Technical Expert

YRG Care; Jind; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

YR Gaitonde Medical Educational & Research Foundation (YRGMERF) invites applications for a Technical Expert to support the Disha project in public health, focusing on NACP V implementation, mentoring Disha units, and strengthening collaboration with district health authorities.

The role requires at least 5 years of experience in public health, a Master’s degree, strong data reporting skills, and willingness to travel within the region to conduct field visits and capacity building.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field with public health emphasis.
• Minimum 5 years in public health projects, HIV/AIDS programs preferred.
• Strong mentoring, supervisory and capacity-building skills.
• Excellent data analysis and reporting abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to travel extensively within the region.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and supervise Disha cluster units at district level.
• Conduct monthly on-site visits for mentoring and supervision.
• Provide evidence-based technical guidance on NACP V components.
• Strengthen coordination with NHM, NTEP, NVHCP for referrals.
• Visit NACP facilities with Disha staff for capacity building.
• Ensure timely monthly reports and data quality checks.
• Guide Disha on advocacy, stakeholder coordination, and IEC materials.
• Support district action plans and district profiles for Disha.
• Orient teams on NACP V implementation and new strategies.
• Provide inputs to improve 95-95-95 targets and field support.

Skills

Mentoring

Supervision

Data analysis

Reporting

Communication

Public health

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work, Sociology, Public Health, Humanities, or related field

Job description

Job Summary

Title: Technical Expert

Organisation: YR Gaitonde Medical Educational & Research Foundation (YRGMERF)

Project: Disha

Key Responsibilities

• Mentoring and supervision: Based at the cluster level, provide mentoring support to 4 to 5 Disha cluster units or Disha single units.
• Conduct monthly visits to all assigned Disha units to provide on-site mentoring and supportive supervision.
• Provide evidence-based technical guidance on all components of NACP V to the Disha units.
• Coordination and collaboration: Strengthen coordination with allied health departments at the district level (NHM, NTEP, NVHCP) for enhanced referral linkages.
• Make field visits to NACP facilities along with Disha staff for supportive supervision and capacity building.
• Reporting and data quality: Ensure the timely and quality submission of monthly reports for Disha.
• Verify data reported by at least 3 facilities per district each month and provide inputs to ensure data quality.
• Guidance and capacity building: Guide the Disha team on advocacy, stakeholder coordination, and coordination with other departments in the district.
• Assist Disha in developing district profiles, integrated action plans, and Disha-specific IEC materials.
• Orient and ensure optimal implementation of all component activities as per NACP V in the district/Disha cluster.
• Implementation of strategies: Guide Disha units on implementing new strategies of NACP V, such as CSS, SSS, SOA, use of virtual media, APN, index case, etc.
• Provide component-wise inputs and guidance to enhance the overall performance of Disha units.
• Performance improvement: Responsible for periodical improvement in the 95-95-95 performance targets of the Disha cluster.
• Field visits: Conduct field visits for a minimum of 20 days per month to provide on-site support and supervision.

Requirements

• Desirable Attributes: Master's Degree in Social Work, Sociology, Public Health, Humanities, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in public health projects, particularly in HIV/AIDS programs.
• Strong understanding of NACP V and public health systems.
• Excellent mentoring, supervisory, and capacity-building skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility to travel extensively within the assigned region.

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