This position is with EAII Advisors, Evidence Action's technical partner in India.

About EAII 

EAII Advisors, Evidence Action’s technical partner in India, supports state governments in delivering evidence-based public health programs, including safe drinking water initiatives and school and Anganwadi-based National Deworming Day and iron and folic acid supplementation. Operating across 11 states, EAII Advisors provides technical assistance to ministries of health, education, water, and women and child development, reducing health burdens in impoverished communities and improving the long-term wellbeing of children and families.

About Evidence Action

At Evidence Action, we deliver data-driven interventions that transform lives at an unprecedented scale. We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions, forging healthier futures for generations.

Our model operationalizes leading academic research (including from Nobel-winning economists). We measure progress and outcomes at every stage to ensure we’re making a real impact for people living in poverty and suffering from preventable or treatable health issues. Operating across 9 countries, our team of 800+ has reached over 500 million people, working closely with governments to scale these interventions.

Our Deworm the World program has delivered over 2 billion treatments, significantly reducing worm prevalence and generating more than $23 billion in lifetime productivity gains.  Through Safe Water Now, we’ve saved the lives of over 15,000 children.  Our Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health, testing low-cost interventions with the greatest potential to save and improve lives. 

At Evidence Action, your colleagues are your greatest asset. You'll partner with high-caliber colleagues in an environment blending innovation, autonomy, and teamwork. Our team excels in disruptive thinking and believes in rolling up our sleeves to get things done. If you're looking to work flexibly and with purpose, join a team that delivers measurable change for millions.

About Safe Water Now

Evidence Action’s Safe Water Now program provides safe drinking water to over 10 million people across rural Uganda, Malawi, and Kenya. Recent evidence highlights that water treatment may be among the most cost-effective interventions available to save young children's lives, reducing all-cause child mortality by about 25%. The Dispensers for Safe Water (DSW) program, based on research by a Nobel-winning economist, utilizes an innovative and human-centric design to deliver clean water at the source in rural settings, achieving usage rates which are 5x that of comparable interventions. Evidence Action recently launched a next generation technology, In-Line Chlorination (ILC) in Uganda and Malawi, targeting rural, peri-urban, and urban communities, which has the potential to be even more cost-effective. Over the past year, we’ve more than doubled our footprint in East Africa and are actively exploring opportunities for expansion into new countries.

In addition to its longstanding work in East Africa, Evidence Action, through its technical partner in India, EAII Advisors, is launching a major technical assistance program to help the government of India reach 17.5 million people across multiple states with safe water. This complements the Indian government’s effort to bring water access to every household in the country.

About the Position

The Zonal Coordinator, Technical Assistance will report to the State Senior Manager Safe Water Operations and will be required to work in close coordination with various team members from the State and Field team. The Zonal Coordinator, Technical Assistance will be responsible for leading and training a team of Field and District Coordinators in charge of providing technical support to government officials on the implementation of our Safe Water program.  

Responsibilities 

Field Team Coordination and Monitoring (40%)

●        Coordinate a team of Field and District Coordinators responsible for government advocacy and capacity building, direct coordination of the different stakeholders involved, and communication of progress and challenges to leadership.

●        Implement systems that enable Field and District Coordinators to perform their government advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and project implementation duties.

●        Train Field and Districts Coordinators on capacity building around our Safe Water program so they can train their respective government officials at the district and subdistrict levels.

●        Carry out field visits to intervention locations to provide program and technical support as needed.

Data Management and Analysis (40%)

●        Serve as the primary user of our program’s internal information management systems to keep leadership informed about progress and challenges in their respective geographic area.

●        Analyze data collected from the Field to inform decision making and support the development and review of program activities on at least a weekly basis to identify and correct performance issues.

●        Collaboratively work with State Manager, Safe Water Operations to develop and manage program work plans and timelines to ensure timely and high-quality deliverables for internal and external purposes. 

Stakeholder Engagement (20%)

●        Ensure Field and District Coordinators are coordinating appropriately with external stakeholders to meet activity targets as per timelines and troubleshoot when escalation is necessary.

●        Engage with vendors and other stakeholders in a limited capacity if required and escalate to State teams if deemed necessary.