WJCF is an Indian non-profit organisation committed to saving lives by reducing the burden of disease and strengthening government-owned, high-quality health systems. Since 2007, WJCF has combined data-driven approaches and deep public health expertise with strong government partnerships to design, implement, and scale solutions across India’s national and state health programmes. We work for and at the service of governments — supporting the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and State Departments of Health to build systems that are strong, sustainable, and led by Indian institutions.

As an Indian organisation, WJCF brings an unmatched depth of contextual understanding of India’s health system architecture, policy landscape, and implementation realities across diverse geographies and population groups. This local institutional credibility, combined with global technical rigour, is central to WJCF’s effectiveness as a partner to governments and donors.

Our work is built around four complementary roles: as a Trusted Government Partner, co-designing programmes and strengthening health system architecture; as an Operational Partner, translating strategies into effective on-the-ground delivery; as a Market Shaper, improving the availability and affordability of health commodities; and as an Ecosystem Catalyst, convening governments, development partners, academia, and the private sector to drive solutions at scale.

WJCF’s programme portfolio spans thematic areas like hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, vector-borne diseases, syphilis, cervical cancer, diabetes, maternal and childhood anaemia, immunisation, under-5 diarrhoea and pneumonia, sexual and reproductive health, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri – Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), hypoxemia and oxygen, safe drinking water, sickle cell disease, presbyopia, lead poisoning, and cross cutting thematic areas like AI and Health, integrated disease surveillance and climate and health.

We currently support programmes across 19 states and union territories, with teams working at national, state, district, and sub-district levels.

Our people are our greatest asset. WJCF brings together a talented, diverse team of professionals from public health, analytics, consulting, healthcare, the development sector, and academia, all united by a shared commitment to improving health outcomes for the people of India. We are entrepreneurial, action-oriented, and deeply grounded in the communities and systems we work in. Our field teams collectively bring hundreds of years of experience managing public health programmes across the country.

WJCF collaborates with a range of international and domestic partners and donors to advance its mission, including an affiliation with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), a global health organisation with which WJCF shares a common mission and values.

Project Overview:

India continues to face significant challenges in improving newborn and child health outcomes, particularly in high-burden states where access to timely, quality care for sick neonates and children remains uneven. Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), birth asphyxia, sepsis, and other complications continue to contribute significantly to neonatal morbidity and mortality.

WJCF is undertaking an engagement to map the current landscape of neonatal RDS management across the care continuum and generate actionable evidence to inform improved uptake and utilization of neonatal respiratory support devices. The project will also support state government in Madhya Pradesh to strengthen neonatal RDS management at public health facilities through capacity-building, development of SOPs and training materials, routine data capture, mentorship, stakeholder consultations, and documentation of implementation learnings.

Alongside the neonatal RDS work, the work will also include a focused pediatric emergency care component. This will involve rapid assessment of triage systems, equipment availability, human resource roles, referral pathways, patient journeys, stabilization practices, and key delay points across selected facilities and states. The findings will inform system gap analysis, patient pathway maps, and practical recommendations for strengthening pediatric emergency care.

Position Summary:

The Senior Project Coordinator/Project Coordinator will support field-level implementation, data collection, coordination, monitoring, and documentation of project activities related to neonatal RDS management, CPAP access and utilization, referral pathways, and pediatric emergency care. The role will involve regular engagement with public health facilities, including SNCUs, NBSUs, CHCs, referral transport systems, and other relevant service delivery points. The Field Officer will support rapid facility assessments, stakeholder interviews, routine data collection, validation visits, capacity-building activities, mentorship follow-ups, and documentation of field-level learnings. The Senior Project Coordinator/Project Coordinator will work closely with the program team, state and district health officials, facility in-charges, pediatricians, medical officers, nurses, referral transport teams, and other relevant stakeholders. The role requires strong field coordination skills, attention to detail, ability to collect and organize programmatic data, and willingness to travel extensively across assigned districts and facilities. WJCF seeks a proactive and motivated professional with experience in public health implementation, facility assessments, RMNCH+A/newborn health programs, emergency care, or health systems strengthening. Familiarity with SNCUs, NBSUs, CPAP, neonatal care, pediatric care, referral systems, or government health programs will be an advantage.

• Support planning and implementation of field activities related to neonatal RDS management, CPAP access and utilization, pediatric emergency care, referral systems, and facility readiness assessments.
• Conduct regular field visits to selected public health facilities, including SNCUs, NBSUs, CHCs, district hospitals, and other relevant service delivery sites.
• Support data collection using structured tools to assess availability, readiness, quality, and utilization of neonatal RDS management services.
• Contribute to pediatric emergency care assessments, including review of triage systems, emergency equipment, human resource roles, stabilization practices, referral pathways, patient flow, and delay points from home to facility and from facility to higher centers.
• Conduct and document stakeholder interactions with facility staff, pediatricians, medical officers, nurses, SNCU/NBSU staff, referral transport teams, district officials, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Assist in validation of facility-level data through record reviews, register checks, triangulation with available government data systems, and discussions with facility staff.
• Identify field-level gaps related to infrastructure, equipment, commodities, provider capacity, clinical practices, data reporting, referral coordination, and device use/non-use, and share timely updates with the program team.
• Support capacity-building activities, including trainings, master trainer sessions, facility orientations, mentoring visits, and follow-up of trained providers.
• Provide field-level handholding and coordination support to facilities for strengthening documentation, routine reporting, protocol adherence, and service delivery practices.
• Support organization of district, state, and facility-level meetings, stakeholder consultations, working group discussions, and review meetings as required.
• Document implementation learnings, barriers, enablers, good practices, case examples, and facility-level observations to inform learning briefs, reports, and knowledge products.
• Maintain accurate records of field visits, meeting notes, completed assessment tools, data submissions, action points, and follow-up status.
• Coordinate with district and facility-level stakeholders to ensure timely completion of project activities and resolution of implementation bottlenecks.
• Support the program team in preparing facility summaries, district updates, gap assessment notes, patient pathway maps, and other project documentation.
• Undertake additional responsibilities, as required, to support effective and timely implementation of the neonatal RDS and pediatric emergency care project.

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, social work, nursing, life sciences, hospital administration, health management, development studies, or a related field.
• 4-10 years of relevant work experience in public health program implementation, health systems strengthening, newborn and child health, RMNCH+A, community health, or government health programs.
• Prior experience working with government health systems at division, district or block level.
• Strong understanding of public health service delivery systems, particularly in rural or semi-urban contexts.
• Willingness to travel extensively within the state.
• Good communication, coordination, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders, including government officials, facility staff, frontline and workers.
• Basic proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Fluency in Hindi is essential; working knowledge of English is desirable.

Last Date to Apply: 12th July, 2026