Publish date – 03 September 2026
Position Code : PHFI-CNST-2672
Position Title : Consultant-Finance Coordinator
No. of Positions : 1
Location : Delhi/NCR
Duration of Position : 06 Months or co-terminus with the project, whichever is earlier
Brief on the Organization:
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is working towards building a healthier India. It is helping to address the limited institutional and systems capacity in India by strengthening education and training, advancing research and technology and facilitating policy and practice in the area of Public Health. PHFI is headquartered in New Delhi with national presence through its constituent units of regional Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPHs) and Centers of Applied Research in core public health themes. The Foundation, established in 2006 as a public private initiative, is governed by an independent board comprising of senior government officials, eminent Indian and International academic and leaders, civil society representatives and corporate leaders. For more information, please visit the website www.phfi.org .
Project Brief:
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) serves as a Sub-Recipient (SR) under the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) for the period April 2024 to March 2027, to implement key capacity-building initiatives under the National AIDS Control Program Phase V (NACP-V). The project officially commenced on May 1, 2024.
PHFI is responsible for implementing activities under three major components:
• SR Activity Management HUB
• Capacity Building – Central Region
• Capacity Building – North Region
As the SR for the SR Activity Management HUB, PHFI will manage and coordinate sub-recipient activities and provide institutionalized oversight and technical support. This includes performance monitoring, financial management, risk mitigation, and facilitating capacity-building interventions. The HUB plays a critical role in ensuring horizontal integration at the SACS and NACO levels and acts as a central technical agency for strengthening community systems (CSS), DISHA, and community-led monitoring (CLM). In the Central and North Regions, PHFI will directly implement capacity-building activities in line with the project agreement and work plans. These include training, technical assistance, and supportive supervision aimed at enhancing service delivery in HIV prevention, care, and support. The SR ensures effective resource management, collaboration with the Principal Recipient (PR) and stakeholders, and alignment of programmatic goals across all implementation sites.
PHFI’s role across these three components emphasizes accountability, technical excellence, and a coordinated approach to achieving the goals of the HIV program under GFATM.
Job Summary:
The Coordinator Finance will support the financial planning, budgeting, grant management, and expenditure monitoring of projects across all SR Partners by ensuring effective budget utilization, financial compliance, and donor reporting. Coordinate financial documentation, procurement reviews, audits, Statements of Expenditure (SoE), and statutory requirements while maintaining accurate financial records and MIS systems. Liaise with NACO, SACS, implementing partners, donors, auditors, and internal teams to support financial governance, risk management, and reporting. Provide financial guidance to project teams, contribute to project planning and review processes, undertake field visits as required, and perform other finance-related responsibilities assigned by project leadership.
Deliverables:
The major duties and responsibilities will include:
• Support the planning, coordination, and implementation of national, regional, state, and districtlevel capacity-building activities, including training, workshops, orientations, and review meetings.
• Coordinate with National Program Divisions, State AIDS Control Societies (SACS), government departments, implementing partners, technical agencies, and other stakeholders to facilitate timely execution of project activities.
• Assist in developing, reviewing, updating, and disseminating training curricula, facilitator guides, participant handbooks, presentations, job aids, and other learning resources.
• Prepare annual work plans, activity implementation plans, training calendars, and monitor progress against approved timelines and deliverables.
• Maintain comprehensive records of training programmes, participant databases, attendance records, feedback forms, training reports, photographs, and supporting documentation.
• Support monitoring and evaluation of activities through data compilation, analysis, reporting, and preparation of dashboards and performance summaries.
• Prepare high-quality technical reports, meeting minutes, concept notes, briefing papers, presentations, progress reports, donor reports, and other program documentation.
• Coordinate regular review meetings with field teams and stakeholders, document action points, and monitor timely implementation of agreed decisions.
• Support quality assurance processes by ensuring adherence to approved guidelines, standard operating procedures, and project implementation protocols.
• Facilitate knowledge management by documenting best practices, success stories, case studies, lessons learned, innovations, and program achievements.
• Support the development and maintenance of digital databases, dashboards, learning management systems, and other program management tools as required.
• Assist in organizing national consultations, technical working groups, advisory committee meetings, and stakeholder engagement events.
• Undertake field visits for supportive supervision, program monitoring, mentoring, and documentation of implementation progress.
• Any other activities as delegated by the PI/Co-PI
Qualification:
Essential:
• Masters Degree in Social Work/ Sociology/ Social Sciences / Finance Management or related field.
Experience:
Essential:
• At least 08 years’ experience with donor funded projects. Proven track record of professional, timely and high-quality consultancy assignments in the field of Finance Management.
Please note that Consultancy Fee will commensurate with available skills and fitment of the incumbent as per the selection process.
Interested and eligible candidates may send their updated CV to recruit@phfi.org and fill the application form – Application Form- Consultant-Finance Coordinator (PHFI-CNST-2672) – Fill out form–Fill out form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/wDNh1D3K6j
Please mention the exact Position Code (PHFI-CNST-2672) in the email subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview.
Last Date of Receipt of Applications: 08 September 2026.
Remarks:
• Candidates are requested to refer PHFI website for position description & process for applying. Please note only those applications will be considered which are received as per instruction written on PHFI website.
• Candidates should have an excellent academic record, good communication skills, a commitment to high quality graduate / post-graduate education.
• Mere eligibility will not entitle any candidate for being called for interview.
• Persons employed in Government/Semi-Government Organization or Educational Institutions in India must apply through proper channel.
• PHFI reserves the right to fill or not to fill any or all available positions.
• The requirements of minimum qualification and/or experience may be relaxed in the case of candidates with outstanding credentials.
• No correspondence will be entertained from candidates regarding any delays, conduct & result of interview and reasons for not being called for interview.
“PHFI reserves the sole right to alter/modify/cancel the entire selection process or the position or the vacancy or to disqualify any candidature at any stage of the selection process”.
Women are encouraged to apply!