Technical Advisor, Cardiovascular Health; CVH - India , India

Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) is a global health organization that partners locally and globally to create and scale solutions to the world’s deadliest health threats. Millions of people die from preventable health threats. We collaborate to close the gap between proven, life-saving solutions and the people who need them. Since 2017, we’ve worked with governments and other partners in more than 60 countries to save millions of lives.

We work toward a future where people live longer, healthier lives, communities flourish, and economies thrive. This is an ambitious vision, and it inspires us and our partners to make progress every day.

The Cardiovascular Health (CVH) unit at RTSL provides technical assistance in developing cardiovascular disease prevention programs to help countries improve their people's heart health. Working with our partners to improve the control of high blood pressure, reduce salt intake, and eliminate transfat from the global food supply, the CVH team has helped save countless lives from cardiovascular disease.

The Technical Advisor contributes to improving cardiovascular health in India by supporting government and other partners to implement high quality, impactful hypertension control programming. The Technical Advisor is responsible for strengthening the capacities of partners including in program design, planning, implementation and tracking progress to improve quality of care and achieve 50% hypertension control. This role reports to the Technical Director, Resolve to Save Lives India and works with the Senior Technical Advisor, Cardiovascular Health.

The role also collaborates with the senior technical and managerial team of Resolve to Save Lives, government at the central and state levels, implementing partners, and other relevant stakeholders. This is a two-year fixed term employment position with the possibility of extension.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical and programmatic assistance in the design and implementation of hypertension and diabetes treatment and control activities, including capacity-building, planning and implementation processes, health information systems and strengthening supervision and mentorship of service providers and supervisors;
• Support strengthening of comprehensive primary health care in delivery of hypertension and diabetes services integrated with other national priorities like HIV/AIDS, RMNCHA+, nutrition, and tuberculosis, based on evidence-based standards;
• Support project activities including trainings, on-site coaching and workshop planning to ensure smooth implementation;
• Assist in planning and monitoring uninterrupted availability of hypertension and diabetes medicines at the service delivery points and strengthening of overall drug procurement and supply chain systems;
• Work with partners and project teams to establish systems for tracking progress, indicators and deliverables according to agreed work-plans to ensure partner and donor requirements are met;
• Conduct regular supportive supervision visits to project sites and monitor program implementation to improve the quality of care;
• Support rapid cycle process improvements and institutionalisation of quality improvement strategies in the supported projects and programs;
• Support research or any innovation strategies to scale up hypertension control program in other areas
• Support development of knowledge management products, prepare technical presentations, programme reports, FAQs, scientific manuscripts, and policy briefs, as needed, for policy advocacy and program development.
• Collaborate with other team members and partners for acceleration, optimisation, and effective implementation of the projects and programs;
• Explore private sector engagement for strengthening hypertension and diabetes control;
• Any other technical assistance activities assigned by the organization.

Education

• MBBS required, with post graduate degree in Public Health or equivalent a plus

Experience

• Minimum eight years of professional experience in public health programming, including at least three years of working with national/ state governments ;
• Prior experience in Non-communicable Diseases and Health System Strengthening is desirable;
• Experience of working closely with State and National Government institutions, including Ministries, National Health Mission (NHM), and State Health Departments, to support program design, implementation, and policy translation is desirable;
• Prior work experience with State and National government especially with NHM and in-depth understanding of national public health programs;
• Experience in providing technical assistance related to strengthening institutional and individual capacity in health systems, across all levels;
• Demonstrated experience writing technical reports and proposals, policy briefs, and publications, including the development of compelling presentations with the ability to translate…