The Foundation We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, we\xe2\x80\x99re committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally. The Team In India the foundation, over the past 2 decades, has been working with India\xe2\x80\x99s Central and State governments, community groups, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, the private sector, and development organizations, to achieve our shared goals. Our strong networks and ability to convene intellectual resources from many sectors and regions of the globe allow us to address complex challenges as they emerge or evolve. With a particular focus on Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, we work with partners to develop impactful and sustainable solutions to improve the quality and coverage of key services for the poor and vulnerable. We also work in the states of MP, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Maharashtra to support programs in the Global Growth Opportunities portfolio (urban sanitation, agricultural development, and digital financial inclusion), and gender equality. On NTDs, we work in the high endemic geographies of Visceral Leishmaniasis and Lymphatic Filariasis for elimination of these diseases in India. We support government of India\xe2\x80\x99s immunization efforts to increase coverage and equity with a focus on never treated populations and urban geographies.
India has much to offer the world, as part of its development cooperation agenda and beyond, in a manner of potential benefits not only to other countries but much to India through stimulating the \xe2\x80\x98Make in India\xe2\x80\x99 initiative. India has made strides in several areas, spanning systems, technologies, innovations, manufacturing, and others. There has been an interest in these from across several countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, and in some cases the BRICS countries, in learning and possible application to their own context. We believe that cross-border knowledge exchange and diffusion of practices through our deep learning acquired working with the states in India will help advance the foundation\xe2\x80\x99s goals at an accelerated pace.
This role will report to the Deputy Director, Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Delivery in the India Country Office, and work closely with our Immunization program support team (based in the Seattle). Application deadline: 10th November, 2023. Your Role The Program Officer (PO) will both originate investments and advise on investments originated by other Program Officers of the broader ICO Health team particularly UP and Bihar. They will be knowledgeable about Indian as well as global immunization program related issues and bring expertise to (co-)develop and manage investments that support innovative approaches to improve coverage and equity. This role also entails building strong relationships and acting as a guide to external partners, particularly government and government\xe2\x80\x99s supporting institutions. They will maintain relationships with national and state governments, grantees, and development partners as needed to ensure coordination and collaboration for greater collective impact. This position will work closely with other ICO teams primarily Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Policy and Behavior Change Communication as well as Seattle-based Vaccine Delivery, Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases and Pneumonia teams. What You\xe2\x80\x99ll Do
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