About APD

The Association of People with Disability
(APD) is one of India's oldest and most respected disability-focused
organizations, working since 1959 to create an inclusive society where persons
with disabilities can access education, healthcare, livelihoods,
rehabilitation, and equal opportunities.

NETI is a pioneering initiative that aims
to transform the delivery of prosthetic and orthotic services through
smartphone-enabled 3D scanning, digital design, 3D printing, community-led
service delivery, and lifecycle management systems. The initiative seeks to
bridge the last-mile gap in assistive technology access for persons with
disabilities living in rural and underserved communities.

Position Summary

The Project Manager – NETI will provide
strategic, operational, technical, and partnership leadership for the design,
piloting, implementation, scale-up, and sustainability of the NETI initiative.

The role requires a highly entrepreneurial
leader capable of managing multi-disciplinary teams spanning rehabilitation
professionals, technology partners, community organizations,



government
stakeholders, disability networks, and donors. Creative use of technology
underpins this project, so the candidate must be comfortable with managing the
development and deployment of technology assisted solutions, ideally in the
healthcare sector.

The Project Manager will drive the
successful establishment of the NETI Hub-and-Spoke model and ensure the project
achieves its objectives related to accessibility, affordability, quality,
innovation, and scale.

The Project Manager will be in charge of a
substantial budget and must have demonstrated capacity for budgeting and
financial management of the project.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Leadership

â Provide
strategic leadership and clarity of mission to all stakeholders

â Lead
end-to-end implementation of the NETI programme.

2. Programme Management

â Lead
project execution across Discovery, Prototype, Pilot, Validat

📌 Project Manager – NETI (Bengaluru)
🏢 The Association of People With Disability
📍 Bengaluru