PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships, and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing health challenges.

PATH is looking for a highly motivated, self-starter, and enthusiastic program associate to support its ongoing work on diagnostics, pandemic preparedness, and health systems strengthening. The program associate will get an opportunity to work with a vibrant team and contribute to impactful work in building a resilient and responsive health system. Key responsibilities will be to provide support on activities including, but not limited to knowledge management, assistance in project management, internal coordination, secondary technical research, building project proposals, and project documents.

PATH’S WORK ON DIAGNOSTICS AND PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS

PATH has been working towards increasing access to affordable and good-quality diagnostic services in a wide range of disease areas including Tuberculosis, Neglected Tropical Diseases, HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, etc. Innovation is a key driver of our interventions, and we constantly strive toward scaling up sustainable solutions within the existing health system. PATH has been working closely with the Indian central government and various state governments to enhance diagnostic services in public health laboratories. During the COVID-19 pandemic, PATH worked closely with select state governments to implement solutions that reduced the burden on COVID-19 laboratories and improved the turnaround time in getting results. We also helped in establishing whole genome sequencing (WGS) facilities in these states to decentralize genomic sequencing of the SARS CoV 2 pathogen. This work on WGS is being leveraged to other disease areas. With the increase in urbanization, climate change, and habitat destruction, there is an increased threat of emerging diseases and the potential for future pandemics. In this regard, PATH is working towards facilitating public health facilities to better prepare for such a scenario and contribute to overall health system strengthening.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the ongoing work on COVID-19 diagnostics, by ensuring effective project reporting, coordination, and execution of the project activities, designing project strategies, creating action plans, and formulating work plans.
• Facilitate meetings and consultations with the various project stakeholders.
• Support the program team in engaging with PATH’s state-level teams to collect updates on project progress, challenges, and potential solutions.
• Support the team in coordinating the project management process internally within PATH & external stakeholders
• Support in preparing project collaterals such as field assessment reports, donor reports, work plans, factsheets, and policy briefs
• Undertake knowledge management by collecting and collating information available on diagnostics, pandemic preparedness, and health systems and carry out analysis of data being reported in the public domain
• Conduct secondary research and support the team in writing concept notes, proposals, and other technical documents.
• Undertake landscape assessments to seek, sense and analyze trends in the funding environment.
• Deliver any other need-based tasks as requested by the team

Required Skills Required Experience

• Post-graduate degree in Public Health/Development Studies/Management with 2-3 years of experience in public health or development sector consulting
• Excellent writing and documentation skills. Prior experience in working on project reports, proposals, and concept notes will be highly preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a complex environment
• Comfort with collaborating across all levels of leadership internally
• Demonstrated capacity-building approach to supporting staff development
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure situations
• Excellent command over MS Office applications, especially MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint
• Excellent in written and spoken English

MUST HAVE LEGAL AUTHORIZATION TO WORK IN INDIA.

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NOTE

• Tenure of Employment: - 1 year (On Third party payroll)