Interactive Research & Development (IRD) Full Time NEW

Job Purpose

The incumbent will lead the strategic design and execution of person-centered integrated health delivery interventions for prevalent communicable and non-communicable diseases across Sindh, ensuring high-quality implementation, coordination across functions, and data-informed decision-making—ultimately contributing to improved health outcomes and strengthened health systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the development of district-level implementation strategies aligned with project goals, drawing on evidence, field realities, and cross-sector inputs to ensure delivery of person-centered care across prevalent communicable and non-communicable diseases.
• Oversee the effective roll-out of complex interventions across multiple sites, ensuring activities are delivered on time, within scope, and to quality standards through strong team supervision, operational planning, and problem-solving.
• Supervise a dedicated data team to ensure timely, accurate data collection and analysis, enabling the use of program data for operational decision-making, performance monitoring, and donor reporting.
• Lead the planning and oversight of community mobilization efforts, implementation research activities, and ethical storytelling initiatives to ensure that interventions remain responsive, inclusive, and grounded in the experiences of service users.
• Lead the planning and oversight of community mobilization efforts and ethical storytelling initiatives to ensure interventions remain responsive, inclusive, and grounded in the experiences of service users.
• Coordinate closely with the dedicated program M&E team to facilitate access, data accuracy, and team cooperation required for routine monitoring, external evaluations, and adaptive learning cycles that enhance program effectiveness.
• Work in close collaboration with the designated Stakeholder Liaison Manager to provide programmatic inputs, analysis, and coordination support that strengthen relationships with government bodies, implementing partners, and local community stakeholders.
• Support and work closely with the Senior Manager and Program Director on donor engagement—preparing high-quality reports, strategic updates, budget narratives, and results summaries that reflect both compliance and programmatic insight.
• Support the design, coordination, and oversight of implementation research activities to generate actionable insights that inform program adaptation and continuous improvement.
• Ensure close coordination with support functions (finance, procurement, HR) to anticipate and resolve operational bottlenecks, enabling smooth and accountable program delivery.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES (KSA)