capacity building and other programmatic needs towards strengthening health services for vulnerable communities.
• Work with the stakeholders at the PHCs to improve the quality of the care at the facility, and referral mechanism.

To succeed in this role, we expect you to have:

• An unwavering commitment to serve urban poor communities, and the resilience to work full-time (6 days a week, Mon-Sat) in an evolving environment.
• Related master’s / postgraduate degree with 3-5 years of on-ground experience working with the public health system and communities.
• Fluency in Kannada and English is essential, as is previous experience working with the public health system in related roles.

Work location: Any identified set of Urban Primary Health Centres in Bengaluru.