Divisional Coordinator

Role & responsibilities

Job Summary

Based at the assigned districts, the Divisional Coordinator (DC) will work under the guidance of the State Coordinator. S/he will be the focal point at the district level and coordinate the activities in line with the program implementation plan and ensure that all targets are achieved. S/he will actively engage with the project stakeholders including officials in the Health Department, Department of Women and

Child Development as well as Nutrition International and solicit their support in implementing identified project activities.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate implementation of Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFAS) through schools, AWCs, and outreach platforms such as AHWDs, ensuring consistent coverage of in-school and out-of-school adolescent girls.
• Engage with Education, ICDS, and Health departments to strengthen delivery and monitoring of adolescent health services, especially iron supplementation, anemia testing, and counselling.
• Support targeted interventions to reach underserved groups including adolescents in private schools, vocational institutes, and out-of-school girls.
• Promote community and parental engagement through BCI tools to improve supplement adherence and health-seeking behavior among adolescent girls.
• Conduct joint field visits to schools and AWCs with block/district officials to monitor quality and consistency of adolescent nutrition service delivery.
• Participate in review meetings conducted by District and Taluk Level officials of Health, ICDS and Education when agenda has components of AHN.
• Validate data related to adolescent anemia testing, supplementation, and counselling in HMIS and ICDS-CAS, and ensure timely corrective actions for reporting gaps.
• Support district health, ICDS, and Education departments in program planning, budgeting, monitoring, and implementation.

Programmatic Responsibilities

• Introduce the project to district/block-level stakeholders jointly with the State Coordinator and ensure regular updates to build administrative ownership.
• Support rapid landscape assessments to identify service delivery gaps and context-specific challenges related to AHN component.
• Facilitate district-level orientation workshops and planning meetings to build buy-in and initiate implementation of interventions.
• Coordinate convergence across departments (Health, ICDS, Education) through regular participation in district/block meetings and advocacy for resource allocation.
• Monitor monthly stock availability of IFA, calcium, digital Hb meters, and other commodities, support accurate forecasting, timely indenting, and buffer stock maintenance.
• Conduct supportive supervision and field monitoring across platforms (schools, AWCs, health facilities) and share findings to guide timely corrective actions.
• Compile and submit monthly progress reports capturing quantitative and qualitative insights, support review meetings with performance data and recommendations.
• Ensure program monitoring, and compliance of identified gaps and their solutions.
• Enhance Data quality for HMIS, School & ICDS reporting to track progress effectively.
• Promote use of NI developed BCI products and activities at various community-based events and platforms.
• Document implementation experiences, success stories, and promising practices to contribute to cross-district learning and donor reporting.
• Undertake any other responsibilities assigned by the State Coordinator, senior project leadership at HLFPPT and Nutrition International.
• Divisional Coordinators are expected to be in the Designated District Head Quarter and to travel to their assigned Districts as per the approved Travel Plan for 17 days in a month.
• Field Visits should cover PHCs, Schools, AWCs, meetings with Mos, THOs, BHEOs, CDPOs, ICDS Supervisors, BEOs, FLWs and Capacity Building Trainings.

Preferred candidate profile

• Graduate in Nutrition/Social Science/Social Work, Public Health, or any related field.
• Minimum 3-4 years of experience working with the ICDS, health department, or NGOs working in health and nutrition.
• Should be a local candidate/strong familiarity with the district and block.
• Sound Communication skills in Kannada with good understanding of MS Office and functional writing skills in English. Knowledge of English and Hindi is desirable for coordination with Nutrition International.
• Knowledge of program monitoring and evaluation tools & techniques.
• Understanding of the functioning of ICDS, Health, SHGs, Youth club and field level functionaries (ASHA, AWW, ANM).
• Understanding of health and nutrition situation and challenges of the region.
• Experience working in teams and with diverse stakeholders.