About The Organisation
The Antara Foundation (TAF)
envisions a world where women and children do not suffer from preventable health conditions. We believe that every mother and every child deserves an equal start to a healthy life. We support the public health system in delivering solutions on a scale to improve maternal and child health outcomes by partnering with the government and communities. Interventions of The Antara Foundation follow two closely integrated paths: to help the government system deliver higher-quality health care to the community and to support the community in mobilizing and seeking better health outcomes.For more information, visit antarafoundation.org.
About The Position
TAF’s Digital Public Health Program is building the next generation of scalable, interoperable digital health systems in India, combining WhatsApp-based nudging, workflow automation, conversational AI, and data-driven decision support. After developing initial sets of solutions and a healthy partner ecosystem, we are now looking to expand our in-house technical development capabilities.The
Program Manager – Digital Health Implementation
will serve as the vital bridge between technology and the field, ensuring that TAF’s digital innovations are designed, tested, and scaled to solve real problems for health workers and communities. You will coordinate user research, pilot rollouts, and multi-partner collaborations for TAF’s digital initiatives across implementation geographies. You will also work closely with government stakeholders, technical development teams, and the knowledge, M&E, and communications teams to document and package implementation learnings effectively, ensuring that technology solutions are grounded in field realities and aligned with government priorities.If you thrive at the intersection of technology, public health, and systems change, this role offers a chance to shape how digital tools drive last-mile impact.
Duty Station:
Delhi (with travel to program locations)
Reporting to:
Chief Strategy Officer – Digital Health
Key Responsibilities
- Lead user research and co-design processes with ASHAs, ANMs, and field teams.
- Translate field insights into clear digital product requirements and feedback loops, including requirements for AI-enabled predictive models and voice interfaces.
- Collaborate closely with full-stack and data/AI engineers to ensure user needs inform product design.
- Manage rollout of digital pilots and solutions (e.g., WhatsApp-based nudging, AI assistants).
- Coordinate across technology and research partners and internal design team members.
- Track adoption, performance, and impact of digital tools through dashboards and data reviews.
- Support field training, AI model validation in the field, user feedback, and continuous iteration of AI-assisted and voice-enabled solutions.
- Ensure government alignment, interoperability, and compliance with national digital health standards.
- Prepare reports, documentation, and presentations for internal and partner stakeholders.
Skills And Experience
- Education: Master’s in Public Health, Social Work, or a related discipline.
- Experience: 5–8 years in program management in health, development, or social impact sectors, including:
- Leading digital health, data-driven, or technology-enabled interventions, with end-to-end responsibility for design, rollout, and iteration.
- Field experience working with community health workers (ASHA, ANM, AWW), community members, and supervisory staff at sub-district and district levels within government systems.
- Project management across teams, coordinating content, communications, M&E, technical development, and partner organisations to deliver integrated digital solutions.
- Facilitating collaboration across government departments, NGOs, and technology partners.
- Hands-on experience with WhatsApp automation platforms (Glific, Gupshup, WATI) and comfort engaging with AI/ML-enabled digital tools, dashboards, and mobile data systems.
- Proficient in tools such as Trello, JIRA, Google Sheets, and analytics dashboards for workflow tracking, reporting, and iterative improvement.
Personal Attributes
- Strong communicator who bridges technology and field realities.
- Passionate about frontline empowerment and digital inclusion.
- Empathetic, adaptive, and proactive in managing complexity.
- Driven by systems thinking and long-term impact.
