Last Date of Receipt of Applications: September 24, 2023
Position Code : IIPHD-MOEE-1002
Position Title : Monitoring & Evaluation Expert
Location : PHFI
No. of Positions : 1
Duration of Position : 1 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.
Project Brief:
PHFI has been selected by the MOHFW to provide technical services as Independent Verification Agency (IVA) for “India’s Enhanced Health Service Delivery Program (EHSDP)” and “Transforming India’s Public Health Systems for Pandemic Preparedness Program” (PHSPP) under World Bank support. “DLIs are selected targets to measure progress in outputs and outcome of the program and are predefined and agreed on by the Bank and the Government of India. The achievement of the target is required to trigger payment from the Bank to MOHFW. PHFI will serve as the IVA for five years. PHFI‘s role would be to carry out independent verification of achievement of each Disbursement Linked Indicator reported by MOHFW for each disbursement claim under the program using the verification protocol to corroborate the stated facts in the DLI Claim Letter issued by MOHFW as the starting point for the verification according to a schedule to be agreed with MOHFW and the World Bank and thereby confirming whether the target has been met or not. MOHFW would aid PHFI in ensuring that the relevant departments will fully cooperate and provide all the necessary information and access to data to the team on time. PHFI will prepare and submit independent verification reports to MOHFW in a format that is mutually acceptable to both MOHFW and the Bank. The start date of the project is 1st June, 2023. This position is based at National level. S/he will report to the Team Lead. The position will require travel within the country as per need.
Deliverables:
| • Work closely with the Team Lead and other team members in providing technical guidance and support on the DLIs verification • Assist in developing the methodology, tools development, development of detailed annual verification plans, data collection, analysis and reports • Obtain periodic data from MoHFW, NHSRC, states and other sources for verification of the DLIs • Provide technical leadership and support in the preparation of implementation plans for overall M & E requirements. • Works in close collaboration with the team lead and other key experts in analyzing and evaluating the field data of each DLI. • Provide inputs to the Thematic lead on sample size selection and sampling procedure for DLI verification and indicators. • Design and devise the formats for data collection of each indicator in coordination with the key experts. • Provide oversight for and coordinate field-level data collection activities • Capacity development and knowledge facilitation to the Data Expert/analyst and Data collectors on necessary monitoring and evaluation tools. • Monitoring and quality assurance of the entire verification process • Review and analyze the data collected. • Identify and flag issues in data collection and provide solutions to mitigate and resolve them. • Perform any other relevant task assigned by the Team Lead/Project Lead • Experience of working with MOHFW/at state-level with Department of Health and Family Welfare preferable in M& E activities • Experience in Work Plan Preparation & M&E frameworks. • Support for Documentation is required • Report writing/Preparation of reports • Effective Communication skills • Good Interpersonal skills’ • Ability to work in cross cultural teams • Ability to plan, conceptualize and organize • Ability to make logical decisions and ensure transparency |
Qualification:
Essential
Masters Degree in Social Sciences/Public Health/Demography/Statistics/Economics/Management or relevant field or equivalent experience.
Desirable
Experience:
Essential:
Desirable:
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 careers@iiphd.org and fill the application form– https://forms.gle/PoDXQ4NUpjcoyBzB7 Please mention the exact Position Code- IIPHD-MOEE-1002 in the email subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview.
CANDIDATES WHO HAVE APPLIED EARLIER FOR THIS POSITION NEED NOT APPY AGAIN.
Last Date of Receipt of Applications: September 24, 2023
Remarks:
“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!
