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Program Officer

Program Officer

HCLFoundationBengaluru, Karnataka, India
30+ days ago
Job description

Position : Program Officer – Research (Health) Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka

Roles and responsibilities- Research

  • Support in development of situation assessment reports to boost the understanding of context of Health Indicators as per the National Health Policy and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • Support in conducting research in various project thematic with HCLFoundation supported NGOs.
  • Design and implement research protocol including needs assessments, baseline / midline / endline studies, operational research, and evaluation across health projects.
  • Consult with technical partners, academic institutions and field teams for coordinated data collection and quality assurance.
  • Oversee data collection processes, ensuring adherence to ethical standards and data privacy norms.
  • Conduct statistical and thematic data analysis; translate findings into meaningful insights and programme recommendations.
  • Prepare research reports, policy briefs, white papers and case studies for internal and external dissemination.
  • Support proposal writing and concept note development for health research initiatives.
  • Support publication of research findings in peer reviewed journals or relevant public health platforms.

Monitoring and Evaluation-

  • Undertake regular field visits to monitor project progress, ensure implementation is in line with approved strategies.
  • Lead the planning, execution and monitoring of health projects at the location level
  • Collaborate with partner organizations of HCLFoundation to ensure operationalization of projects.
  • Provide regular coordination support for day-to-day functions across projects and themes in high pressure situations.
  • Ensure that programmes are integrating other themes at HCLFoundation such as Education, Skill & Livelihoods, Environment and Gender & Inclusion.
  • Develop case studies, comprehensive reports, and document best practices to produce high quality reports.
  • Maintaining comprehensive dashboard of the health programmes at the national and location level in accordance with the requirements of HCLFoundation.
  • Maintain the trends data of important indicators at the national level.

    • 4 Budget Management -

  • Monitor programme progress against both programmatic and budgetary targets, adjusting, as necessary.
  • Ensure timely submission of progress reports as per requirements and ensure utilization.
  • Ensure timely utilisation of approved budgets allocated to health partners as per terms and conditions of MoU.

    • Communications and Volunteer engagement -

  • Build health programme’s visibility in social media platforms (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and ) for the internal and external audience.
  • Ensure that all ethical requirements towards pictures, videos and other BCC materials are met.
  • Prepare a comprehensive monthly calendar in coordination with HCLFoundation supported NGOs as well as HCLTech volunteers for engaging employees in health programmes and implementation of the approved activities.
  • Maintaining and updating database of volunteer activities, number of volunteers engaged from various accounts and the total number of volunteering hours generated.
  • Conducting floor walks with business account volunteers as and when required to ensure effective engagement volunteers in the project.

    • Required Qualifications :

  • 4 to 5 years of progressive work experience after Post Graduation in core public health domains like Research, epidemiology, demography, health economics, health / hospital / pharmaceutical systems management and population studies.
  • Strong grounding in research methodologies (Quantitative and Qualitative), Statistical tools (SPSS / Stata / R) and data visualisations.
  • Demonstrated experience in operationalizing health programmes at field level, monitoring and evaluation, budget management and working in strengthening of state, district, block level health systems.
  • Familiarity with National Health programs, health system strengthening or thematic focus such as NCDs, RMNCHA, TB or mental health is desirable.
  • Strong people skills and ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
  • Ability to deliver on time, independently, including the ability to perform in a corporate environment and present the work at various forums.
  • Experience in managing complex and time-sensitive processes.
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