Senior Director - Policy Advocacy (10-12 yrs)

This is a leadership position, reporting to the Chief Program Officer (CPO) for policy and advocacy work.

The Director Policy and Advocacy will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for the advocacy with key stakeholders such as MOHFW, National Programs, State Governments in service of organizations mission.

The position is carved out to support policy advocacy with the highest level in the Government on telemedicine, strengthening the policy environment for telemedicine in the country, influencing key opinion leaders with the evidences-based approach and leading policy changes.

The ideal candidate will have a successful track record in advocacy and influencing policies at State and Central Government level.

Strong experience in working with government, donors and civil society organizations, experience in digital health, and knowledge of telemedicine.

This position is based in Delhi, either remote/based at MOHFW with significant travel to project states.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

- Work with MOHFW, ABDM, NHA, Niti Ayog, National Health Programs, CDAC and other key Government Stakeholders, supporting and doing evidence-based advocacy for Telemedicine initiatives.

- Support State Program Managers in the advocacy and liasoning with the State Government Stakeholders in the implementation states.

- Maintain collaborative relationships developed with Government stakeholders for substantiating the mission of the organizationSupporting Government stakeholders developing frameworks, guidelines, tools etc for effective implementation of telemedicine services.

- Communicating effectively the objectives, goals and achievements of the organization with the Government stakeholders.

- Nurture long-term trusting relationships with Government stakeholders for each of our projects.

- Initiate and set goals for programs according to the strategic objectives of the organization.

Collaboration with Internal Stakeholders:

- Work collaboratively with the internal stakeholders such as MLE, Technology, Partnerships, Clinical, for identifying areas for advocacy, policy influencing etc.

- Support different departments with respect to advocacy and Government relationship building work for substantiating the organization objectives.

- Ensure advocacy efforts and activities adhere to legal guidelines and internal policies.

- Keep senior management informed with detailed and accurate reports or presentations.

- Be an external presence that publishes and communicates program results at conferences, events and through impactful reports.

- Collaborate with partnership team to engage with donors, advocate for scale up and follow on funding.

- Supporting Conducive Policy Environment for Telemedicine, AI and Digital health initiatives.

- Support legal teams in telemedicine policy analysis related work.

- Be updated on the policy environment and ecosystem in India and other countries related to Telemedicine, AI, and Digital Health Initiatives.

- Identify the opportunities on supporting Government on the policy framework, guidelines and work with internal stakeholders to support Government.

- Support the partnership and fundraising department to Develop new partnerships, proposals and budgets for new programs, as and when required.

- Support the partnerships teams in donor engagement and nurturing relationships as required.

Qualifications & Experience:

- Proven leadership and relationship management experience.

- The position will need to prioritize key activities and manage competing priorities across a virtual and in-person team and multiple site-locations.

Specific requirements include:

- Advanced degree in related field MPH/MBA in Health Management, PGDHM, MSW with experience in Public Health, Digital Health, mHealth or eHealth.

- Min 10 years experience in project implementation, policy advocacy and management of public health programs.

- Strong policy, advocacy acumen.

- Proven experience in the development sector, preferably with government projects.

- Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and method.

- Excellent knowledge of monitoring & evaluation techniques and key metrics.

- Work experience in digital health and telemedicine, ideally, working closely with product development, testing, and ideation.

- A business acumen with a strategic ability.

- An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.

- Excellent communication skills fluency in English and Hindi.

- Proven ability to manage professional relationships and to work under pressure.