Country

India

City

New Delhi

Type

Full Time

Program (Division)

Country Programs - India

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our 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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Programme Overview:

Malaria, a vector borne disease, which transmits through an infective bite of the Anopheles mosquito, is a major public health challenge, with ~263 million cases and ~597,000 deaths reported worldwide (World Malaria Report 2024), and 255,000 cases and 86 deaths reported across India in 2024 (NCVBDC Annual Report 2024). To combat the public health challenges posed by malaria, the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) was launched in 1953 built around three key activities - insecticidal residual spray (IRS) with DDT; monitoring and surveillance of cases; and treatment of patients. While the efforts were successful in bringing down malaria linked morbidity and mortality, subsequent technical, operational, logistical and infrastructural gaps along with rising resistance to drugs and insecticides, led to a resurgence of the disease, marked by focal outbreaks (Operational Manual for Malaria Control in India, 2016).

This was followed by various plans and strategies in succession, with the malaria control programme being integrated into the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) in 2002, which is anchored by the National Centre for Vector Borne Disease Control (NCVBDC). The NCVBDC is the central nodal agency for prevention and control of six vector borne diseases (VBDs) i.e. Malaria, Dengue, Lymphatic Filariasis, Visceral Leishmaniasis, Japanese Encephalitis and Chikungunya in India. It is responsible for framing policies, technical guidelines, operational manuals while also providing technical handholding support to states for the effective implementation of various malaria prevention, control and elimination activities.

Project Background:

WJCF is privileged to support NVBDCP's bold vision of accelerated elimination of Malaria through a technical support unit (TSU) embedded in NCVBDC since 2024. This TSU provides support to the NCVBDC including, inter alia:

1. Strengthened technical and managerial support to the malaria division of NCVBDC
2. Enhanced disease intelligence and analytics for improved programmatic decisions-making
3. Adoption of dynamic innovations, and effective and sustained investments for malaria control and elimination
4. Steering partnerships and multi-sector response

Position Summary:

WJCF is seeking a highly motivated and entrepreneurial individual with outstanding credentials and demonstrated problem solving skills for the role of Senior Program Officer, Malaria Technical Support Unit, National Centre for Vector Borne Disease Control. As one of two technical anchors on malaria for the TSU, the SPO will support the national programme by bringing in high level of expertise in public health programming for malaria. The SPO will help NCVBDC assess and incorporate new approaches, technologies, and commodities to help progress rapidly towards control and elimination goals. The successful candidate will also help catalyse institutional relationships with NCVBDC in a strategic manner to broaden the programme’s reach and impact and set pathways for sustainable technical support to NCVBDC. They will support in accelerating and enhancing processes, policies and guidelines to make them more effective and efficient within NCVBDC’s mandate and available resources. The SPO will also provide crucial guidance and visibility to internal and external stakeholders of the programme. They will be reporting to the TSU team lead and working closely with NCVBDC staff.

• Technical focal point for malaria at NCVBDC on the entire cascade including prevention, diagnosis, treatment and post treatment management.
• Support assessment of malaria elimination efforts towards preparation of dossiers, SOPs and other technical documents, including development and review of new documents as directed by the programme.
• Assist MoHFW and NCVBDC in planning and implementation of malaria control activities in mission mode campaign with regular follow ups and required corrective actions.
• Implement critical thinking and management in the field, diagnosing real time challenges and contributing to solutions to ensure delivery of the malaria elimination goals.
• Plan, manage and execute a wide range of activities in support of NCVBDC and partners which will lead India to elimination of malaria.
• Deploy public health expertise in the domain of VBDs to help NCVBDC in undertaking in-depth analysis and background information in disease specific Technical Committees, to include review of disease specific scientific literature, available guidance and product landscape and capacitate key NCVBDC leaders on the same.
• Provide insights for, and support the development and approval of, State Project Implementation Plans.
• Provide quality insights and strong support to NCVBDC for improving knowledge management and capacity building of VBD HR within the public health system and at NCVBDC in line with programme goals.
• Support NCVBDC in building and strengthening partnerships with institutional stakeholders like medical colleges, academic and research institutes and training bodies etc for collaborations aimed at control and elimination. Strengthen engagement and inter-sector coordination across stakeholders (MoHFW, WHO, NCVBDC, NGO partners) for multi coordinated response.
• Collaborate with global teams for identifying data and ICT best practices, technologies and innovative practices and rollout lessons that can be contextualized and deployed by the NCVBDC. Support implementation of innovative approaches and recommendations to address key programmatic gaps at the national and state level.
• Support in evaluation of research and best practices for malaria elimination for incorporation into the national program.
• Undertake any other responsibilities as deemed necessary by the TSU lead and Director and Head Malaria at NCVBDC.

• Bachelors or Post graduate degree in Public Health or Social Work degree.
• In depth knowledge on malaria is desirable with minimum 6-8 years of professional experience in programme design and management in public health sphere.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting health programmes at the state and national level with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and respective state departments.
• Good knowledge and networks within public health ecosystem in the country and VBD including development partners, civil society and advocacy groups.
• Proven track record of working in challenging multi-stakeholder environments & ability to build relationships with a range of stakeholders and drive immediate results.
• Entrepreneurial mind-set, including ability to work independently, self-motivate, and propose and implement new initiatives.
• Ability to think strategically, handle ambiguity, and problem solve in a fast-paced, limited-structure, multicultural environment.
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Willingness to travel if required and at short notice, even to remote places.
• Fluency in English and Hindi.

Last Date to Apply: 22nd July, 2026