- Provide technical assistance to government counterparts in assigned state for integration of mental health in primary healthcare settings in the selected district.
- Support the national team in the development and contextual adaptations and addressing challenges of implementation in the assigned state.
Provide mentoring and handholding support to the field team for implementing the project activities.
Lead the planning and implementation of the program, supervise and support the program team in the district of the assigned state.
Facilitate, coordinate, and conduct training and capacity building activities for relevant stakeholders, mainly primary health care functionaries.
Undertake extensive field travel (up to 60% of the time) within the assigned state to provide on-site support, monitoring and supervision for integrating mental health in primary care.
Undertake supportive supervision visits to Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) in the assigned district of the state and share feedback for planning corrective actions.
Liaises and manages stakeholders at the state and district level involved in project activities.
Support in documentation of learnings, results, successes, challenges and dissemination.
Represent PATH for mental health at all forums in the state throughout the program.
Undertake other tasks which may be assigned from time to time by program leadership.
Required Experience and qualifications
Advanced degree in clinical psychology /psychiatry /public health /health adminsitration and related fields with 6-8 years experience and demonstrated skills in development and implementation of mental health programs in primary care settings.
Prior experience of working in similar roles, primary healthcare is desirable.
Technical knowledge and field experience of planning and implementation of mental health programs will be an added advantage
Experience with NGOs in the health sector and/ or Ministries of Health is preferable.
Familiarity with Indian public health system, flagship initiatives in health sector and relevant government policies/ strategies particularly NHM, Ayushman Arogya Mandir, etc.
Skills/ Abilities
Self-starter and committed to performing their duties with a high degree of autonomy and independence in line with project goals and objectives.
Strong written and oral communication skills in English, Hindi and regional language of the designated geography
Demonstrated ability to deliver public health programs on ground.
Ability and proficiency to write technical documents, program reports, training reports, etc.
Experience of conducting trainings and developing training materials.
Direct experience of independently liaising with government health functionaries, district level administrators and other development partners.
Ability to manage field team to deliver project outcomes.
Strong coordination and facilitation skills
Demonstrated ability to mutli-task and perform under tight timelines.
Computer proficiency with high level of familiarity with commonly used packages like MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook & Web surfing to search relevant data & documents
Ability to travel at least 50% of time.
