Job Description
Job title :Health Coordinator- Young Health Programme
Department: Program Implementation
Reporting Project Lead- YHP
Location: Mumbai
Level Of Contact With Children: 2 – (Sporadic or Occasional contact with Children)
The position holder shall be responsible to adhere with & work within the ambit of Plan India’s Safeguarding & Gender Equality Policies.
About Plan India
Plan International (India Chapter) commonly referred to as Plan India, is an Indian registered not for profit organisation that is constantly striving to advance welfare and development for children and equality for all girls and women in India. Through its grassroots social development work, Plan India seeks to create lasting impact in the lives of poor and vulnerable children, their families and communities, by gender transformative child-centered community development.
Since 1996, Plan India has improved the lives of millions of children and young people by enabling them to access and benefit from the safety nets and schemes of the government for child protection, quality education and healthcare services, healthy environment, livelihood opportunities and participation in community development.
Purpose: The Young Health Programme (YHP) implemented by Plan India in partnership with AstraZeneca (AZ) is a long-running global initiative aimed at improving the health outcomes of adolescents and young people (ages 10–24), particularly those from marginalized communities. Through a combination of research, advocacy, and community-based interventions, YHP addresses the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and other critical health challenges affecting young populations. Launched in Delhi in 2010, the programme expanded to Chennai in 2019 and Bengaluru in 2021
The project “Young Health Programme” will work with on ground team to achieve the following objectives:
• To Empower young people through building knowledge and capacity on NCD prevention, enabling them to take informed decisions about their health, using peer education and community outreach.
• To increase awareness and knowledge of parents teachers and community leaders on NCD prevention, to create a supportive and enabling environment for young people.
• To strengthen health services in the targeted area for providing access to quality youth friendly SRHR and NCD services.
• To advocate with state govt. for strengthening institutional systems and policy environment that supports NCD prevention and promotes the holistic health of young people.
The Health Coordinator, will be responsible to manage the day-to-day activities of the project in coordination with Health Information Centre facilitators (HICF) to ensure high quality project implementation. He/she will be responsible for providing programme update, timely reporting and documentation of the project.
Key Responsibilities:
• To provide technical oversight to project team to ensure delivery of quality in all results areas.
• To provide support and guidance to Project team to ensure effective planning, implementation and monitoring of the project activities.
• To coordinate with the Line Manager to comply with the requirement of senior management/donor for the project.
• To facilitate the capacity building of the Project team to enhance their skills and understanding to contribute effectively.
• To anchor and facilitate the monthly planning and review meetings of the project for providing technical guidance and review in-line with annual plans and M&E indicators and outputs
• To undertake the state level influencing with Government and non-Government stakeholder for fulfilment of project's overall goal and contributing to the enhancement of its visibility in the external environment.
• To work in close coordination with line manager and with other departments -M&E and Communication for various studies and IEC & BCC material etc.
• Ensure timely and appropriate utilization of funds.
• Programmatic communication with LM to present the status update of project activities.
• Document project activities and prepare quarterly progress reports; half yearly and annual project’s report. To represent Plan India on different forums to bring visibility to YHP and Plan.
• Other duties as assigned by the Line Manager & Plan India management.
Professional Experience
• Post-graduate degree in social work or public health with minimum 5 years of work experience on public health issues within the development sector and at least 3 years’ experience of managing team in individual capacity.
• Experience and knowledge of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.
• Excellent facilitation and training skills.
• Excellent computer skills (Windows environment)
• Speaks, reads and writes English and Hindi fluently;
Travel Requirements: Up to 75% of the time mostly in the project area.
COMPENSATION & EMPLOYMENT:
Plan is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women candidates are encouraged to apply. Our policies and procedures reflect our commitment to child rights and child protection.
How to apply:
Please send us your updated resume along with a suitability note (Single Word document only) at planindiacareers@planindia.org Please mention Health Coordinator – Young Health Programme, Mumbai in the subject.
Last date of application is 10th Oct, 2026
Given the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.