Overview
Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization and an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, dedicated to improving the health of women and families in developing countries. For over 50 years, it has focused on providing high-quality, low-cost health care solutions, training health workers, and strengthening health systems. Jhpiego has been working in India since the 1980s in close partnership with national and state governments. With deep technical expertise and robust on-the-ground execution, Jhpiego helps design, test, and scale practical solutions and innovations that fit real-world systems across 11 thematic domains (Maternal and Newborn Health, Reproductive Health, Nutrition, Immunization, Comprehensive Primary Health Care, Human Resources for Health, TB and Infectious Diseases, Global Health Security, Women's Cancers, Non-Communicable Diseases, Digital Health).
Jhpiego supported by the Gates Foundation is supporting the Department of Health, Government of Bihar in the Nursing reforms under the Mission Unnayan program.



This program is closely aligned to the Government’s visionary health sector reforms related to Bihar’s Saat Nischays (III).
This initiative represents a mutually reinforcing approach to strengthening the education system, thereby linking improvements in the service delivery with strengthening health systems and the workforce. The program is supporting the Health University in the state in strengthening and optimizing the structures and functions for standardized management and work towards building sustainable education system and healthcare workforce resilience.
Given the scale and strategic importance of this initiative, there is a need to support the Health University for its operationalization to create a robust training ecosystem. The position will be responsible for providing support for developing an enabling Nursing education ecosystem for the state of Bihar. The position will report to the Program Officer – Policy,

📌 Program Officer for University Engagement (India)
🏢 Jhpiego
📍 India