YRGCARET1095

Zoho; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

24 days annual leave

Collaborative environment

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

YR Gaitonde Medical Educational & Research Foundation (YRGMERF) invites applications for a Project Lead to coordinate a major urban health program. You will manage multi-stakeholder activities, liaise with state and city health officials, and ensure delivery of project components with ethical and data-protection compliance.

Reporting to the COO based in Chennai, you will oversee planning, monitoring, and documentation while guiding a team to successful outcomes and donor reporting.

Qualifications

• Master's in Public Health or similar; minimum 8 years of managing multi-stakeholder large-scale projects.
• Strong writing and verbal communication; ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
• Understanding of State Health Systems in Urban Health and Disease Surveillance.
• Adaptability and eagerness to learn new tools and share knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Translates approved work plans into monthly operational plans with milestones and deadlines.
• Conducts monthly/quarterly reviews of progress and recommends corrective actions.
• Establishes and maintains relations with stakeholders; coordinates with donor reports.
• Supervises designated staff; ensures activities align with action plans and quality standards.
• Prepares monthly/quarterly narrative progress reports and documents project activities.
• Undertakes additional duties assigned by the supervisor to support objectives.

Education

Master's in Public Health

Job description

Organisation

YR Gaitonde Medical Educational &Research Foundation (YRGMERF)

Project

JSI CBS

ExperienceRequired

8 years

Compensation

Remuneration will reflect thecandidate’s experience and skills, subject to the approved budget

About YRG MERF

Establishedin 1993, YRGMERF is a pioneering non-governmental organisation in India,committed to transforming lives through integrated healthcare, inclusivepartnerships, and forward-looking research. Grounded in the values of integrityand sustainability, we address both immediate and evolving societal challengesempowering communities to attain equitable and lasting health outcomes. Weprovide comprehensive services across prevention, care, support, and treatment,particularly for those affected by HIV and other infectious diseases.

YRGMERFis anticipating a project to strengthen the Urban Ecosystem Against FutureDisease Threats by implementing a framework for urban-peri-urban coordination.This project if commissioned will require a team of below positions to supportthe coordination, implementation and monitoring of several components.

Key Responsibilities

TheProject Lead will be responsible for supporting the team in implementing theproject activities, coordination with stakeholders, oversight of theactivities. Will report to Chief Operating Officer based at Chennai. Will workclosely with State Surveillance Officer, City Coordinator, State Data QualityAssurance Officer and other team members.

Strategic Direction and Planning

• Translates the approved project work plan intomonthly operational plans with clear milestones, task assignments, anddeadlines for key stakeholders
• Conducts monthly and quarterly strategic reviews ofproject progress against the approved timeline and recommend course corrections
  

Government and Stakeholder Coordination

• Establishes and maintainworking relationships with key stakeholders, receive their timely inputs andalign with the priorities so that the resources are optimised.
• Attends or deputesrepresentation at the coordination meetings including timely submission ofreports to the donor, stakeholders.

Team Management and Quality Assurance

• Directly supervises thedesignated staff, address bottlenecks, and provide guidance
• Works closely with thesubject experts to ensure that the activities are implemented and monitored asper the specific action plans.
• Reviews performance, guidesuitably and provide support to improve. Carry out team meetings to share theirlearnings among each other.
• Conducts field visit toobserve field operations first-hand, interact with local stakeholders
• Ensures that all projectactivities comply with YRGMERF’s organisational policies on ethics,safeguarding, data protection, and financial management.
  

Reporting and Documentation

• Prepares and submits monthlyand quarterly narrative progress reports in the prescribed format
• Ensures that the dataquality checks are performed by the team before the reports are sent out
• Supports in documentation ofthe project activities and share with the stakeholders in a timely manner
  

Additional Duties

• Undertakes any otherresponsibilities assigned by the supervisor in support of project objectives.
  

Requirements

• Creative thinking andattention to detail
• Strong time management andorganisational abilities
• Ability to handle multipletasks within deadlines
• Understanding of State HealthSystems specific to Urban Health, Disease Surveillance is must
• Adaptability and willingnessto learn new tools and inculcate a habit of team learning.

Qualifications and Experience

Masters in Public Health or similarcourses in Public Health with minimum 8 years' experience in managingmulti-stakeholder large scale project under NUHM, Urban Health Project, DiseaseSurveillance, One Health Activities in State. Preference will be given tolocal candidates who understands and have worked in State Health Systems.

Benefits & Work Environment

• 24 days of annual leave, in addition topublic holidays.
• Health insurance coverage
• Opportunity to work in a collaborativeand inclusive environment.
• Scope for learning and professionaldevelopment.
  

YRGis an equal-opportunityorganisation. At YRG, we are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity aspart of our values. We celebrate employee’s differences in abilities, sexualorientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Our team are people with differentstrengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for improvingpeople's lives.