Position:District Supervisor, Tuberculosis
Location:Bihar - Patna
No. Of Opening - 1
Overview:
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.
CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.
At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with majority of our staff based in program countries.
WJCF is an Indian not-for-profit entity, registered under Section 8 of the Indian Companies Act 2013, and has an affiliation agreement with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI). Our mission is to save lives and improve health outcomes in the country by enabling the government and private sector to strengthen and sustain quality health systems. WJCF has partnered with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and state health departments since 2007, providing technical and operational support across key health priorities, including infectious diseases (COVID-19, hepatitis, HIV, TB, vector-borne diseases), non-communicable diseases (cervical cancer, diabetes, sickle cell disease), maternal and child health (anaemia, immunisation, diarrhoea, pneumonia), sexual and reproductive health, health insurance and digital health (AB PM-JAY, ABDM), oxygen and hypoxemia management, safe drinking water, and climate and health.
Program Overview:
The World Health Organization estimated that 10.7 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2024 and 1.23 million died from it. India accounted for the most people suffering from the disease annually, with 25% of the global cases and 25% of death caused by TB. The National TB Elimination Program (NTEP), headed by the Central TB Division (CTD), MoHFW, is an expansive public health program with the ambitious goal of ending TB in line with the mandate of the Sustainable Development Goals.
WJCF has been supporting the CTD and state health departments of more than 15 states in the mission to end TB. WJCF’s TB program has been operational since 2012, and its interventions address several program areas, including preventive therapies, case detection, access to diagnostics, engagement of the private sector, and more. It also lends technical support to Governments across a range of themes- strategic planning, data analytics, monitoring and evaluation, patient management and delivery of services.
Project Background:
The Central TB Division (CTD) has an ambitious TB Elimination goal and is scaling up case finding and adoption of molecular testing for all presumptive TB cases. WJCF aims to support CTD’s efforts by augmenting their efforts in active case finding, designing optimal strategies for case finding efforts, and assessing the use of technology and novel diagnostic products in India’s public and private health delivery systems.
Open PCR for TB detection potentially enables redeployment and optimal utilization of the RT PCR infrastructure developed during COVID -19 pandemic. Quantiplus MTB FAST Detection Kit (Huwel Lifesciences), is an indigenous open RT- PCR kit for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) in sputum, using Real – Time PCR system.
The kit has been validated by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), licensed by Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and recommended for programmatic use by the National Technical Expert Group (NTEG). Subsequently, the Programme Division has successfully completed a field feasibility study at 10 sites covering various regions of the country.
The current project aims to evaluate performance of Quantiplus MTB FAST Detection Kit in real-world field settings, identify operational challenges, and gather feedback from laboratory staff and clinicians to assess any added value of open RT-PCR kits in complementing existing co-located NAAT platforms.
The key objective of the exercise to demonstrate utility of open RT-PCR kits for TB detection among asymptomatic TB in patients presenting with an abnormal chest Xray.
Position Summary:
WJCF is seeking highly motivated individuals for the role of District Supervisor, who would be responsible for managing the tuberculosis Active Case Finding (ACF) program at the district level. A key objective of our program is to assess the operational feasibility of using Open RT-PCR kits to detect tuberculosis.
The District Supervisor would oversee all activities conducted under the program, including community mobilisation, health camps, and active/passive case finding. The role involves leading a team of camp supervisors, community coordinators, radiographers, lab assistants, lab technicians, and sample transporters while coordinating closely with state and district-level government health staff.
The ideal candidates should have strong program management and team management experience, along with excellent stakeholder engagement skills. They should be able to work independently, be self-motivated, and be comfortable in dynamic field environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead implementation of the TB ACF program in the assigned intervention district.
- Work closely with state and district health officials and NTEP staff to ensure effective coordination for program implementation.
- Oversee planning and implementation activities, including block shortlisting, awareness generation planning, coordination with state and district health teams, community mobilization, and preparation for camp operations.
- Support and coordinate with frontline health workers, TB champions, and camp staff to ensure effective patient mobilization for screening activities.
- Oversee camp and lab operations, ensuring adherence to operational workflows and SOPs.
- Ensure smooth transportation of samples collected during camps in accordance with the program workflow.
- Oversee lab staff, including lab assistants and technicians.
- Ensure compliance with data monitoring and reporting protocols.
- Maintain accurate records of camp activities, including camp location, number of individuals mobilized, number of X-rays conducted, and other relevant indicators.
- Ensure proper maintenance of logs, registers, and program MIS for monitoring and reporting purposes.
- Support field teams in resolving operational challenges and bottlenecks, and provide guidance and training during project onboarding and implementation.
- Manage and resolve conflicts, as required.
- Participate in staff meetings and contribute to the preparation of progress reports for district and state teams.
- Perform any additional responsibilities as required to support the effective implementation of the program.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a relevant field such as public health, social service, business administration etc.
- 10 years of work experience, including 2 years of experience managing teams or field operations. Experience overseeing teams is required.
- Prior experience in public health programs or field-based implementation, particularly health camps is required.
- Demonstrated ability to manage field operations and coordinate with government stakeholders.
- Strong project management and people management skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and data collection tools such as Google Forms.
- Experience in program communications or reporting will be an advantage.
- Willingness to travel extensively within and outside the assigned district and state for program activities.
- Languages: Excellent written and spoken command of English, Hindi and Marathi
Note : This position is on 3rd Party Payroll