India: Regional Program Officer – Health & Nutrition

Children International is a nonprofit humanitarian organization working to eradicate poverty around the world. At CI, we believe that ending poverty starts with children. Without help, children in poverty become adults in poverty. Our vision is to bring people together to put an end to that through programs focused on health, education, empowerment through life skills and, ultimately, employment. Ours is a unique, long-term, customized approach that allows us to stay with our children for the first two decades of their lives. We’re in it for the long haul because we know that the 220,000 children we support in 10 countries around the world deserve a fighting chance.

Children International’s work is made possible by generous and caring sponsors, donors, corporations, more than 9,000 dedicated volunteers and approximately 1,600 employees. To ensure our programs give children the best possible chance of breaking the poverty cycle, we are elevating our practices for growing our people talent worldwide. That’s where you come in.

Regional Program Officer – Health & Nutrition Position summary

We are seeking an exceptional leader, passionate about health and programming for young people, to serve as the Regional Program Officer for Health and Nutrition – Asia/Africa. We believe that health and wellbeing, both through prevention of disease and access to essential health services when needed, are critical to holistic child and youth development. Young people that can stay healthy throughout childhood and adolescence are better equipped and positioned in the world to access opportunities and break free from poverty.

This regionally based position will report to the Global Program Officer for Health and Nutrition, who is based in Delhi, India, and will influence our global portfolio of health programs across five agencies in India, the Philippines, and Zambia. The Regional Program Officer will collaborate closely with country-level management and health staff in this process.

This position is responsible for providing people and thought leadership on health programs and initiatives, including but not limited to supporting local execution of relevant prevention programs focusing on: hygiene, safe water, oral health, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health; along with programs that aim to increase access to essential health services such as medical, dental and nutrition services. This person will also provide oversight and technical support on the portfolio of health programs regionally, especially related to design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of these programs. As we evolve our program model, we look for a leader to manage change, guide innovation, and set a precedent for intentional learning and reflection.

Responsibilities

· Provide technical support to Health Coordinators at each agency in Asia and Africa

· Coach on strategy and provide implementation support

· Support teams to experiment and innovate

· Knowledge management of learnings in health in the region

· Support program design (participatory needs assessment, secondary research, M&E system development)

· Review and approve annual health program plans and budgets

· Consolidate and review semi-annual data and facilitate learnings based on the data/results

· Lead thought leadership in the region, sharing best practices and opportunities with teams

· Review global and regional best practices, distill these practices, and make them actionable at the agencies

· Identify, establish, and support regional, national and local partnerships

· Create and manage technical working groups and forums to further the health agenda regionally

· Operationalize CI’s global health policy with country teams and guarantee that local plans are aligned with the health public policy in each country

· Support agency staff in the design and review of localized health curriculum and materials

· Represent CI at regional conferences and forums

· Collaborate with regional counterpart (Regional Health Program Officer – Latin America) to ensure alignment of work globally

· Perform other administrative duties as assigned, including composing non-routine correspondence, trip reports, financial reports, and assisting with annual budgets.

Personal Characteristics & Qualifications

Education

· Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree desired

o Academic background – public health, community development, or related fields

Required Experience and Skills

· At least five years of program management experience

· Experience working with an international NGO or in the field implementing related programs

· Experience in program design, monitoring and evaluation, including quantitative data collection and analysis required

· Excellent verbal and written English communication skills required

· Strong facilitation skills

· Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Additional Skills and Characteristics

· Experience working closely with families, communities, local or national government, and other partners to deliver effective programming, highly preferred

· Understanding of a life stage approach and ecological model approach to health, highly preferred

· Deep commitment and belief in the CI mission and organizational values

· International travel up to 25% is required

· Excellent interpersonal, relational and communication skills, with a history of inspiring collaboration across various functions

· Possess a passion for children and youth and be committed to making a difference in the world

· Flexibility and sensitivity to work with multiple cultures and languages

Interested applicants may submit their CV at: resume@children.org