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State Coordinator - Karnataka/ Assam
Bengaluru, Karnataka & Guwahati, Assam - with
frequent travel to project districts
YR Gaitonde Medical
Educational & Research Foundation (YRGMERF)
JSI CBS
Required
7 years
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
State Coordinator is the senior-most project person in the state and is
responsible for all field operations in the districts. This includes managing
the District Coordinators, liaising with the State Health Mission and state
IDSP office, overseeing community mobilisation, ensuring training quality, and
maintaining relationships with the district health administration. The State
Coordinator spends roughly 60% of the time in the field (district visits,
training supervision, government meetings at the district level) and 40% at the
base (state-level coordination, reporting, planning).
Directly supervise two District Coordinators in the State. Conduct weekly calls and fortnightly in-person reviews with each
District Coordinator to track progress against the monthly operational plan
Conduct at least required field visits per month across the
two districts, to ensure mentoring of community sentinels done at least 2 times
in a quarter in addition to frequent visits to the community sentinels in the
outbreak geographies.
Oversee the mapping of stakeholders, rewards and recognition
systems including identification and engagement of community sentinels as per
the agreed criteria and get approvals from the State ISDP and District
Surveillance teams. Ensure that the selection process is inclusive and reaches
hamlets and tribal settlements, not just main village clusters
Supervise the conduct of all training workshops in districts: verify venue readiness, review training content with the District
Coordinator before each session, attend at least the first session of each
training batch to assess trainer quality and participant engagement, and review
participant feedback forms
Support in feasibility run of the IHIP community reporting tool,
monitor the rollout of IHIP community-based reporting in the districts. Work
with District Coordinators to troubleshoot technical problems (network
connectivity, device issues, IHIP module errors) and report systemic issues to
the Project Lead
Manages coordination efforts among various stakeholders to
ensure closing the loop for each community signals reported from the field.
Review the community signals who are facing challenges in continuing the
activities.
Manages development or adaption of video based SOP,
sensitisation materials, FAQ and user guides, demand generation materials in local languages.
Ensure that the 24-hour verification protocol is being
adhered to: review verification logs weekly, identify Medical Officers or
facilities where verification is consistently delayed, and escalate to the DSO
or Block Medical Officer as needed
Liaison
Maintain regular contact with the State Health
Mission, state IDSP unit, and the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare.
Keep state authorities informed about project progress and seek their guidance
on alignment with state health priorities
Attend District Health Action Plan meetings, district IDSP
review meetings, and other relevant government coordination forums in the
project districts. Ensure that SCS activities are reflected in government
records and are not running invisibly alongside official programmes
Facilitate the relationship between District Coordinators
and the district health administration (DHO, DSO, Block Medical Officers).
Where new District Coordinators need introductions or where relationships are
strained, the State Coordinator steps in to resolve issues
Coordinate with the Veterinary, Forest, Agriculture
Department at state and district level to facilitate the joint surveillance
sessions planned under Activity 6
Quality
Manage performance tracker to monitor fortnightly
state-level progress updates for the Project Lead covering: community
mobilisation numbers, training completion, IHIP reporting status, government
coordination activities, challenges encountered, and proposed solutions
Review all data submitted by District Coordinators before it
goes into the DATA QUALITY CONTROL tracker. Verify figures against field visit
observations and training attendance sheets. Do not forward data that has not
been independently cross-checked
Contribute to quarterly donor reports by providing the State-specific narrative and data sections
Document good practices, community responses, and
operational learning from the districts. Share these with the Program
Associate for inclusion in project knowledge products
Post-graduate degree in
veterinary health or public health with experience in NHM, Disease
surveillance, zoonotic disease surveillance, and IDSP is mandatory
Minimum 7 years of
experience in health programme management in the State
Established relationships
with State health authorities are a strong advantage
Fluency in English, Kannada/Assamese,
and Hindi
Willingness to travel
extensively within the project districts (estimated 12–15 days per month)
Valid two-wheeler or
four-wheeler driving licence (districts include areas with limited public
transport)
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 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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Salary details will be discussed during the interview.
What experience is required?
7+ years of experience is required.
Is this position still open?
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