Name of the position : Deputy Project Manager – IeDA
Location : Ranchi, Jharkhand
Job type : Fixed Term -Full time
No. of Vacancy : 1 (One)
Closing date of application : 01 June 2025
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please note that Tdh does not reimburse any travel allowance or daily allowance for attending interviews and no relocation cost will be provided by Tdh.
About the Organisation:
Terre des hommes (Tdh), the leading Swiss child relief non-profit organization, is active in more than 40 countries with its programs in mother and child health, child protection, WASH and humanitarian emergencies. In India, Tdh implements projects through local partners in the states of West Bengal and Jharkhand and has plans to grow its programming in other states as well. Besides financial support, Tdh supports its partners with technical support and is involved in all stages of the project – from designing to monitoring and evaluation.
Tdh works at a systemic level, engaging with formal and non-formal actors, Government, service providers, civil society organisations, communities, families and children themselves to ensure the care and protection of vulnerable children on the long-term.
About the Project:
Terre des hommes (Tdh) developed the digital tools for the rural areas to improve the quality of healthcare for children under the age of five. Tdh has been working on the Integrated e-Diagnostic Approach (IeDA)programme in Burkina Faso since 2010, a digital healthcare solution which aims to improve the Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI) through the digitalization of the WHO/UNICEF clinical protocol.
A pilot rollout of IeDA in India was initiated in Ranchi District of Jharkhand State in 2020. A total of 4,210 children up to August 2022 were classified with danger signs where no mortality was reported due to timely detection and counselling of caregivers. Based on the pilot success, the project was approved by Government to scale up IeDA to cover the entire state.
Today, IeDA includes both consultation tools (to assist with diagnosis and treatment, improve the quality of care, and provide e-learning) and tools to assist with the management of the health information system (dashboards for various indicators, quality improvement processes, data collection and analysis). With the aim of creating sustainable impact on the quality of care provided to children, Tdh works closely with the Ministry of Health, the key players in the health system, and research institutes.
About the Position:
Reporting to the Project Director– IeDA, the Deputy Project Manager will support the Project Director in providing technical support and guidance to Tdh’s implementing partner’s IeDA project team, to ensure that the IeDA project activities are implemented smoothly and as committed to the donor. Monitor, in close collaboration with the actors of the health system, the Tdh programs and the deliverables to achieve quality and timely project objectives. Identify the difficulties that can hinder the implementation and recommend measures to overcome them. The Deputy Project Manager in close collaboration with the Project Director will help facilitate networking, advocacy, and partnership relations in India, with actors from the government and national and international partners.
The Deputy Project Manager will be based in Ranchi and will take the assignment in the field whenever required or requested by Head of Country Office (HoCO)-India.
Reporting: Reports to Project Director – IeDA
Duration of assignment:Initially for a period of 1 year with possibility of extension as per project requirement and subject to donor support. Probation period is 3 months from date of joining is applicable.
Main Responsibilities
| The Deputy Project Manager – IeDA will work closely with the Project Director – IeDA to provide technical, managerial, and strategic support to project staff and stakeholders for achievement of the project objectives: 1. Ensuring effective partnership management – Provide support in planning, implementing, and documenting the project. – Monitor training programmes for health care workers (ANMs & CHOs) with support from the partner team for quality. – Support the government for Quality Improvement (QI) / performance improvement of the healthcare workers (ANMs). 2. Optimizing the human resources management of the project (field team) – Design of the staff performance optimization plan for the project implementation team. – Provision of team resources to support the projects and the delegation of India (and more specifically the health team) – Monitoring of the staff performance optimization plan – Periodic assessments Implementation and monitoring of the training plan – Monitoring of the program’s HR needs. 3. Implementing the Advocacy Initiatives of the project – Provide support for planning and executing meetings and workshops with government functionaries and other key stakeholders at the district, state, and national levels. – Support the IeDA Project Director in project representation and advocacy activities. – In coordination with the IeDA Project Manager, support the government at the end of the project to analyse performance data from the clinics, share good practices and propose corrective actions. – Support in organising results presentation workshop at the end of the project where lessons learnt and steps for scale up of the IeDA application will be explored. 4. Financial Management & Accounting – Provide active support in monitoring expenditure and review of the project budget. – Monthly coordination with the partner team for partner budget monitoring and any issues related to project budget planning. – Sharing immediate information with the Line Manager when a major change in the budget is needed or over/under expenditure is probable. 5. Promote Tdh’s specific values ??and policies: – The application of the Child Safeguarding Policy. – The application of the anti-fraud / corruption policy. – Application of the safety and security policy. – The application of the policy for reporting any abuse. – The application of administrative and financial procedures 6. Others: – Undertakes other duties that may be defined by the line manager. – Terre des hommes expects that its employees’ professional conduct reflects proper behavior in accordance with local culture and traditions. The incumbent assures the moral protection of the name of Terre des hommes and defends in all circumstances the interests of the movement. |
Key Competencies:
This function requires Personal, Social and Leadership competencies (PSLC), Technical and Methodological Competencies (TMC) and Management and Strategic Competencies (MSC) particularly:
Core competencies
Personal, Social and Leadership competencies (PSLC)
Self-management:
- Demonstrate autonomy and decision-making skills.
