The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), was established on 9th March, 1977 by the merger of two national level institutions, viz. the National Institute of Health Administration and Education (NIHAE) and the National Institute of Family Planning (NIFP). The NIHFW, an autonomous organization, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, acts as an ‘apex technical institute’ as well as a ‘think tank’ for the promotion of health and family welfare programmes in the country.
Lead Consultant – Human Resources for Health (1 Post)
Qualification & Experience
• MPH/MBA/ PGDM (Health or Hospital Management)/ Post Graduation in Health Management or equivalent from a recognized and reputed institute preferably with professional and clinical qualification (preferably in medical, nursing, dental, or allied and healthcare streams)
• Minimum 7 years’ post qualification experience in the field of public health at national level of which at least 5 years‘ of experience with specific focus on Human Resources for Health (HRH) strengthening and policy development, thorough understanding of regulation and statutory mechanisms, healthcare workforce classification and stakeholders, HRH strategies and Global workforce scenario.
• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple stakeholders and within a multidisciplinary team environment
• Work experience in the relevant field will be given due weight age.
• Robust understanding of health system along with strong research, analytical, writing and communication skills to accomplish tasks mentioned in the roles and responsibilities.
Remuneration range in Rs : Rs. 1,30,000/- to Rs. 1,70,000/- p.m.
Age Limit : Upper limit 40 years as on the last date of receiving application.
Role and Responsibilities: The consultant will work towards strengthening the HRH initiatives at the programmatic and policy level pertaining to various thematic areas under the HRH Unit, under the overall supervision of the Technical Advisor and in close coordination with the Director (HRH) as appropriate. The Consultant will work on the following thematic areas-
• Provide technical assistance and programmatic support for development of National HRH strategy, evidence based policies (including migration policy), HRH governance frameworks, legislations, guidelines and SOPs, as required.
• Provide technical support for annual report on Human Resources for Health in India by undertaking detailed State HRH profiling and regularly monitoring the indicators in close coordination with the relevant stakeholders
• Provide technical support to ensure collation of information from regulators and department to enable annual Health labour market analysis- supply and demand estimates (numbers), training needs (competencies and skill gaps)and HRH data analysis, need based projections, taking into account disease burden, trends, professional development and international requirements as well as forecasting of HRH for policy decisions.
• Maintain database related to health work force (such as National Health Workforce Accounts) platform and update the information on annual basis after due approvals .Periodically review the HRH-IS to cross check data quality and coordinate with relevant departments on the discrepancies as well as communicate the same to relevant stakeholders
• Review licensing systems and scope of practice requirements (new cadres, possibilities of task shifting etc.) for various cadres in close coordination with regulatory bodies and support the departments in developing strategic frameworks, recruitment rules by generating evidence.
• Support in developing and commissioning studies for understanding issues of HRH planning and management.
• Mobilize resources, review progress and provide guidance to the Consultant teams in executing work across different thematic areas.
• Undertake such other assignments, which may be assigned by from time to time by the supervisors.
For More Info Go Next Page...
Subscribe to Pharmatutor Job Alerts by Email
Senior Consultant – Capital Building (1 post)
Qualification & Experience
• MPH/ MBA/ PGDM (Health or Hospital Management) / Post Graduation in Health Management or equivalent degree from a recognized institution preferably with professional and clinical qualification (preferably in medical, nursing, dental, or allied and healthcare streams)
• Minimum 5 years of post-qualification work experience in the area of Public Health / health, HR Training & Management; coordinating capacity development strategies, training modules in health related projects; experience in conducting trainings of different public health/ healthcare cadre at national / state level, working with key technical resource organizations in public health or other related social sector.
• Solid understanding of HRH themes and policies in India and globally for all the major groups of health workers, as related to capacity building
• Work experience in the relevant field will be given due weight age.
• Computer proficiency with high level of familiarity with commonly used packages like MS Word, Excel, and Power-Point.
• Good communication and presentation skills, analytical and interpersonal abilities, good oral and written communication skills in English and Hindi.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Willingness to travel to States to provide review Capacity Development initiatives.
• Ability to work on different assignments simultaneously to meet the timelines.
Remuneration range in Rs : Between Rs. 90,000/-to Rs 1,50,000/- per month.
Age Limit : Upper limit 40 years as on the last date of receiving application.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Provide inputs towards capacity building strategies and programs for human resources that are currently employed under different government programs and as well as new recruits.
• Provide technical inputs for building synergies in the existing programs and creating new cadres of Human Resources for Health to strengthen health care delivery.
• Facilitate consultation meetings/ trainings with various national and international experts for planning of such strategies/reforms.
• Coordinate development of training modules in consultation with other programme divisions and training organizations/agencies.
• Coordinate with partner resource organizations such as NIHFW, SIHFW, State Level Institutes to organize capacity development activities including twinning arrangements. • Support the States in developing initiatives in capacity building based on Training Needs Assessment.
• Liaise with program Division to ensure synergy in capacity building initiatives within the System
• Mobilize resources / partners for training and capacity building programmes.
• Provide handholding support to the States in organizing workshops and trainings on programme activities.
• Monitor and evaluate the progress of training and capacity building initiatives in States including their effectiveness.
• Undertake periodic field visits to States/ UTs to review Capacity Development initiatives, identify challenges and support States/ UTs for overcoming these challenges.
• Plan activities and costs for annual capacity development schedule based on state level demands for HRH, in conjunction with the program division
• Assess various proposals for capacity development including costing
• Evaluate Program Implementation Plan (PIP) of States/UTs with respect to capacity development. Liaison with States / UTs for ensuring adherence to norms and provide inputs to states as required.
• Undertake other assignments, which may be assigned from time to time by the Reporting Authority.
Location : New Delhi
NOTE: The Selection committee can recommend relaxation of experience in the case of deserving candidates.
Duration: Appointment will be initially for a period of one year extendable further subject to project continuation. There will be quarterly review of performance. The selected candidate at the time of joining reporting to Technical Advisor, NHRH Unit, MoHFW and DS / Director (HRH), MoHFW.
Interested candidates may send application to the Dy. Director (Admn.), The National Institute of Health & Family Welfare, Baba Gang Nath Marg, Munirka, NEW DELHI-110067. Candidates working in Central Govt./State Govt./Autonomous Bodies/Universities/PSUs are requested to apply through proper channel.
The applications should reach the NIHFW latest by 5/7/2019
See All M.Pharm Alerts M.Sc Alerts B.Pharm Alerts B.Sc Alerts
See All Other Jobs in our Database
.png)
