
Path
Job Description
PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science economics technology advocacy and dozens of other specialties PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the worlds most pressing health challenges Respiratory Care Management RCM program- PATH has been working in the field of oxygen delivery for almost a decade Our work has brought together advocacy and policy market development engineering product design innovation and health system strengthening PATH globally has provided medical oxygen technical assistance in over 10 geographies including currently in more than 13 states in India PATH is a key member of the ACT-A COVID-19 Oxygen Emergency Task Force led by the WHO PATHs team is made up of both global and country-based experts with in-depth understanding of oxygen ecosystem providing support We have tools and expertise to support rigorous facility oxygen needs assessments quantification costing and oxygen distribution network design and facility selection In the last year or so PATH has coordinated across Ministry of Health State health departments district authorities various facility level functionaries and vendors to address delays and fast track installation of Government of India PM Cares approved PSA oxygen plants PATH teams are engaged in daily monitoring of district-wise availability of resources storage capacity projection of oxygen inventory requirement procurement coordination and related market shaping work Currently PATH is working with government officials donors and partners to providing technical assistance to more than 13 states on oxygen resources Under the project – Sustainable Access to Medical Oxygen From Pandemic Response to Reliable Long-Term Access we will be looking for the candidate for below responsibilities and skills Responsibilities The State Lead will be required to undertake the following listed activities indicative and not exhaustive Project Delivery Acquire a thorough understanding of state government and facility needs and requirements Provide technical assistance to state for operation and maintenance of medical oxygen generation plants equipment in the state Conduct vendor coordination for warranty repair and maintenance support Support informed decision making at state-level on oxygen management system by identifying critical bottle necks in the oxygen supply system and providing market solutions for the same under the project Conduct rapid facility assessments for auditing gaps and maintenance needs of the medical oxygen production and consumable equipment Support state teams to facilitate capacity building and sensitization sessions for key stakeholders in the state End to End management of the project Leadership and Team Management Lead a team of assigned members to conduct technical assistance activities for maintenance and operationalization of oxygen equipment setup across the state and ensure proper implementing coordination at state and district level Lead field team to ensure effective on-ground implementation of project and operationalization of plants Undertake close coordination with national team and project internal team for implementation of planned activities in the states Serve as thought partner to project team in problem solving and developing systematic solutions that ensure quality project implementation Knowledge Management and Documentation Document key learnings experience etc on regular basis to carve out meaningful knowledge products for wider dissemination Develop training modules SOPs Tools job Aids Stakeholder Management Work in a highly collaborative environment with different stakeholders including the state government healthcare facilities staff other partners vendors OEMs etc in the state on regular basis Coordinate relationships across multiple functional areas third party service providers and other programmatic teams to ensure