Growth Manager

Contract: 1 Year Full Time Consultancy (extension contingent on performance)
Location: Remote in India, with over 50% of travel to priority states and districts

Languages: Must be fluent in English and Hindi

Salary: 10 - 16 lakhs per annum, open to discussion for exceptional candidates

Application: Please apply here by 10th November, 2025

Travel: Program Districts (50%)

About Ansh

Ansh is dedicated to saving newborn lives by building healthcare capacity in government hospitals in India. Our mission is to create a scalable and cost-effective model that implements and promotes Kangaroo Mother Care and other impact focused newborn care best practices.

Our main intervention, Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), is a highly cost-effective and scientifically proven intervention for saving newborn lives, which includes:

Skin-to-Skin Contact between baby and caregiver to regulate the infant’s body temperature, reducing hypothermia
Close Monitoring of mothers and newborns for danger signs
Exclusive Breastfeeding, providing benefits to the infant's immune system and helping with weight gain.

We now have more than 130 on-ground full-time staff, 4 implementation partners, and 9 core team members delivering our programs in 10 District Hospitals. We estimate a neonatal mortality reduction of 33-50% as a result of Ansh programs, and plan to scale our life-saving work to 15 District Hospitals across Rajasthan by the end of the year.

Position Overview

The Growth Manager will identify high-impact states and districts for Ansh expansion, including priority states (such as Madhya Pradesh (MP), Uttar Pradesh (UP), Jharkhand, and similar high-burden areas), build government and implementation partnerships, and lead the operational setup and launch of 1–2 hospital pilots. In this role, you will run rigorous location scoping, rapid facility readiness assessments, coordinate recruitment, procurement and space preparations, facilitate training and on-site mentoring, and ensure pilots are operational from day one—troubleshooting logistics and quality issues with partners while maintaining clear, practical reporting to senior leadership.

Success in this role is measured by successful identification of suitable regions for cost-effective expansion, timely, well-functioning pilot launches and actionable learning that enables scaling. This is a field-facing, hands-on role that requires extensive travel to the listed priority states and their districts for scoping, set-up, training and supervision; strong comfort with frequent travel and working on the ground is essential.

Key Responsibilities

Scoping and Partnerships

Conduct rigorous scoping to identify high-impact geographies for program expansion, prioritising regions with high newborn mortality rates.
Assess government interest, facility readiness, and potential implementation challenges in new geographies.
Foster strategic partnerships with government agencies, implementation organisations, and other relevant stakeholders to support scale-up.

Pilot Preparation & Launch

Support partner organisations to prepare for hospital pilots: advise on recruitment, space planning, procurement/inventory, basic infrastructure and logistics.
Coordinate and oversee on-site set up activities (space repurposing, equipment placement, infection control, documentation) to ensure readiness for service initiation.
Facilitate training delivery and on-site mentoring for clinical and non-clinical staff ahead of launch.
Lead and coordinate the formal launch activities, ensuring operational systems, roles and data capture are functioning from day one.

Program Management & Operations

Act as the operational lead with implementation partners (IPs) to manage day-to-day pilot operations and drive progress against KPIs and implementation milestones.
Establish and maintain operational plans and simple dashboards to track service coverage, quality and program outcomes.
Troubleshoot operational issues promptly and coordinate required technical or logistical support across stakeholders.

Monitoring, Learning & Continuous Improvement

Use simple, actionable data and case reviews to identify quality issues and drive iterative improvements in care processes.
Facilitate reflective team meetings, learning circles and open feedback loops to capture lessons from pilots and build scalable practices.
Document pilot learnings and recommended adaptations for scale-up, and contribute to program guidance/manuals where relevant.

Candidate profile

We are looking for a strategic thinker, strong implementer, and compassionate leader who thrives in fast-paced environments and is deeply committed to improving health outcomes for mothers and newborns.

Qualifications & Requirements

Master’s degree in public health, Social Science, Social Work, or a related field
Minimum 5 years of progressive experience managing large-scale health or nutrition programs at the district or state level
Experience working with government systems and a deep understanding of public health delivery in India
Fluent in Hindi and English

Key Skills & Competencies

Program Management: Skilled in planning, implementing, monitoring, and refining health programs
Stakeholder Engagement: Proven ability to navigate and build relationships with government and community stakeholders
Team Leadership: Ability to build, inspire, and lead high-functioning teams across geographies
Clinical Understanding: Familiarity with maternal and newborn health care protocols, especially in facility-based settings
Data & Systems Thinking: Strong grasp of data management and ability to use data to drive decisions and accountability
Problem Solving: Calm under pressure, solution-oriented, and adaptable to dynamic field environments

Reasons to apply

Purpose-driven Work: Be at the forefront of saving newborn lives through one of the most effective global health interventions
Career Growth: Take on leadership in a growing organisation with plans to expand to more districts within and beyond Rajasthan
On-the-Ground Impact: Work closely with beneficiaries and see the tangible impact of your efforts
Values-Based Culture: Join a team that values compassion, excellence, and collaboration

Benefits

30 days paid holiday annually
Flexible work arrangements
Premium Health Insurance (for Indian based applicants)
Opportunity to grow into a Head of Programs role for the new state

Hiring Process

If this sounds exciting, please complete this application form to confirm your interest in the role. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and progressing candidates to the next stage. We’re aiming to make final offers within 1 month of the deadline of the initial application form.

Assessment Process:

Application Form: Please fill out the application form
Virtual Assessment: If you are shortlisted, we will invite to complete a test task
1-2 Rounds of Interviews: We will invite candidates who perform well in the test task to the interview stage
Reference Checks: Before making a final offer, we will complete reference checks for the preferred candidates