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Routine Immunisation Consultant - Bihar

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Location: Based in Patna

Duration: One year with a possibility of extension

Salary range: ~Rs 40,000 - 60,000 per month

Application Deadline: 17th November (Sunday) 11:55pm IST. 

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About Suvita

Suvita is working to increase the uptake of children’s vaccinations in India. We are impact-focused and scale-focused, delivering two evidence-based programmes, in collaboration with state governments, to boost attendance at vaccination appointments.


We are on a rapidly growing trajectory and seek a Consultant to provide technical support to the Routine Immunisation (RI) Cell in Bihar and further Suvita’s programming. Last year, we scaled our SMS reminders programme across all of Maharashtra; we have MoUs with both Bihar and Maharashtra State Governments to target state-wide delivery of our programmes; and we have been incubated and funded by highly regarded institutions, such as The/Nudge Foundation, Charity Entrepreneurship, Mulago Foundation and GiveWell. We have enrolled more than 30 lakh families to date but are just getting started. 

 

In Bihar, we have enrolled more than 4 lakh caregivers for SMS reminders for routine immunisation. We sent messages just last month (September) to more than one lakh parents on routine immunisation and postpartum family planning. We currently work in four districts: Patna, Saran, Bhojpur and Gaya, and plan to expand across the state. 

 

You will be an integral member of the 20-member Bihar team which is mostly based in Patna. You will interact regularly with them and with members of the RI cell and will report to the Programme Delivery Manager at Suvita in Bihar (interim reporting to a co-founder until the Programme Delivery Manager is hired).  

 

About the role

You will work closely with the Suvita programme delivery team in Bihar and report to the Programme Delivery Manager. As part of your role, you will provide technical support the State Immunisation Officer, Routine Immunisation Cell and the State Health Society, Bihar in delivering routine immunisation in Bihar state.

 

You will ensure all children are completing their routine immunisation schedule in Bihar by mapping relevant opportunities and attending relevant events such as those related to U-WIN; and connecting to other verticals of the SHSB like the ASHA cell; and ensuring our work is informed by reports and data such as the WHO-UNICEF monitoring data, RCH data and HMIS data. 
 

Specifically, you will

  • Be stationed in the RI cell (about 3 days a week) and support the SIO as needed with analysing data, making reports, and visiting district and block offices for review and monitoring (you will spend the remaining days of the week with the Suvita Bihar team)

  • Map relevant departments, officials, and events appropriate for routine immunisation delivery and support their work. For eg, strengthening U-WIN and RCH portal data coverage 

  • Identify relevant reports, meetings and events that could be useful for getting more children immunised in Bihar

  • When available, support the Suvita programme team in Bihar with site visits, data analysis and surveys as needed.

 

You will report to the Programme Delivery Manager and spend the first week with the Suvita programme team in Bihar, so you imbibe our values and culture and deeply understand Suvita’s work and needs. You will prioritise spending time in the RI cell to support their work as needed and spend the remainder of the time in our office in Patna.

 

You are 

  • highly organised and independent

  • very personable and humble

with 

  • strong verbal and written communication skills in Hindi and English

  • good presentation/PowerPoint skills; and

  • good Microsoft Excel skills (eg, able to understand and extract data from government datasets)

you have

  • previous experience working closely with government bureaucrats at state and district levels; and

you deeply understand 

  • the structure of the Bihar health system delivery 

 

Benefits

  • Work in a mission-driven, impact-focused organisation with strong values. 

  • A friendly, passionate, curious team. 

  • A high-leverage role in a young organisation. Our programmes in Bihar are poised for significant growth in the upcoming years, and we are actively looking for opportunities to support and enable the national and Bihar governments to get more children immunised, so there are plenty of opportunities for personal impact. 

  • Independence, autonomy and a flexible work schedule (though please note government asks and timelines may leave less room for flexibility). 

  • Benefits include:

    • 35 days paid holiday leave per year plus 12 days sick leave at full pay.

    • Health insurance policy for all India-based team members.​

 

Details

  • Hours: full-time

  • Duration: fixed one-year term with plans to make long-term subject to performance and organisation plans and budgets.

  • Location: Mainly in Patna Routine Immunisation Cell (likely ~3 days a week). Secondarily in Suvita Patna office (likely ~2 days a week)

  • Pay:~Rs 40,000- 60,000 per month

  • Reports to: Programme Delivery Manager 

  • Application Deadline: 17th November (Sunday) 11:55pm IST. 

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We will have at least one round of test task followed by an interview. We hope to make an offer by December 2024.

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