The Antara Foundation
Senior Program Lead – Program Support
About The Organization
The Antara Foundation (TAF)
envisions a world where women and children do not suffer from preventable health conditions. We believe that every mother and each child deserve an equal start to a healthy life. We support the public health system deliver solutions at scale, to improve maternal and child health outcomes, by partnering with government and communities. Interventions of The Antara Foundation follow two closely integrated paths: to help the government system deliver better quality health care to the community and to support the community to mobilize and seek better health outcomes.We are a young, energetic, and passionate team, working across eight districts, 38 blocks, 5,700 villages, with 20,000 Frontline Health Workers (FLWs), and reaching 379,000 women and 650,000 children in central India. Over the next few years, we see ourselves spreading across multiple locations in India to implement our solutions and to create an impact at scale.For more information visit antarafoundation.org.
Reporting to:
Director - Programs
Location:
Bhopal with extensive travel to intervention districts as required
Position Summary
The Senior Program Lead – Program Support
will report to the Director – Programs and play a key role in supporting the implementation of TAF’s strategic interventions. The individual will work across key programmatic areas such as Project Anugami, facility based intervention, System strengthening initiatives, Community AAA/AAA Platform and other community-based innovations. The role requires a dynamic and proactive individual who is logical, analytical, skilled in facilitation and documentation and able to work across multiple functional teams and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Program Implementation & Support
- Lead and provide end-to-end support for planning, rollout, and monitoring of TAF interventions, including Anugami, C/AAA platform, facility-based intervention, system strengthening, and home/community engagement models.
- Ensure smooth implementation of interventions by providing technical guidance to field teams.
- Track program deliverables, timelines, and outcomes to ensure effective and timely execution.
- Cross-functional Coordination
- Act as a bridge between program, M&E, operations, partnerships, and data teams to ensure seamless alignment.
- Facilitate smooth information flow, timely issue resolution, and decision-making across teams.
- Support district and block-level teams in addressing challenges and encourage cross-learning.
- Program & Team Management
- Lead implementation in assigned geographies, ensuring program quality and accountability.
- Supervise and handhold program staff, providing day-to-day oversight and guidance.
- Facilitation & Stakeholder Engagement
- Facilitate internal planning meetings, review workshops, and joint learning sessions with teams.
- Represent TAF in forums with state-level government stakeholders and partner organizations.
- Build strong working relationships with external stakeholders to strengthen program effectiveness.
- Documentation & Knowledge Management
- Develop reports, briefs, case studies, and other knowledge products to capture program design and field insights.
- Systematically document processes, innovations, and learnings to enable replication and scaling.
- Prepare high-quality presentations and materials for leadership and donor engagements.
- Analytical & Strategic Support
- Use data and field insights for adaptive program management and timely course correction.
- Support the Director – Programs in strategic planning, donor reporting, and new program proposal development.
- Refine theories of change, logical frameworks, and intervention design for stronger impact.
Skills And Experience Required.
- Postgraduate degree in Public Health, Business Administration, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or related fields.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in program implementation, preferably in health, nutrition, or community development. Exposure to scalable, systems-level public health programs will be a plus.
- Experience in managing large-scale projects and mid-level program teams. Prior experience in central and northern Indian states (Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Delhi) will be preferred.
- Strong understanding of government health systems, community platforms, and frontline health worker dynamics. Familiarity with government departments such as Health, ICDS, and Panchayati Raj will be desirable.
- Proven ability to coordinate across teams, facilitate meetings, and manage complex workflows.
- Demonstrated experience in program documentation, reporting, and knowledge management.
- Strong analytical and logical thinking with problem-solving ability. Attention to detail and ability to synthesize information clearly.
- Excellent communication skills in both English and Hindi (verbal and written).
- Skilled in facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and cross-team coordination.
- Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality outputs.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and digital collaboration tools.
