Open Positions – SELCO Foundation

SELCO Foundation is an open source, not for profit organization that engages in field-based R&D and ecosystem building for deployment of clean energy solutions that alleviate poverty in tribal, rural and urban poor areas. The organization works in collaboration with practitioners in the social sector, energy entrepreneurs, NGOs from various developmental sectors and educational institutions to link the benefits of sustainable energy to poverty eradication. The organization works across several verticals in the social sector, such as energy access, health, and livelihoods.

You can find more information about SELCO Foundation on our organization’s website.

Background on SELCO’s EnergyForHealth program:

The goal of this program is to strengthen delivery of healthcare for over 170 million people by reliably and sustainably powering 25,000 public health facilities in remote, rural, climate and socio-economically vulnerable regions across 12 states in India by 2026.

Healthcare today, without considering the potential services to the un-catered populations in the world, is the 5th most polluting industry. The proposed program can help improve the quality of health services in a decentralized manner, while also making it a less carbon intensive sector. This program can prove to be the low hanging fruit for achieving SDG13 and SDG3 via SDG7. We believe that provision of 100% renewable energy and green building infrastructure for healthcare facilities, will democratize the much needed health services in the remote regions within India and account for future pandemic preparedness.

1. Program Manager, Public Health

The Role:
SELCO Foundation is looking for a highly motivated individual who is passionate about working in the overall sustainable energy sector for last mile communities. The broader goal is to use decentralized renewable energy to facilitate good health, improved well being, last mile delivery of health services, reduced mortality, etc. through the integration of technological, delivery, process, and financial innovations into public healthcare services.

The Program Manager for Public Health is expected to identify unmet public health needs through primary and secondary research, identify innovations to solve for such needs, lead the deployment process for such innovations, and coordinate monitoring of the impact on public health.

The role requires expertise in public health systems, key stakeholders across different geographies, the medical technology landscape, and the many programs and schemes run by the government for the betterment of public health delivery.

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Years of Experience: 6-8 years

Location: SELCO Foundation, Bangalore

Starting date: Immediately

Key responsibilities for the position:

• Design programs that solve for unmet public health needs by taking into account the various actors, organizations, and processes needed to make a sustainable impact.
• Build a team of health focussed field coordinators to run research, deployments, and monitoring activities on the ground.
• Lead the process of identifying unmet public health needs through primary and secondary research.
• Lead the process of deployments and monitoring of public health innovations.
• Provide public health guidance across all initiatives within the Energy For Health program.
• Build strong relationships with public health champions, grassroots stakeholders such as NGOs, and medical technology providers.
• Provide guidance towards development of knowledge gathering and dissemination from public health interventions.
• Represent the organization’s efforts to the broader public health community of researchers, policy makers, etc. through outreach activities such as conferences, webinars, and roundtables.

Who can apply:

• Minimum of 6 years of post graduation work experience in Public Health at relevant organizations that have been involved in research and grassroots implementation.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in medical sciences or health management is required, such as MBBS + DPH / MPH / MBA Healthcare.
• Knowledge of regulatory mechanisms, certifications and quality assurance of medical technologies systems is desirable.
• Interest in DRE driven healthcare technologies and project implementations aimed at improving energy reliability and quality of life for underserved communities.
• Strong skills that reflect the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn, grow and develop at personal and professional front, at a rapid pace with a steep learning curve.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment.
• Willingness to travel in difficult terrains within and outside the state as and when required.

Process:

Please click on the link to apply for the open position:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeV3j7hECm4rURDs21uqONvm36cZR_t83zFD9V2bc478iDoIg/viewform

Applications will be processed on a rolling basis.

We look forward to hearing from people who identify with the vision of SELCO Foundation’s EnergyForHealth program!

Click here to Apply

2. Assam State Lead – SELCO Foundation

The Role:
SELCO Foundation is looking for a highly motivated individual who is passionate about working in the development sector with focus on providing access to sustainable energy for livelihoods and health for last mile communities in Assam. The broader goal is to use decentralized renewable energy to facilitate dignified living, increased incomes, reduced drudgery and improved work productivity through the integration of climate inclusive technologies into livelihood practices for the underserved communities in Assam.

As the State Lead for the Assam team, you should have a good sectoral understanding, as well as proven experience in strategic planning, managing a cross-cultural team, developing and monitoring partnerships, coordinating between multiple crucial stakeholders; who is able to adapt to diverse situations and organizational requirements.

The State Lead is also expected to focus on formulating and executing a state specific strategy, improving performance, procuring material and resources as well as securing compliances within the organization. You should be willing to build and mentor a team and find ways to increase quality of output, and implement best practices across all levels. The ideal candidate should be able to further SELCO Foundations work in DRE (Decentralized Renewable Energy) for Health and Livelihoods in the State of Assam.

(full time, 6 months’ probation period)

Years of Experience: 7 to 10 years

Location: SELCO Foundation, Assam

Key responsibilities for the position:

• Managing end to end direction and building a team for developing strategy, operations in planning, execution and monitoring of programs in Assam.
• Identification, engagement, building rapport, coordinating and co-developing programs with key stakeholders such as local communities, government departments, enterprises, financial institutes, NGOs / grassroot organizations working in different parts of Assam for effective implementation of SELCO’s work in Assam.
• Building, nurturing and managing partnerships and developing short, medium and long-term strategic plans with identified partners in Assam with focus on SRLM’s, Financial Institutions, Enterprises, CBOs, FPOs etc
• Preparing and managing budgets and cash flows and unlocking finances for renewable energy-based interventions through banks, MFIs, Central and State government schemes in Assam.
• Support in developing an operational plan for the team to map the needs of the community, conduct research programs, pilot programs and ecosystem building for scale programs related to renewable energy-based interventions in livelihoods and health.
• Enhancing the knowledge and operational procedure, systems and principles in the areas of information flow and management, enhanced management reporting and looking for opportunities to expand systems where required.
• Effectively tracking, analyzing and evaluating the performance of the team and solutions on the ground and sharing reports on a weekly / monthly / quarterly basis, the status of various programs by capturing key risks, learnings and challenges. Overall monitoring and evaluation of the quality of implementations.
• Regularly organizing and facilitating training workshops for the team to develop their skills, building their capacity on an individual and team level.
• Ensuring organizational, operational and assessment processes and guidelines are adhered to and escalating in cases where required.

Who can apply:

• Minimum of 7 to 10 years of work experience in the development sector with focus on sustainable energy and rural livelihoods is preferable.
• Based out of Assam or having significant experience working in Assam with good understanding about grassroots communities, languages, livelihood practices etc. will be preferred.
• Experience in regional level leadership and effective team management will be preferred.
• Strong leadership skills that reflect the ability to perform, prioritize as well as delegate tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience in budgeting and forecasting.
• Demonstrating proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision- making capability and ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Willingness to learn, grow and develop at personal and professional front, at a rapid pace with a steep learning curve.
• Willingness to travel extensively in difficult terrains within and outside the State as and when required.

Process:

Please click on this link to apply for the open position:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehLE1B1rkIZzh6Do5-1kP1mxVJchJbHfCqrT-1ZK5XW178Cw/viewform

Applications will be processed on a rolling basis.

We look forward to hearing from people who identify with the vision of SELCO Foundation’s work in Assam!

Click here to Apply