Centre for Catalyzing Change Hiring for Program Associate, Midwifery Job at Patna

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Location: Patna/Lucknow

1. POSITIONS: Program Associate (2), Joint action for Midwifery,

Location: Patna (Bihar) and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

2. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND:

Centre for Catalyzing Change (C3), is a registered not for profit organization, focused on improving

the lives of women and girls in India by equipping, mobilizing, educating and empowering women

and girls, to achieve gender equality. Centre for Catalyzing Change increases awareness of health

entitlements and works supports women to gain know their reproductive health entitlements and

access and utilize public health services through information and mobilization. C3 also strengthens

the ability of women to become leaders in their communities and the nation.

C3 is currently implementing a number of intervention programmes at local, state and national

levels in the areas of Reproductive Health and Rights especially around improving quality of Family

Planning and Maternal health. C3 is a founding member and the Secretariat of the White Ribbon

Alliance for Safe Motherhood- India (www.whiteribbonalliance.org India). The Secretariat provides

core project management, communications messaging and alliance building support for a variety of

WRAI projects, besides providing support through advocating evidence based health services

utilization at the National, State, Institutional and Organizational levels. WRAIs supports initiatives

to improve maternal health programs through knowledge sharing, consensus building and

behaviour change communications. It convenes forums and works with the health system programs

to build demand for good quality maternal health services.

C3 is looking C3 is looking to recruit two Program Associate, Joint action for NPMs and Midwifery

(JaNM) in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

For more information about C3, Reproductive Health and Rights initiatives visit

http://www.c3india.org/

3. JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES:

Program Associate, Joint action for NPMs and Midwifery (JaNM) shall be responsible for supporting

C3’s Project around creating an enabling environment for NPMs and Midwifery interventions in the state

(UP/Bihar).

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Provide support to the Midwifery Intervention at state and district level for implementing activities,

work includes organizing meetings and consensus events, meetings of expert groups and

professional Associations and development partners;

Liaison with State officials of concerned departments, TSUs, State Nursing Council, SOMI and TNAI

state Chapter, State Govt. Nursing and Midwifery and Medical Education departments,

Communicating with Institutional forums of stakeholders such as NPMs, Nurse-Midwives, Doctors,

ANMs (SBAs) and Community level NGOs who are the key stakeholders. Supporting and

participating in stakeholder meetings, supporting in capacity building and sensitization activities.

Support WRAI in UP/Bihar for outreach to midwives and nurses to meet the key mobilizers to support

participation in campaigns, documentation of case studies, photo journal/journeys and correspond

with the National WRAI Midwifery team.

Implement program plans and help organize a series of sensitization meetings of Local District/Block

and SC level Midwives. Arrange the logistics for meetings and liaison with SBAs, non-SBA ANMs and

contractual staff and other Nursing Colleges and Schools of Nursing in the SMTI and MLCU to

maximize attendance from their catchment areas and Orient and use verbal and email

correspondence and distribute communication collaterals to improve visibility of Midwives and

NPMs and understanding of unique skills of midwives.

Visit and discuss specific tasks of the Midwifery project from time to time within their state– esp.

ensuring understanding and selection of key stakeholders for dialogues around the use of

Communications collaterals

Accompany teams during educational visit of state leaders including key office bearers of their

associations/forums to selected Midwifery Led Care Units (whenever-a new batch of NPMs graduate)

and introduce to State and National Midwifery Trainers.

Provide inputs for SPOs, into planned activities for raising awareness of the midwifery profession and

suggest and discuss appropriate steps to be taken to encourage dialogue and acceptance of the new

Midwifery professionals- Educators and NPMs

Support WRAI in engaging key influencers, such as the State Nursing and Midwifery (within NHM)

program Managers and Registrars of State Nursing Council and Nursing Directorates/Cells of their

State for understanding standards of entry and qualification criterion of exit examinations and

recruitment policies for Nurses and Midwives. Support Orientation meetings with Key decision

makers (KDMs), professional association, community-based leaders through state level

events/meetings sharing FAQs on NPMs for general public

Facilitate interface meetings and events with professional associations’ office bearer across India to

ensure inter-professional collaboration with Obstetrician-Gynaecologists, Paediatricians, Nurses,

Public health professionals for positioning NPM

Liaison with State Govt. on the positioning and branding strategy and roll – out the National

communication plan and messaging for midwives in India in the respective state.

4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:

Qualifications:

Applicants must have a master’s degree in health or social sciences, social work, Public Health, Midwifery

or more than 5 years’ experience in a similar project.

Experience, Skills and Competencies:

Candidates must have at least 5 years’ experience of working on development issues in their state.

Knowledge and understanding of reproductive health, family planning and gender issues would be

an advantage;

Prior experience of working with projects with H&FW department at state level, Entrepreneurial

mind-set, with the ability to work independently, self-motivate, and propose and implement new

initiatives;

Good command of English and Hindi encompassing both official written and oral communication

skills.

Female candidates with experience working with Nursing and Midwifery will be given preference.

Willingness to travel within State 30% of your time.

5. COMPENSATION OFFERED:

The offer made to the selected candidate shall be commensurate with qualifications, experience and

salary history.

Annual Consultancy Contract. Fixed Term: 2 years

6. LOCATION: Lucknow (UP) , Patna (Bihar)

7. Eligible candidates should send their latest CV with covering letter to [email protected] Midwifery

Program Associate, and mention State applied for in the Subject line of your email. The application

must contain information about current salary & benefits drawn (CTC).

Only Short-listed candidates will be intimated. No telephonic enquiries will be entertained until

shortlisted.

C3 is an equal opportunity employer.