Terms of Reference
Consultant – Human Resources
National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) is a technical support institution under the National Health Mission (NHM), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHF&W). NHSRC works closely with the MoHF&W and the States for Health Systems strengthening and supporting the implementation of interventions under the NHM. Work at the NHSRC is organized around eight divisions, namely – Community Processes & Comprehensive Primary Care, Healthcare Financing, Healthcare Technology, Human Resources for Health, Knowledge Management Division, Public Health Administration, Quality and Patient Safety, IT Division.
Since its inception in 2006, NHSRC has been a repository of knowledge and a center of excellence for its agenda. This organization has professional linkages with a plethora of domestic and international bodies involved in the field of Public Health. There have been a number of personnel who have served with NHSRC and gained invaluable experience enabling them to graduate to the next rung of the professional ladder. Vast exposure to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and its processes and the State Health Department is a unique feature of NHSRC. If you have a commitment to health equity and excellence, here is a unique chance to work with a team committed to shaping the public health landscape in India.
The position offers you an opportunity to participate in the process of strengthening health systems, improving health service delivery, and enabling positive health outcomes, through hands-on implementation assistance at the National, State, and District levels. Working with a transdisciplinary team, you can discover, adapt, co-create and disseminate solutions to multiple challenges related to service delivery systems, universal primary health care, human resources for health, community processes, health financing, quality of care, and patient safety, public health planning, and health promotion. This is an opportunity to support health systems strengthening at scale, learn from district and sub-district implementation, undertake knowledge translation, and enable the realization of the vision of universal health coverage.
NHSRC intends to recruit a Consultant - Human Resources (one post) on a purely contractual basis.
Roles & Responsibilities:
The Consultant - Human Resource will ensure the proper functioning of the HR (Human Resource) Section including recruitment, onboarding, training, and providing support in implementing the organization’s policies and practices, Medical and Accidental Insurance, Campus Placement etc.
• Assist the Human Resource Manager in managing all HR functions and overseeing all HR activities of MoHFW.
• Preparing Terms of Reference / Job Advertisements / Tender Documents / SOPs / HR Policies, as and when needed.
• Undertake recruitment / Probation/ Exit Management/ Issuing Relieving Letter of consultants for MoHFW.
• Attendance, Leave Management and Payroll Processing.
• Undertake and assist in the Annual Performance Appraisal exercise.
• Responsible for Contract Renewal of the Consultants.
• Preparing Contract Extension and Probation Confirmation Letters.
• Coordinate for Induction of New joiners of MoH&FW.
• Conducting Reference Checks, Preparing Offer Letters & contract documents.
• Managing MIS / Trackers / Database / Dashboards.
• Creating forms and formats – as and when required.
• Maintain electronic and paper records, ensuring information is organized and easily accessible.
• Assist in preparing presentations or reports as assigned; prepare minutes of meeting if required.
• Undertake any other assignments, which may be assigned from time to time by the Human Resource Manager, Principal Administrative Officer, NHSRC.
Qualifications & Experience:
Only full-time regular bachelor’s degrees (minimum 3 years) and full-time regular Postgraduate qualifications (minimum 2 years), wherever applicable, shall be considered. Diploma, certificate, Executive programmes, and qualifications obtained through distance, online, part-time, correspondence mode, etc shall not be considered. Only post-qualification experience shall be counted.
(A) Essential Qualifications & Experience:
Graduation in any stream along with a regular MBA in Human Resources from a recognized university/ institution with minimum five (5) years of post-qualification work experience in Recruitment & other HR functions.
(B) Desirable Qualifications:
• In addition to the above, a Diploma/ Certification in Computer Application to cover MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, database management, and Access, Diploma/ Certification in Business Management would be desirable.
• Working experience in Government / Social Sector is desirable
• Knowledge and experience of governmental recruitment, documentation, filing & correspondence process in Human Resource Management will be preferred.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
• Ability to complete multiple tasks under pressure and should be a team player.
• Formal educational qualifications & Experience could be relaxed for suitable candidates
Written Test Condition: If the recruitment process includes a written test, a minimum qualifying mark will be 70%. In case 2 or more candidates qualify with the same marks, all such candidates will be considered.
Age Limit: 45 years & below (As of the last date of application)
Work Location: New Delhi; Opportunity to gain hands on experience of the public health canvas of states and districts. Travel to states and districts may be involved.
*Fee offered within the band Rs. 60,000/- to Rs. 1,20,000/- will be commensurate with qualification and experience.
Other Benefits: In addition to the remuneration mentioned above, Consultants of NHSRC are entitled to Free Accidental insurance, Subsidized Medical insurance, Mobile bills reimbursement, Laptop reimbursement (As per NHSRC Policy), 30 days Consolidated leave, fully paid Maternity leave (For Female Consultants) as per Government of India policy, performance linked increments, TA/ DA and per diem for on- duty visits.
Duration of Contract: Initial Contract till 31st March 2028 (with further extension subject to satisfactory performance)
Candidates selected in this interview could be considered for other vacant positions at NHSRC requiring similar skill sets and at an appropriate level.
How to apply: Candidates are requested to fill the online application correctly which is available on the NHSRC website (http://nhsrcindia.org). Applications will be accepted in the prescribed online application format only. The last date for receiving applications is 11th November 2026.