- Demonstrate integrity and ethics in its activities.
- Be determined and proactive.
Communication and interactions
- Communicates clearly, concisely, and responsibly.
- Demonstrates negotiation skills.
- Manage conflicts constructively.
Work as a team
- Cooperates and contributes to the achievement of results.
- Behaves as a partner.
- Performs the work according to the common criteria defined and validated by the different parties.
- Acts as an advisor in his area of ??specialization in a spirit of partnership.
Mission orientation
- Respects the values ??defined in the strategic plan: Courage, Ambition, Respect, Commitment
- Acts in the interest of Tdh.
- Represent and explain Tdhs’s mission and project.
Leadership
- Put their ” Mind’ eye ” on the positive and constructive aspects of each person in situation.
- Can establish relationships of trust, maintain relationships and nurture relations that allow progress.
Technical and Methodological Competencies (TMC)
Respect for the institutional framework.
- Integrates and applies guidelines and strategies for development of project activities.
- Knowing and applying the Tdh policies; and applying the security guidelines.
Quality, Monitoring and reporting.
- Produces quality reports.
- Collect the information necessary to monitor its activity.
- Keeps track of his tasks and objectives.
Management and Strategic Competencies (MSC)
Team Management
- Performs an annual appraisal interview.
- Encourages and supports the development of team skills.
- Manage conflicts within the team.
- Takes and assumes decisions.
Budget Management
- Develops, proposes, monitors, and ensures the best possible use of the budget for the project.
Expected qualification and experience:
Qualifications / Experience
Essential:
- Degree in Medicine/ BDS/ BHMS/ BSC Nursing/ MSW/ Public Health /Graduates with a minimum of 10 years of experience working in Rural Health in a technical / Managerial role in, experience in I/NGO sector preferred.
- Good communication, planning, coordination, IT, and documentation capabilities.
- Hands-on experience of working directly with the government specifically NHM is a must.
Preferred:
- Demonstrated understanding of the health administration setup in Jharkhand
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of maternal and child health programs and policies in India.
- Demonstrated expertise in strategic program planning, implementation, and Technical Assistance provision.
- Knowledge of the basic principles and practices related to management of Digital Health ecosystem in the country
Required Skills
- Management ‘s plans and health programs
- Capacity building and transfer to partners and project staff
- Have a good knowledge of the health system in India.
- Hands on mobile application development and support experience is a plus.
- Client management experience in government will be an asset.
- Have good organizational, planning, and analytical skills.
- Experience and willingness to travel to and work with remote and underprivileged communities.
- Strong work ethic and the ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to organize, manage, prioritize, and follow through on multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
- Ability to uphold high standards and punctuality under pressure.
- Have excellent writing skills.
- Demonstrated learning agility, pro-activeness, and openness to embrace new technologies at work.
- Ability to travel extensively to gather firsthand information about challenges faced by ground team in effective implementation of key solutions.
- Show good abilities to work in different cultural contexts and in difficult situations as well as to manage confrontation with difference.
- Show strong representation and advocacy skills.
Languages
Excellent command of Hindi and English.
IT know-how
Excellent knowledge of IT tools (Office Pack, Microsoft Office).
Risk Management Policies
The employees of Tdh must abide by and adhere to the Tdh child safeguarding policy and risk management policies as well as Rules and Regulation of Tdh.
Recruitment & Remuneration:
Tdh offers a competitive package of remuneration based on the candidates’ experience and credentials. In addition, Tdh provides Gratuity (as per Indian Gratuity Act), Mediclaim Health Insurance coverage for Employee & family and Accidental insurance coverage for the Employee.
How to apply:
Interested candidates should apply with a covering letter explaining how his/her skills and experiences match the requirements mentioned above along with an updated CV to ind.office@tdh.org by 01 June 2025. Please mention the text “Application for the position of Deputy Project Manager – IeDA” in the subject line of your email.
The recruitment and selection procedures of Terre des hommes reflect our commitment to child security and safeguarding. Please note that as per Tdh Child Safeguarding Policy, one of the references mentioned in the CV needs to be the candidate’s current or immediate past employer. The references will be contacted before offering the job Offer Letter.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please note that Tdh does not reimburse any travel allowance or daily allowance for attending interviews and no relocation cost will be provided by Tdh.
Job Email id: ind.office@tdh.org
Closing Date: 01 June 2025