Program Officer - M&E, VBD

Overview

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.

Programme Overview:

Vector Borne Diseases (VBDs) such as malaria, visceral leishmaniasis (VL, also called kala-azar), lymphatic filariasis (LF), dengue, chikungunya, and Japanese encephalitis remain major public health concerns in India.

India has achieved remarkable reductions in VBD cases and deaths over recent decades. Malaria cases have reduced from 75 million at the time of India's independence to 200,00 in 2023-24, while deaths have reduced from 800,000 to 83 during the same period. For LF, though active transmission and infection rates have declined, the chronic manifestations remain significant. India reported about 600,00 lymphoedema cases and 125,000 hydrocele cases caused by filarial worms in 2023. For VL, cases have reduced to 500 in 2023. The Government of India has committed to the elimination of several VBDs within defined timelines- for example, eliminating malaria by 2030 and lymphatic filariasis and kala-azar ahead of global targets.Despite these gains, these illnesses continue to contribute substantially to disease burden, morbidity, mortality and disability, particularly among populations living in rural, remote, or otherwise underserved areas. Climate change, urbanization, migration, environmental factors, and gaps in vector control and surveillance continue to challenge disease elimination efforts.The National Center for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC) is the nodal agency under the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) responsible for orchestrating the government's response to VBDs. Its roles include policy formulation, standard setting, strategic planning (including disease elimination timelines), surveillance strengthening, capacity building, coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-governmental efforts, and deploying innovations in vector control, diagnostics, and community engagement.

Project Background:

WJCF is privileged to support NVBDCP's bold vision of accelerated elimination of VL and LF through an embedded technical support unit (TSU) since 2020. This TSU provides support to the NCVBDC including, inter alia:

Position Summary:

WJCF is seeking a highly motivated individual with outstanding credentials and demonstrated analytical abilities to work within NCVBDC. The Program Officer - M&E would deliver critical and on-demand program insights by leveraging multiple data sources and field insights. They will also support data collation, analysis and visualization and identification of innovative approaches/technologies to support the elimination goals. The PO will report to the Lead for the VBD TSU.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate and clean data from multiple sources and conduct multi-dimensional analysis for offering purposive insights to officials at NCVBDC.
• Develop and socialize pre-defined and custom-defined reports and dashboards for NCVBDC, state, and sub-state functionaries to utilize for routine program planning, decision-making, monitoring and management.
• Develop technical briefs and fact sheets to communicate key findings and suggestions across a matrixed government organization.
• Support the documentation of program progress through reports, presentations, and templates for effective internal use and dissemination of reports at the state and national levels.
• Undertake periodic visits to States/UTs and districts to identify challenges and address gaps.
• Undertake other responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in public health, statistics, economics, life sciences or other related fields with minimum 2 years of professional experience; or master s degree with minimum 1 year of professional experience.
• Professional experience in a dynamic and innovative work environment, inter alia, life science research, impact evaluation, development consulting, public sector advisory.
• Previous experience with M&E, Data analytics and dashboard development for funded projects.
• High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently in high-pressure and unstructured settings, to work closely within and across other teams and to adapt to new environments and challenges.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, problem-solving and strong organizational abilities and detail-oriented approach.
• Willingness to travel frequently (~20-30% time).

Last Date to Apply: 22nd July , 2026