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Title
District Coordinator (Karnataka)
4 - Bengaluru Rural, Chikmaguluru, Shivmoga, Belagavi
YR Gaitonde Medical Educational & Research
Foundation (YRGMERF)
JSI
Required
Minimum 3 years of field-level experience in
community health programmes
Remuneration will reflect the candidate’s
experience and skills, subject to the approved budget
Established in 1993, YRGMERF is a leading
non-governmental organisation in India dedicated to improving health outcomes
through integrated healthcare, inclusive partnerships, and research-driven
interventions. Guided by the principles of integrity and sustainability, the
organisation addresses both immediate and emerging public health challenges,
with a strong focus on prevention, care, support, and treatment—particularly in
the area of HIV and other infectious diseases.
In India, the TIFA project aims to strengthen
national health security through coordinated action across government systems
and community stakeholders. This approach is designed to build a resilient
ecosystem capable of detecting, preventing, and responding to emerging
infectious disease threats.
As part of this initiative, a decentralised
community-based surveillance model will be implemented, aligned with the
National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)’s Integrated Health Information
Platform (IHIP) and the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
framework. The model enables community platforms such as Self-Help Groups
(SHGs) and Mahila Arogya Samitis (MAS) to identify and report early warning
signals using IHIP tools, thereby strengthening community ownership, improving
early detection, and enabling timely public health response.
The District Coordinator is the person who makes
this project work on the ground. Every block visit, every community meeting,
every skilling session, every interaction with the PHC Medical Officer, every
IHIP signal follow-up – it either happens through the District Coordinator or
because the District Coordinator made it happen. This is not a desk role. The
District Coordinator spends 70–80% of the time in the field (blocks, sub-centres,
villages, PHCs) and 20–30% at the district headquarters (government meetings,
data compilation, reporting).
Responsibilities
Identify and map existing resources at the block
level specially those in areas reporting zoonotic diseases during last 3 years.
Lead in preparation of block level landscaping report with support of State and
National level team members.
Meet with Tehsildar, BDO or Assistant Commissioner
rank officials to brief them about the BOHC's role in managing Health
Activities. Share the Office Memorandum issued by Government of India.
Discuss with DSO on the need for organising
district level meeting with officials from human health, animal health,
forestry, agriculture and environment departments to brief them about
Health activities, requirements for functional BOHC, seek membership nomination
for formalising BOHC.
Work closely with subject experts to prepare
district specific report on the zoonotic disease trends in last 3 years
including availability of data from the relevant departments mentioned above.
Identify and list the details of responsible person who should handle the data,
discuss the data and trends during BOHC meeting.
Make visits along with Cluster Block Coordinator to
blocks specially while organising skilling activities, simulation drives,
implementation of -page alerts, BOHC meetings.
Help in implementation of performance tracker by entering
the required data and information in the tracker and prepare required reports.
Conduct monthly review meetings of cluster block
coordinators and share observations, discuss areas of improvement. These
meetings should align with the project priorities.
Help in documentation and field supervisory visits,
record the minutes of the meetings and share the final documents with block and
district level officials.
Ensure that every IHIP signal reported by ASHAs,
Pasu Sakhis, Forest staff in the district is tracked through to verification.
Maintain a signal tracking register (physical notebook and digital spreadsheet)
recording: date of signal, reporter identity, signal description, MO assigned,
verification status, time taken, verification outcome, and follow-up actions
Coordinate closely with DSO to understand the
status of actions taken by JRRT and required update in alert log-book. Follow
up with Medical Officers when verification is pending beyond 12 hours. The 24-hour
verification window is a hard commitment – the District Coordinator’s job is to
make sure it is met. Where MOs are consistently unresponsive, escalate to the
Block Medical Officer or DSO through the State Manager
Support Medical Officers during field verification
visits when requested. Help in preparing detailed note on the issues faced in
IHIP reporting, verification and risk communication. Bring these notes for
discussion during BOHC meetings to improve JRRT activities in the block.
Establish a working relationship with the BOHC
members and Tehsildar, BDO or Assistant Commissioner rank official who chairs
the BOHC. Ensure close coordination with District Surveillance Officer and DSO
staff from the first week of deployment. Attend IDSP review meetings at the
district level. Provide weekly informal updates to the DSO on progress of
project activity in the district
Coordinate with Block Medical Officers to ensure
that MOs at PHCs are aware of their verification responsibilities and have the
IHIP access and skilling needed to perform them
Maintain a register of all government meetings
attended, with date, attendees, discussion points, and action items. This
register serves as evidence of government engagement for donor reporting
Submit fortnightly data reports to the State
Manager covering: BOHC activities, skilling activities, IHIP reporting and JRRT
activities, reporting to response loop closure, use of alert log book.
Maintain all source documents: skilling attendance
sheets with signatures, community meeting minutes, signal tracking registers,
photograph logs, and government meeting records. These are audit-ready
documents and must be kept current and complete at all times
Support the State Data Quality Assurance Officer
during data quality audits by making all source documents available and
facilitating field visits to verify reported data.
and Experience
Graduate degree in science, public health, animal husbandry.
Post-graduation in public health, or community development is preferred
Minimum 4-5 years of field-level experience in
community health programmes. Candidates who have worked as Block Managers or
District Coordinators in NHM, NRHM, Animal Husbandry Program or NGO-implemented
health programmes will be preferred
The candidate must be from the region or must have
lived and worked in the state for at least 2 years. Local language fluency is
non-negotiable
Comfort using smartphones, WhatsApp, and basic data
entry in Excel or Google Sheets
Willingness to travel extensively within the
district, including to remote blocks and villages with limited road access
Own two-wheeler with valid driving licence is
strongly preferred
24 days of annual leave, in addition to public holidays.
Health insurance coverage
Opportunity to work in a collaborative and inclusive environment.
Scope for learning and professional development.
YRG is an equal-opportunity organisation. At YRG, we are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity as part of our values. We celebrate employee’s differences in abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Our team are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives.
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What experience is required?
3+ years of experience is required.
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