Position: Program Manager – Tuberculosis (TB)
Location: New Delhi
An international non-governmental organization (NGO) working in partnership with national and state governments to strengthen health systems and improve access to high-quality, evidence-based health services. The organization provides technical assistance across public health priorities through practical, scalable solutions, implementation support, and capacity strengthening
About the Position
The Program Manager – Tuberculosis will provide national-level leadership for the effective execution and performance management of assigned TB initiatives. The position will be responsible for translating organizational and programmatic priorities into clear implementation deliverables, establishing accountability across project teams, ensuring adherence to approved work plans and budgets, and maintaining the quality and timeliness of program outputs. The role will drive evidence-based decision-making through systematic performance reviews, data analysis, risk management, and documentation of implementation progress. Working closely with organizational leadership and cross-functional teams, the Program Manager will ensure effective resource utilization, partner accountability, compliance with contractual and donor requirements, and timely resolution of operational challenges. The position will also contribute to strategic planning, technical proposal development, and the identification of opportunities to strengthen program effectiveness and sustainability.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Lead the planning, implementation, and monitoring of national and multi-state TB projects, translating approved proposals and donor commitments into state-wise work plans, targets, KPIs, timelines, and deliverables.
• Oversee TB screening, presumptive TB identification, diagnostic referral, treatment linkage, treatment follow-up, and TB preventive treatment (TPT) interventions in accordance with NTEP guidelines.
• Provide technical oversight for primary healthcare integration through Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs), high-risk population screening, cough syrup sales-linked TB surveillance, and integrated TB–tobacco interventions.
• Coordinate with the Central TB Division (CTD), State TB Cells, National Health Mission (NHM), and district authorities to secure approvals, align implementation priorities, and resolve operational bottlenecks.
• Develop and monitor state-wise KPIs and dashboards covering provider onboarding, training, screening, diagnostic testing, confirmed TB cases, treatment linkage, and TPT initiation, as applicable.
• Conduct periodic performance reviews and field visits to assess implementation quality, verify reported achievements, identify underperforming districts, and ensure timely closure of corrective actions.
• Validate program data, coordinate reconciliation with Ni-kshay and other relevant information systems, and ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of program reporting.
• Supervise state and district project teams, define individual deliverables, monitor performance, and oversee provider training, mentoring, and capacity-building activities.
• Develop and review technical guidelines, standard operating procedures (SOPs), training modules, referral protocols, and monitoring tools in consultation with relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate the development and deployment of digital applications, dashboards, and reporting systems, ensuring that functional requirements, data quality, and user adoption support program objectives.
• Prepare donor reports, milestone deliverables, technical presentations, and implementation updates, ensuring that reported achievements are supported by validated data and documented evidence.
• Monitor project budgets, expenditure, procurement, staffing, and contractual timelines in coordination with finance, grants, procurement, and operations teams.
• Develop scopes of work, terms of reference, KPIs, and deliverable schedules for external agencies and vendors; monitor performance and review deliverables against contractual requirements.
• Maintain a program risk register covering implementation delays, staffing gaps, government approvals, procurement dependencies, data quality, and target achievement; coordinate mitigation and escalate critical issues.
• Organize technical working groups, stakeholder consultations, and program review meetings; document decisions and track agreed actions through closure.
• Coordinate program assessments and implementation learning activities, document evidence and promising practices, and recommend improvements for program effectiveness and scale-up.
• Contribute to technical proposals, concept notes, budgets, annual work plans, and expansion strategies for TB interventions.
• Ensure compliance with NTEP guidelines, approved project protocols, donor requirements, organizational policies, and applicable data protection standards.
Qualifications and Experience :
• MBBS/ MSc Nursing/ Other Allied Health Sciences with MPH or other relevant master degree.
• 7-12 years of progressively responsible experience in public health programs.
• Minimum 2-4 years of experience managing national or multi-state tuberculosis programs.
• Experience working with Government of India, National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), international NGOs, donor-funded projects, or multilateral agencies will be highly desirable.
Skills and Competencies:
• Strong understanding of NTEP guidelines, TB screening and diagnostic pathways, treatment linkage, TB preventive treatment (TPT), and multi-state TB program implementation.
• Ability to develop state-wise implementation plans, KPIs, monitoring frameworks, and milestone-based deliverables.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including coordination with CTD, State TB Cells, NHM, district authorities, and development partners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, data analysis, dashboard monitoring, data validation, and performance reporting.
• Ability to develop technical guidelines, SOPs, training materials, referral workflows, and digital health implementation requirements.
• Demonstrated team leadership, performance management, capacity building, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Knowledge of budget monitoring, resource planning, procurement processes, vendor management, and contractual deliverable tracking.
• Strong technical writing skills, including preparation of donor reports, concept notes, proposals, presentations, and implementation reports.
• Ability to identify implementation gaps, assess program risks, resolve operational bottlenecks, and develop corrective action plans.
• Strong communication, analytical thinking, problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Understanding of data quality assurance, program compliance, donor requirements, and applicable data protection standards.
• Willingness to undertake regular field visits and manage competing priorities across multiple states.
Interested candidates may share their resumes at ingojobs29@gmail.com , mentioning the position applied for in the subject line.
Due to high volume of applications, only shortlisted applicants will receive a response from HR.