Centre of Excellence Director
A consortium of organization led by Swasti, a Health Resource Centre in partnership with Vrutti is establishing a “Centre of Excellence” (CoE). The Centre of Excellence is first of its kind in India and is supported by Abt Associates and USAID. The CoE aims to institutionalise capacity and help ensure sustainability of ventures that are focussed on addressing social issues through innovative approaches (Market Based Health Programs) (MBPH). COE shall follow 5 I’s (Ideate, Innovate, Incubate, Implement, and Impact) support structure to the MBPHs.
The CoE works towards improving the effectiveness of the existing MBPH by providing key support in the area of Business planning, business development strategies, building long term strategic relationship and knowledge management. It also focuses identification of new market opportunities, products and services. The key focus for CoE is to make the MBPH financially sustainable and viable ventures. CoE works with developmental agencies and builds partnerships for market development and provision of services. It acts as a repository of information on various models of social ventures and disseminates learning to a wider audience. The services of COE will be delivered on a commercially viable basis.
The Centre of Excellence shall be lead and managed by the Director and will be supported by Portfolio Managers.
The consortium is seeking candidature from Public Health professionals to lead the CoE in the capacity of Director.
Role: To lead and establish the Centre of Excellence and help achieve sustainability of MBPH and CoE
Responsibilities Include:
1. Scoping Study: Undertake a scoping study of the existing MBPH in order to understand the concept, design and the operational model followed by the MBPH. The study should result in providing inputs on various models for MBPHs, emerging needs of MBPH, market needs and market absorption of the products, list of products and services that can potentially be offered by CoE to MBPH.
2. Strategise and plan for MBPH: The Director shall engage in and facilitate the existing social enterprises/MBPH in development of business and operational plans. These plans should focus on long term vision, scalability and keeping financial viability as the key factor.
3. Strategise and plan for CoE: Develop in consultation and participation of consortium partners and client, a robust and implementable Business and operation plan for CoE. The plan should be able to provide kinds of services and products that CoE can offer and the revenue model for each of such services and products.
4. Develop Products and Services: The Director should be able to develop products and services that shall help in expansion of market base of the MBPH. These products and services should be market tested before being launched. The Director should be able to bring out pioneering products in the field of social enterprises and should look at constantly upgrading the services based on the market demands.
5. Business development: The Director shall support the MBPH in proactively approaching various sectoral players, other MBPH and develop linkages with corporate and other agencies to augment business opportunities. The role also includes support in development of audio and video promotional materials and presentations.
6. Identify new markets and support new MBPHs: Undertake Research in order to explore new markets, demands and services, possibilities of setting up new MBPH and social enterprises.
7. Modelling of new programs: Provide a proof of concept for the new MBPH focussing on market led demands for products. Develop Business and operational plans for the new MBPH that shall also include marketing strategies
8. Monitoring and reporting: Design the monitoring system and framework for assessment of performance of MBPH. The monitoring system should be able to capture the progress; outputs achieved and look at the outcome parameters as desired in the Business plans. These reports shall be shared with the consortium partners and Abt Associates on a periodical basis.
9. Knowledge Management: Gather information on the various social ventures in India and abroad for dissemination to all concerned agencies and organizations. Distil learning from the functioning of social ventures, models of operations, market strategies adopted. These learning shall be packaged in the form of tool kits, products, case studies and best practices.
10. Client and stakeholder management: Foster good working relationship with partners and associates. Build strategic partnerships with clients, agencies, other MBPH, corporate agencies involved in social enterprises and other stakeholders
11. Financial Management: The Director will be responsible for management of financial integrity and fairness in all financial dealings and transactions. The overall responsibility of the financial management, control systems, financial reporting and contractual obligation shall be of the Director.
12. Build and manage a capacitated team: Build and manage a small by high powered and capacitated team that is aligned to the vision of CoE and committed to provision of high quality services to MBPH and social enterprises.
Profile:
We are looking for a Public health professional (PG) with 10+ years of experience in managing/running a social enterprise. The person should have a penchant for development and marketing of social products. A good understanding of communication techniques and experience in project management, consulting and researches will be an added advantage. The person should have demonstrated abilities on business planning and understanding of finances and financial ratios. The person should have prior working experience with USAID or USAID funded projects. The person should be fluent in Hindi and English (Read, Write and Speak).
The skills desired are team management, good verbal and written communication, capacity building and facilitation and computer skills.
Place of Work: Stationed at New Delhi
Travelling requirement: The job will involve a travel of 10 days in a month across India.
Remuneration: Commensurate with experience and skills
Reporting: The Director – COE will be directly reporting to CEO of Swasti.
Interested candidates may post their CV with the title” Application for the post of CoE-Director” to nitin@cms-india.org / manjula@cms-india.org or contact 09342863530/080-23419616.
