Position: Program Officer
Program: CPHC
Location: Patna, Bihar
Reporting to: Senior Program Officer, CPHC
About the Organisation
Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization and an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, dedicated to improving the health of women and families in developing countries. For over 50 years, it has focused on providing high-quality, low-cost health care solutions, training health workers, and strengthening health systems.
Jhpiego has been working in India since the 1980s in close partnership with national and state governments. With deep technical expertise and strong on-the-ground execution, Jhpiego helps design, test, and scale practical solutions and innovations that fit real-world systems across 11 thematic domains (Maternal and Newborn Health, Reproductive Health, Nutrition, Immunization, Comprehensive Primary Health Care, Human Resources for Health, TB and Infectious Diseases, Global Health Security, Women's Cancers, Non-Communicable Diseases, Digital Health).
About the Program
Jhpiego serves as a technical support partner to the State Health Society, Bihar, helping strengthen the implementation of Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) through Ayushman Arogya Mandirs. Its role includes building the capacity of Community Health Officers and frontline health workers, supporting quality assurance systems, strengthening health service delivery, promoting community engagement, and facilitating the expansion of essential primary healthcare services. Jhpiego also supports the government in developing sustainable health-system processes to improve access, quality, and equity in primary healthcare.
About the Position
Under the CPHC Program, Jhpiego is hiring Program Officer who will be embedded in State Health Society, Bihar. The position will be responsible for coordinating with CPHC Cell for required program and data deliverables as per priority set by organisation and state. Program officer will also be responsible for timely submission of data, reports and analysis as per requirement of organisation and government counterparts.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Coordinate with stakeholders to establish workflows, data integration, and service delivery pathways for strengthening CPHC portfolio
• Work closely with the supervisor on setting program priorities, directions, and responding to requests for technical support from state health officials
• Develop and produce documents like situation analysis reports, assessment reports, gap analysis plans, procurement plans etc. as per the program need and local context.
• Compile data received from multiple sources and maintain organized databases.
• Perform basic data validation, consistency checks, and preliminary data cleaning with basic summaries, tables, for program reporting
• Follow up with districts for data discrepancies, missing information, or clarifications.
• Maintain proper documentation, records etc
Qualifications and Experience :
• Master’s degree in public health/health and hospital management
• At least 3 to 4 years of experience of working with government programs and systems for public health programs
• Familiarity with the Indian health system, key stakeholders, and relevant government policies / strategies—particularly Ayushman Bharat and National Health Mission
• Previous experience of working in Bihar health systems would be an added advantage
Skills and Competencies:
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English and Hindi.
• Direct experience of independently liaising with government health functionaries
• Proficiency in writing technical and programmatic documents such as assessment, reports, training materials, program reports etc.
• Ability to handle a variety of assignments under pressure of deadlines.
• Microsoft Office computer skills, proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Jhpiego is an equal opportunity employer and offers highly dynamic and enabling work environment.
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package. Women candidates will be preferred .
Please find the link below to apply:
https://jobs-jhpiego.icims.com/jobs/8064/program-officer---cphc%28patna%29/job
Due to high volume of applications, only shortlisted applicants will receive a response from Jhpiego HR.