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Senior Manager - Programs
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Employment type
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Full - time
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Position
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Senior Manager
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Reports to
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Deputy Country Director
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Location
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Mumbai
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Travel
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Yes
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Compensation
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About the role
The Senior Manager – Programs will play a critical role in driving the design, execution, and scale-up of Americares India’s public health and health systems strengthening initiatives. This position is responsible for overseeing multiple programs, ensuring high-quality implementation, and aligning program outcomes with organizational goals and community needs. Working closely with internal teams, government stakeholders, partners, and donors, the role requires strong program management expertise, strategic thinking, and hands-on leadership. The Senior Manager will also contribute technical inputs, support evidence-based decision-making, and strengthen systems to ensure sustainable and impactful health outcomes across program geographies.
What will you do in this role (Roles and Responsibilities)
Duties and Responsibilities
Execution of current programs:
- After orientation, work on the delivery of Health System Strengthening program with speed and accuracy.
- Provide support to big teams of multiple programs on day-to-day operations across various components.
- Understand the requirement of high level of multi-tasking required and accordingly develop, execute program strategies to meet milestones.
- Develop program work plans (project, annual) and MLE plans along with the MLE team for successful project execution
Stakeholder Management:
- Liaise with government organizations and Primary/secondary/ tertiary health facilities for– seeking permissions, sharing updates, conducting follow-ups.
- Explore and execute networking opportunities with (1) Government (2) other NGOs.
- Closely work with identified stakeholders to ensure mutually agreed vision is delivered on ground.
- Implementation of community event/s in co-ordination with field staff, gross root level NGOs.
Technical inputs:
- Map public health sector opportunities for organization- keep him/herself informed on the policies of GOI and work with Program Director to develop robust proposals.
- Develop SOPs for existing and new programs.
- Develop technical briefs on various subjects for wider circulation.
- Work with Program Director for peer review publications – atleast 3 publications to be submitted to a reputed journal in year 1.
- Independently conduct basic analysis and guide teams accordingly.
- Collate, report and document monthly progress of the program to be shared in monthlyreview meetings.
Office co-ordination:
- Co-ordination with Procurement & Logistic team and/vendors for timely procurement/delivery of consumables, collaterals etc.
- Co-ordination with warehouse team for dispatching medicines/materials and consumables for distribution in schools/community.
- Rise to the occasion of working in events of disaster and emergency response.
- Overseeing the repair & renovation work of consultants, Procurement & Logistic vendors as well as in house teams.
Other Implementation Responsibilities:
- Identification and mapping of health providers for referrals.
- Keeping all supporting documents such as case studies, photo consents, school letters etc ready for timely usage.
- Any other responsibilities assigned.
We are looking for some one who has:
Required Qualifications
- MPH or master’s degree in social work with a strong public health experience/ background.
- At least 8-10 years of work experience in development sector program and 2-3 years of supervisory experience along with experience of working with public health departments
Desired Experience
- Supervisory experience of managing teams of range of professionals – from grass root health workers to highly qualified professionals.
- Working experience of handling 2-3 projects simultaneously.
- Working experience of working with public health department for health system strengthening.
Desired profile of the candidate
- Passion to work with the underprivileged community
- Should be a good team player as well as good team leader
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
- Strong organizational skills
- Experience of working with Govt authorities
- Open to travel
- Work experience in urban areas
- Publications in reputed journals – first or second author
- Understanding various research methodologies and statistics
Skills and Competencies
- Confident to manage team with minimum support from Program Director for day-to-day operations.
- Ability to work in support of and collaboratively with a range of people at all levels.
- Computer and Internet competency is required, specifically MS- Excel and MS- PPTXs, SPSS (desired)
- Works effectively within a variety of situations, individuals and groups.
- Communicates clearly and professionally in written and oral forms
- Escalates the operations related challenges in timely manner
- Helps teams to remove roadblocks
- Fluency in spoken and written English, Marathi and Hindi are required.
We are a diverse team and we’re looking for you to bring your own unique flavor to this role!
Please send your resume to americaresindia@americares.org within one month from the date of advertisement. Please mention your current and expected salary in your resume.
It is necessary to mention the post title in subject line while applying. Selected candidates will be required to join within one month of selection. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
Why Work with Americares India
We foster a supportive and inclusive environment through the following initiatives:
- Employee Wellbeing: We offer mental health and wellness programs, including physical and virtual meetups, to promote inclusivity and connection.
- Employee Voice: Launching this year, we are committed to reshaping our employee policies to ensure theyremain balanced and centered on the needs of our team.
- Goal settingandReviews:Wesupportyourcareergrowththroughcleargoal-settingandregularperformance reviews to help you reflect on your progress.
- CompetitiveCompensation:Webelieveinfairandcompetitivesalariesthatalignwithyourresponsibilitiesand contributions.
- Comprehensive Leave Policy: Our leave policy combines public holidays, paid leave, casual leave and other leaves encouraging a healthy work-life balance.
About Americares
Americares India Foundation (AIF) is a health-focused Indian non-government organization operating since 2006. Our mission is to help people and communities in India access health in times of disasters and every day. Health is both essential and a human right. With good health, they can attend school, be productive at work, care for their families and contribute to strong communities. Poor health puts all those opportunities at risk. Our life saving health interventions consist of Humanitarian Program, Medicine Security and Health Services. Our humanitarian programs have responded to over 80 major emergencies across India and has a footprint in 21 states. Our health services program operates mobile health clinics, community centered non communicable diseases program, school health program, transforming over 300 primary health centers into Ayushman Bharat Health & Wellness Centre program of MoH and a antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control program in all public health facilities of Goa. We have a programmatic presence in 12 states with office in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Goa and field offices in Madurai, Villupuram and Erode. AIF has a team of over 230 professionals passionate about advancing our mission.
Equal Opportunity: Americares India is proud to be an equal opportunity work place.Our policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of caste, community, gender, race, color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, mental or physical disabilityoranyotherbasisprotectedbylaw.Americares India willnottoleratediscriminationorharassmentbased on any of these characteristics. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.
Our core values:
- We create global community, treating people as they want to be treated.
- We respond effectively and responsibly, putting plans into practice.
- We embed ethics and equity in our work and workplace.
- We are better together; partnership is at our core.
- We ask and listen, to create sustainable solutions for a healthier tomorrow.
- We commit to quality, growing and improving to ensure individuals and communities thrive
For more information, please visit our website: www.americaresindia.org