Background:
Health Security Partners (HSP) and the U.S. CDC India office in collaboration with Government of India partners are seeking a consultant to provide technical and coordination support to strengthen implementation of AMS activities in India. The role will involve coordination with US CDC, CDC India Country Office, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), states, healthcare facilities, and technical partners. Applicants must be current residents of India and be capable of traveling domestically to complete the work. This is a full-time position.
Scope of Work:
The consultant will
- Provide technical and coordination support to NCDC for national AMS activities.
- Coordinate with national AMS/AMR experts, healthcare institutions, professional bodies, and technical partners.
- Support development, review, adaptation, and piloting of AMS tools, checklists, assessment instruments, and implementation guidance.
- Facilitate technical consultations, expert meetings, and stakeholder discussions on AMS.
- Support development and review of AMS technical and operational guidelines related to technical documents and training modules.
- Support/facilitate AMS training programs and Training of Trainers (ToTs).
- Support States/UTs and healthcare facilities in AMS implementation, monitoring, and quality improvement.
- Conduct field visits to pilot tools, review implementation, provide technical assistance, and document gaps and best practices.
- Prepare monthly reports, trip reports, training reports, implementation review reports, and other technical documentation.
Deliverables:
- Monthly progress reports summarizing activities completed, challenges, and planned next steps
- Updated AMS tools and guidance materials
- Updated AMS training modules
- Conduct Technical consultations and expert meetings, and facilitate and support ToTs
- Complete State/UT trip reports after completed visits
- Document AMS implementation reviews and recommendations
- Additional technical reports, presentations, training reports, and other products contributed to
Qualifications:
- Medical Doctor (MBBS), Clinical Pharmacist/ ID Pharmacist (PharmD/MPharm or equivalent), BDS or BSc Nursing.
- At least 2-3 years of relevant experience in AMS implementation, antimicrobial use, AMR, clinical pharmacy, infectious diseases, quality improvement, or a related area.
- Demonstrated experience supporting AMS programs, AMC/ AMU tools, training, prescription audits, AMS monitoring and quality improvement activities in public/private hospitals.
- Willingness and ability to travel approximately 20% of the consultancy period.