Country

India

Type

Full Time

Program (Division)

Country Programs - India

Additional Location Description

Varanasi and Bareilly

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to the mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems. 

CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.  

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WJCF is an Indian not-for-profit entity, registered under Section 8 of the Indian Companies Act 2013, and has an affiliation agreement with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI). Our mission is to save lives and improve health outcomes in the country by enabling the government and private sector to strengthen and sustain quality health systems. WJCF has partnered with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and state health departments since 2007, providing technical and operational support across key health priorities, including infectious diseases (COVID-19, hepatitis, HIV, TB, vector-borne diseases), non-communicable diseases (cervical cancer, diabetes, sickle cell disease), maternal and child health (anaemia, immunisation, diarrhoea, pneumonia), sexual and reproductive health, health insurance and digital health (AB PM-JAY, ABDM), oxygen and hypoxemia management, safe drinking water, and climate and health.

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Program Overview:

The World Health Organization estimated that 10.8 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2023 and ~1.25 million died from it. India accounted for the most people suffering from the disease, with 26% of the cases and 26% of mortality. The National TB Elimination Program (NTEP), headed by the Central TB Division (CTD), MoHFW, is an expansive public health program with the ambitious goal of eliminating TB in line with the mandate of the Sustainable Development Goals.

WJCF has been supporting the CTD and state health departments of more than 15 states in the mission to eliminate TB. WJCF’s TB program has been operational since 2012, and its interventions address several program areas, including preventive therapies, case detection, access to diagnostics, engagement of the private sector, and more. It also lends technical support to Governments across a range of themes- strategic planning, data analytics, monitoring and evaluation, patient management and delivery of services.

About the project:

India continues to bear the world’s highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in terms of absolute numbers of incident TB cases. National TB prevalence survey (2019-21) revealed a significant 31.3% (estimated) crude prevalence of TB infection (TBI) among India’s population aged 15 years and above.  India has set an ambitious target of eliminating TB ahead of the global target. The National Strategic Plan 2017–2025 outlines TB Preventive Treatment (TPT) as a critical strategy in combating TB, aiming at 95% coverage amongst the eligible population.

The TB Household Contact Management (TB HCM) project is a pioneering initiative addressing critical gaps in coverage and completion of TPT amongst household contacts of notified drug sensitive TB patients, with a special emphasis on children under five (U5). Planned to be implemented in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, this two-year TB HCM project aims to impact over 2 million individuals through a community-based service delivery model that leverages community health workers from the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) and general health systems. Marking the first major rollout of TPT while focussing on Universal Health Coverage strategies, the project focuses on decentralising and strengthening TB care within general health systems.

Position summary:

The M&E Officer will report to Program Officer and will play a critical role in supporting the effective implementation and continuous improvement of project activities across 12-13 , through robust monitoring, evaluation and learning practices. This position is responsible for ensuring adherence to the project’s M&E framework, processes and tools to track progress, measure outcomes, and generate insights for strategic decision-making. The M&E Officer will work closely with program teams, government stakeholders, and implementing partners to ensure systematic data collection, analysis and reporting. The role includes designing and deploying user-friendly M&E tools, maintaining high-quality project databases, preparing monthly performance reports and supporting evaluations and field validations. The incumbent will also contribute to capacity-building efforts at multiple administrative levels, helping to strengthen local systems for routine monitoring and supervision. WJCF is seeking a highly motivated, results-oriented individual with demonstrated leadership skills and outstanding analytical skills. The M&E Officer will work closely with State Analyst and the National M&E team to support activities in the project. The ideal candidate must have excellent communications skills, strong analytical skills, be able to independently drive engagement with key implementation partners and handle large scale project data. We place great value on relevant qualities such as resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, energy and work ethics. 

1. District and TBU Coordination

• Serve as the primary liaison between the programme team and district and TB Unit (TU)-level stakeholders on all M&E and reporting matters
• Coordinate with District TB Officers, Data entry operator, Senior Treatment Supervisors, and TU-level staff to ensure timely and accurate Nikshay reporting of notifications, contact tracing, and TPT initiation and completion
• Follow up regularly on TU-level data status, track pending entries, and escalate persistent gaps to the State Analyst
• Support reporting timeliness at district level in line with the monthly reporting calendar managed by the State Analyst

2. Field Validation

• Conduct field visits to health facilities, TUs, and households to validate reported data against physical records, Nikshay entries, and on-ground status
• Execute assigned households from the monthly validation sample, carrying out structured telephonic or in-person validation interactions using programme tools
• Document findings accurately in the digital data collection tool on the day of interaction; flag discordant records for State Analyst review

3. Qualitative Interactions and Documentation

• Conduct and facilitate qualitative interviews with patients, caregivers, community health workers, and government functionaries as directed by the State Analyst
• Produce verbatim or near-verbatim transcripts from qualitative interactions and prepare structured summary notes capturing key themes, quotes, and programme-relevant findings
• Ensure all qualitative outputs are labelled, stored, and shared in the programme repository in a timely manner

4. Routine Programme Monitoring Support

• Assist in data collection, compilation, and entry tasks in support of the state-level M&E system
• Support implementation teams during training, review meetings, and supervisory visits by facilitating data review and reporting corrections on the spot
• Support capacity-building of government stakeholders at district and sub-district levels in routine data recording and reporting

5. Reporting and Documentation

• Compile district and TU-level data summaries and share with the State Analyst by agreed deadlines each month
• Maintain field visit logs, call attempt records, and validation interaction notes in formats specified by the State Analyst
• Flag data quality issues, non-response patterns, and ground-level implementation challenges in structured reports

• Graduate or Post Graduate in any discipline; preference for Social Sciences, Public Health, Life Sciences, or related fields
• Minimum three years of relevant work experience in programme monitoring, field research, community health, or a related role
• Familiarity with government health systems and comfort engaging with district and facility-level government functionaries
• Working knowledge of Nikshay or similar government data platforms is an advantage; willingness to learn is essential
• Ability to conduct structured qualitative interactions and produce clear, accurate transcripts and summary notes in Hindi and English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word for basic data entry, compilation, and documentation
• Comfort using digital data collection tools (KoboToolbox, ODK, or equivalent) on a smartphone or tablet in field settings
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to build rapport with diverse stakeholders at district and community levels
• Organised, detail-oriented, and disciplined about documentation and reporting deadlines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in Hindi; working proficiency in English
• Willingness to travel extensively (approximately 40% of their time)  within the assigned district or cluster of districts

Last Date to Apply: 22nd July, 2026