Job Description
Job Title: State Coordinator – Malaria Elimination Project
Department: Program Implementation
Travel: 40% (all the project locations)
Location: Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Reporting to: Project Manager – Malaria Elimination Project
Duration: Till 31st March 2027
Level Of Contact With Children: 2 – Sporadic or Occasional contact with Children
The position holder shall be responsible to adhere & work within the ambit of Plan India’s Safeguarding & Gender Equality Policies.
ABOUT PLAN INDIA
PIIC is a nationally registered not for profit organization striving to advance children’s rights and equality for girls, thus creating a lasting impact in the lives of vulnerable and excluded children and their communities. Since 1979, PIIC and its partners have improved the lives of millions of children and young people by enabling them access to protection, quality education and healthcare services, a healthy environment, livelihood opportunities and participation in decisions which affect their lives. To know more about PIIC visit www.planindia.org
SUMMARY OF THE OVERALL JOB
The primary purpose of the State Coordinator is to lead the implementation of the Vector-Borne Disease (VBD) control project at the state level. This includes managing the state project team, ensuring timely and effective execution of project activities, and facilitating strong coordination between state and district-level officials to strengthen planning, monitoring, supervision, and evaluation in high malaria-endemic districts.
KEY FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES
- Early diagnosis and complete treatment
- Ensure that the MO-PHC prescribes antimalarial treatment only after getting positive results in fever cases referred to the laboratory for blood examination by microscopy
- Sensitize the MO-PHC, Block Coordinators and CHVs on timely referral of severe malaria cases.
- Assist the DVBDCO in ensuring that all microscopy centres in the district are functional by positioning of LTs.
- Ensure sufficient stocks of antimalarials in PHC and periphery.
- Assist the DVBDCO in analysing data for action and prediction of outbreak and also assist in epidemiological investigation based on weekly fever surveillance report.
- Monitor therapeutic failure in malaria cases (failure of response to Chloroquine and ACT) and inform the district and state headquarters immediately.
- Ensure that records of clinically diagnosed cases are maintained.
- Along with MO-PHC, undertake trainings of health supervisors, Block Coordinators and CHVs.
- Vector control
- Provide technical support to DVBDCO, BMOs and MTSs for the preparation of district and sub-district plans for control of malaria and other vector borne diseases.
- Supervise IRS micro-planning and implementation to ensure quality and coverage.
- Supportive supervision
- Ensure that the programme guidelines for planning, training, service provision, monitoring, supervision, and surveillance of VBDs are followed in all health facilities and by all health workers concerned in the district.
- Work with state and district-level officers to establish good practices of supportive supervision in the district for the control of VBDs.
- Conduct regular field visits for ensuring quality implementation of the programme and provide technical support to the concerned staff on site, including ongoing on the job training and supportive supervision of DCs.
- Visit all sentinel surveillance sites once a fortnight and 50% of PHCs in a month.
- Visit subcentres and supervise BCs, CHVs and make patient visits.
- Supervise the VBD control logistics of diagnostics, drugs and insecticides so as to ensure against stock-outs.
- Ensure that First Expire First Out (FEFO) principle is followed in commodity utilization.
- IEC / BCC / Intersectoral collaboration
- Actively seek involvement of district collector, district administration, NGOs, CBOs and the private sector (health and non-health) under various schemes.
- Assist the DVBDCO and specialized staff in development of the BCC/ IEC plan for the district with special emphasis on IPC tools and innovations in BCC / IEC.
- Ensure timely data analysis, presentation and interpretation for VBD surveillance at district level.
- Records and reports
- Ensure timely preparation of annual report and plan on VBDs.
- Ensure timely submission of district level reports to state.
- Participate in all district and state level meetings held to review the situation of VBDs.
- Submit a monthly advance tour program by 7th of the month to National Project Coordinator and state VBD officers.
- Maintain tour diary and vehicle log book for each month.
- Submit monthly activity report to National Project Coordinator and SPO.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Master’s degree in Zoology with Entomology from a recognised University, or institute or Master’s degree in Public Health Entomology.
- 3 years’ experience in teaching and/or research and, / or control in the field of Medical Entomology or Public Health Entomology or Vector Borne Diseases under any of the schemes of the Central Government or State Government or Union Territory Administrations or autonomous or statutory organisations or public sector undertakings or universities or recognised research institutes.
- In areas where a candidate with the desired qualification is not available, a Science Graduate will be considered. Qualification can be relaxed only in exceptional cases.
- The candidate should be preferably from the same state for the post he/she applies.
- Experienced candidate in health-related programme shall be given preference.
- Ability to speak, understand, read and write in Hindi, English and/or regional language based on the State of operations.
Age Limit: Applicants must be 58 years of age or below as of the date of application. Candidates above 58 years will not be considered for this position.
COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYMENT
PlIC is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women candidates are encouraged to apply.
Our policies and procedures reflect our commitment to child rights and child protection.
How to apply
Please send us your updated resume along with a suitability note (Single Word document only) at planindiacareers@planindia.org. Please mention “State Coordinator – Malaria Elimination Project, Odisha” in the subject.
Last date of application is 30th October 2025.
Please note the applications are being assessed on a rolling basis
Given the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.