Job Description

 Job Description: District Program Coordinator, Type 1 Diabetes Program

Overview

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. 

At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with majority of our staff based in program countries.

In India, CHAI works in partnership with its India registered affiliate William J Clinton Foundation (WJCF) under the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) at the Central and States' levels on an array of high priority initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes. Currently, WJCF supports government partners across projects to expand access to quality care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, tuberculosis, COVID-19, common cancers, sexual and reproductive health, immunization, and essential medicines.

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Program Overview

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1D) is an auto-immune disease characterized by reduced ability to produce insulin in the body. T1D usually develops in children, adolescents, or young adults, leading to a lifetime dependence on insulin for survival. The condition is associated with a significant strain and poor quality of life, and leading to a high financial burden, for people living with Type 1 Diabetes (PLT1D) and their families. However, with access to timely diagnostic, initiation on treatment and proper management of the condition, people living with T1D can lead healthy and productive lives, while achieving life expectancy comparable to the general population.

There are an estimated 9.4 million PLT1D globally, with India having the second highest share accounting for 8%-10% of the global prevalence. However, nearly 18% of children and adolescents with T1D (~0.3 million) live in India, the highest in the world. The incidence of T1D in the 0-19 age group is increasing more than any other age group. The estimated global incidence of T1D in 0-19 age group was 8.15 per 100,000 in 2024 and is estimated to increase to 13.95 per 100,000 by 2040.

While the burden of T1D has continued to rise over the years, survival has remained poor. Survival rates for children and adolescents with T1D in India is worse compared to countries with similar socio-economic development. On average, a child diagnosed with T1D at the age of 10 years lives only an additional 29 years of healthy life, contributing to premature mortality and loss of productivity.

There is an urgent need to strengthen access to services and care for Type 1 Diabetes. WJCF’s Type 1 Diabetes program aims at strengthening and improving access to quality T1D care in India, with the overall goal of achieving longer, healthier, and more productive lives for People Living with Type 1 Diabetes (PLT1D). The program aims to address critical barriers to access and delivery of quality T1D care in India by building awareness, improving access to detection, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up services and care, enabling treatment adherence and self-management, and strengthening governance and policy framework for delivery of T1D care.

Position summary

WJCF is looking for an experienced, highly motivated candidate with experience of leading field operations in the public health sector for the position of Program Coordinator, Type 1 Diabetes. The Program Coordinator will actively implement, support, and monitor programmatic activities, including assessment of public health facilities, understanding continuum of care for people living with T1D (PLT1D), and engage with a diverse range at the state and district levels, with the objective of identifying, designing, implementing, and monitoring uptake of interventions to improve access to care for Type 1 Diabetes. WJCF places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic.

Responsibilities:

Build and maintain strong relationships with key leaders within the state health systems (including but not limited to Department of Health, Medical Education, Medical Corporation, autonomous government institutes), NGOs/developmental partners and other relevant stakeholders to support program implementation.

Support in implementing programmatic activities in the Jabalpur Division, in areas including, but not limited to:

Assessment of public health facilities to understand readiness and identify gaps in service delivery for Type 1 Diabetes and define potential interventions to strengthen delivery of care/services.

Capacity building of service providers (including pediatricians, physicians, medical officers, and staff nurses) on detection, diagnosis, and treatment/management of Type 1 Diabetes.

Strengthening supply-chain of essential commodities including glucometer, glucose monitoring strips, insulin, and other drugs and commodities as required.

Strengthening monitoring, reporting and referral mechanisms by supporting development and ensuring uptake of prescribed reporting and referral structures, as relevant, for health systems / program sites and PLT1D, to monitor program impact and ensure adherence to treatment and care for Type 1 Diabetes.

Identify and engage high impact channels to raise awareness / demand generation to ensure timely detection and diagnosis for Type 1 Diabetes. This includes capacity building of identified frontline workers, and other relevant stakeholders, to enable them in identification of symptomatic cases and mobilization to the health facility for Type 1 Diabetes screening, and support in development and dissemination of IEC collateral to support demand generation.

Travel extensively within and across districts in the division to visit public health facilities or program sites to assess and monitor progress, extend support in addressing limitations / challenges to program implementation, identify key risks and mitigation mechanisms, and identify interventions to strengthen delivery of care for Type 1 Diabetes.

Support program reporting requirements through facilitating periodic reporting on status, progress across key indicators, and program deliverables.

Other activities, as required, for successful operational roll-out and implementation of the program.

Qualifications:

Over 5 years of experience in public health, preferably in the field of non-communicable diseases

Graduate Degree in Economics, Sociology, Social Work, Business Administration, Public Policy, or related fields.

Strong government liaising and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information, including technical information, and prepare presentations and reports.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Strong oral and written communication; ability to effectively communicate with government stakeholders.

Fluency in English and Hindi.

Willingness to travel extensively within the state and across other identified states. 

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