National Social Mobilization and Gender Expert – DFID funded Reproductive Health Project Ujjwal

Location:            India

Job Code:          715

# of Openings:  1

                             

Description

National Social Mobilization and Gender Expert – DFID funded Reproductive Health Project Ujjwal – Gurgaon, India

The “Improved Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services in India” (Project Ujjwal) is a part of the UKAid Framework for Results to improve reproductive, maternal and newborn health in the developing world. The project objective is to prevent unintended pregnancies and improve contraceptive prevalence especially among young, low parity, poor and socially excluded women. Aligning to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s commitment to improve maternal health and child survival through the articulate Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) strategy, the project aims to reduce maternal deaths from unwanted pregnancies by increasing use of family planning (FP) methods, improving birth spacing practices and preventing unsafe abortions in Bihar and Odisha (in areas with the highest fertility and unmet need), using a mix of private sector approaches (eg. social marketing and social franchising), and public private partnerships. 

We invite applications from qualified candidates for the position of National Social Mobilization and Gender Expert.

Duration of assignment: March 31, 2015

The scope of work will include following tasks:

• Work closely with the project team for inclusion of issues related to gender, equity and social development into various aspects of the project;
• Work with senior technical staff to lead and support the Social Mobilization activities, thru coaching, training, leadership development and shared oversight of activities;
• Engage collaboratively with relevant government departments to enlist their support for program goals and objectives and ensure its goals and approaches remain aligned to public health policy and support national public health impact targets (RMNCH+A, MDGs, long-term health plans etc.);
• Promote and take a lead for developing capacity of district and block level managers for Gender and Social Inclusion mainstreaming in Bihar and Odhisa state;
• Work with partners to develop and pilot community based monitoring approaches.

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You will demonstrate:

• 7-10 years of relevant professional experience including substantial field experience;
• Graduate degree in public health, international development, marketing, or related discipline;
• Technical expertise in health programming and marketing required, including significant experience in the design and management of health service delivery and product marketing.
• Demonstrated understanding of current research and programmatic best practices in Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning;
• Experience in guiding and supporting teams in project implementation, with demonstrated ability to motivate and build capacity of staff;
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills; strong interpersonal skills, self-motivated and organized, able to work effectively with a variety of partners and stakeholders;
• Fluency in Hindi and English.

Futures Group is an equal opportunities employer.

To register your interest, please submit your CV through GRM International Careers Website www.grminternational.com.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sruti Ravi: Sruti.ravi@grminternational.com.

Applications close on 12 January 2014.