• Technical and thought leadership in designing, planning, integration and implementation of the project across the state
• Work closely with implementation partners to develop, implement, monitor state specific project activities including development of capacity building plans, work-plans, activities, reports
• Explore partnerships with the key stakeholders in order to take up the joint efforts towards strengthening the Nursing Cadre in Bihar
• Liaison with key govt./non govt stakeholders for advocating towards improve the Quality and Quality Assurance in Nursing Cadre
• Responsible for organizing project activities including trainings, on-site coaching, workshop planning, logistics planning and management to ensure smooth project implementation
• Responsible for developing robust empowering Nurses in Leadership Positions in the state
• Advocacy for Nursing Directorate formulation and assist in the framing of the policies:
• Draft various policies and procedures for strengthening State Nursing Council
• Initiating and sustaining policy dialogues with state government on various issues pertaining to nursing service cadre formulation, promotion policies etc...
• Develop and produce documents like progress reports, success stories, gap analysis plans, procurement plans etc. as per the program need and local context.
• Provide Capacity building trainings on program implantation and advocacy approaches as per the need of the project.
• Work with Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) team to establish systems for tracking progress, indicators and deliverables according to agreed work-plans to ensure donor requirements are met.
• Represent Jhpiego at national and state-level meetings involving government and development partners
• Frequent travel to the intervention districts as per the project and organizational requirements
• Perform other activities, as assigned by the supervisor to achieve organizational goal
   

• Ability to think strategically and develop strategic/technical documents
• Ability to multi task and work under multicultural environment
• Ability to develop productive working relationships with other agencies, stakeholders and other organizations including government counterparts
• Ability to handle a variety of assignments under pressure of deadlines
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English and Hindi
• Proficiency in writing technical and programmatic documents such as training materials and reports
• Proficiency in computers – Microsoft Office
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 40 % of his/her time

Preferred Qualifications

• Jhpiego is an equal opportunity employer and offers highly dynamic and enabling work environment.
• Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.