Consultant-Communication Officer

Last Date of Receipt of Applications:  30 November 2024

Position Code :           PHFI-CNST-577

  Position Title :           Consultant-Communication Officer

No. of Positions          :        01

Working Location             :        Delhi/NCR

  Duration of Position   :        01 year 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.

Department of Health Promotion is one of the units within the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) primarily focusing on Original Research; Advocacy; and advancing support to the Indian Government at National and various State levels in strengthening capacity, policies, and evidence for health promotion.  The specialized target areas of the unit are Adolescent health; prevention and management of non-communicable diseases and associated risk factors, emphasizing sound evidence-based strategies and well-planned approach to implementation and evaluation.

Project Brief:    

PHFI Health Promotion in collaboration with UNICEF aims to reinvigorate efforts to improve the nutrition of school-age children through a focus on ‘school nutrition environments’ and how these can be optimized to prevent all forms of malnutrition, including overweight, and obesity, and instill a healthy dietary practice in daily life. To enable this, the Nutrition Environment Assessment Toolkit for Schools (NEAT-S) will be adopted for schools to better understand school nutrition environments. The aim is to adopt global tools, and adapt for use in India. Collecting and analyzing data on nutrition environment in and around schools will help in identifying priority actions and opportunities for improving school nutrition environments in the country. The objectives are – Objectives

Synthesizing and strengthening efforts centered on the five themes of Let’s Fix Our Food with the overarching goal of leveraging experiential data from adolescents and school systems to enhance initiatives in designing policies for fostering a nutritious school food environment. 2. To contextualize and standardize tool to assess school and in-around school food and nutrition environment. 3.  Technical support is provided to convene and coordinate with NITI Aayog and other stakeholders to develop a comprehensive National Nutrition Strategy that encompasses all age groups, including children, adolescents, and the elderly. 4.  To empower adolescents, schools, and educators to promote a nutritious food environment by equipping adolescents and amplifying the voices and experiences of young individuals, fostering healthier foodenvironments for India’s burgeoning population of children and adolescents.

Deliverables:

• Responsible for the finalisation of the Communication strategy for planning and executing the dissemination meetings with the stakeholders in partnership with all consortium partners.
• Responsible for developing and finalising the op-eds and press release in consultation with PI
• Dissemination of Op-eds, compiled policy briefs; press releases to be developed as part of the project on social media platforms
• Develop and finalise the social media posts to promote healthy food environment
• Responsible for coordinating with media agency and with the Adolescent Network members
• Providing support in finalisation of the Report.
• Travel as Required.
• Any other task required under the Health Promotion Division/project.

Qualification:

Essential:

• Masters in Communication, Public Health, Social Sciences, or allied fields

Desirable

• PhD in Communication or allied fields

Experience:

Essential:

• Around 3-5 years of experience in development and implementation of Communication strategies.
• Writing and documentation skills

Desirable:

• Understanding of Communications in Public Health.           

Please note that Annual Salary (CTC) 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– https://forms.office.com/r/X1716VdBTg . Please mention the exact Position Code (PHFI-CNST-577) in the email subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview.

Last Date of Receipt of Applications:  30 November 2024

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!