Position: District Coordinator (2)

Location: One position each in Arunachal Pradesh & Tripura

Position Type: Full time

Reporting To: State Coordinator

Duration: 6 Months

About the Project

The project aims to improve awareness, acceptance and uptake of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescent girls through an integrated school-community-government engagement model. The programme will work closely with Health, Education and Women & Child Development Departments, schools, communities and youth groups to strengthen adolescent health ecosystems through evidence-based Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC).

Job Purpose

The District Consultant will be responsible for extension of HPV Vaccination and awareness initiative in the assigned schools with in their respective districts. This programme requires liaisoning with state and district officials, Engaging Public & Private schools for beneficiary mobilisation, awareness generation.

Key Responsibilities

1. District Programme Implementation

The District Consultant will be responsible for day-to-day implementation of project activities across schools and communities. The position will coordinate with district government departments, schools, PHCs, community organisations and to ensure quality implementation of HPV awareness activities and achievement of programme targets.

- Conduct Mapping of Schools, Identify and engage Schools interested in the programme and collect all the data in specific formats.
- Conduct discussions with onboarded schools and identify teachers and administrators that will actively participate in the school programme.




- Conduct regular sessions with teachers and staff.
- Prepare cohort of schools for ToT and plan and conduct ToT in their districts.
- Conduct Parent sensitization sessions with the teachers and administrators.
- Share IEC material and ensure that timely notifications and reminders are sent by school staff to the students regarding the vaccination programme.
- Plan and Conduct Expert session in a School with the support of teachers and students after school.
- Maintain record of teachers, students, parents attending sessions, identify students who got vaccinated and under the program (school ambassador).
- Ensure implementation follows approved workplan and quality standards.
- Support in organising state level events, workshops, ToT

2. Community mobilisation and PHC Engagement

- Identify and engage 2-3 PHC (in assigned district) where the staff can be motivated and trained to promote HPV vaccination at their centre and localities.
- Plan and conduct Community outreach with the support of PHC staff and local volunteers.
- Support extension of Programme's digital initiatives to their districts to ensure their teachers and students regular engagement. Promote the GEI Teeka Talk campaign and HPV vaccination awareness campaigns.




- Organise special day celebration in their district at school level.
- Maintain regular communication with the Reporting officer and provide regular updated related to the programme.

3. Data Collection, Documentation & Reporting

- Collect data in the data collection tools as required for the programme. Monitor the quality of data collected from the assigned districts.
- Provide support in preparing Monthly reports and Quarterly reports
- Collect Program specific Case studies, Success stories, Best practices and share with the national team
- Ensure compliance of all safeguarding protocols and consents for capturing and collecting any data for the programme.

Any Other Responsibility

- Perform any other community engagement or project-related responsibilities assigned by the State Coordinator, National Programme or ISRN management.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Public Health, Social Work, Rural Development, Sociology, Education,

Psychology, Community Development

Experience

- 1-3 years in community-based development programmes and community mobilization.
- Experience working with schools.
- Experience coordinating government programmes.
- Preferred Candidates would have a working background in HPV, Immunization, Adolescent Health, RMNCAH+, Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC)

Skills

- Community Mobilisation
- Training Facilitation
- Government Coordination
- Communication
- Documentation & Data Collection
- MS Office
- Local language proficiency

Travel

- Regular travel across schools, PHCs and communities within the district (60–70%).

📌 District Coordinator (India)
🏢 I.S.R.N (Indian Social Responsibility Network)
📍 India