Senior Partnerships Officer (Consultant role)

Key Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for partnership: 
  • Explore potential opportunities for partnering with government/quasi-governmental organisations by conducting background research and scoping activities. 
    
• Building and sustaining relationships with Fortify Health partners: 
  • Build and maintain relationships with existing partners and stakeholders, while identifying and engaging new potential partners across government, quasi-government, and non-profit organisations 
  • Present an accurate picture of Fortify Health’s work in fortification, particularly with regard to previous and ongoing partnerships.
    
• Supporting project implementation: 
  • Conduct partner and field visits, in collaboration with relevant members of the Fortify Health team, to ensure effective project implementation.
  •  Developing a comprehensive project plan that aligns key stakeholders, allocates responsibilities, and clarifies key outputs and deliverable timelines.
  • Create and maintain the necessary project documents, including but not limited to concept notes and project operationalization documents. 
  • Monitoring project progress, sharing weekly updates, and making necessary adaptations to the plans as per changing priorities, resource availability, or feedback on key outputs 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Fluency in English and Hindi
• Willingness to travel between 30% - 50% of the time 
• Expertise:
  • Experience of working with the government or other stakeholders in health, nutrition, education or a related field. 
  • Basic skills in Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.
• Execution:
  • Excellent documentation and time management skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in multiple projects.
• Collaboration:
  • Proven ability to manage professional relationships with key stakeholders, with outstanding interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to delegate effectively and motivate a team.
• Communication:
  • Ability to communicate clearly, professionally and persuasively in both verbal and written formats.
• Growth Mindset:
  • Eager to learn from setbacks and use those insights to improve their work.
  • Self-starter who will thrive in a start-up setting by taking ownership and initiative. 

• Bachelors or higher in a related field (policy, public health, economics, food technology etc.)
• Experience working with remote team members.
• Experience working independently.
• Experience working in an NGO or in the development sector.
• Enthusiasm about our opportunity to improve people’s lives.
• Proficiency in other local languages.

Benefits

• Opportunities for career growth: 
  • Whether you’re early in your career or bringing years of experience, we offer opportunities to take on new responsibilities, build your skills, and grow into leadership roles. We support professional development through feedback, mentorship, and learning resources.
• Flexible work hours:
  • We understand that everyone works differently. Fortify Health offers flexible working hours to help you manage your time effectively and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Inclusive and supportive culture:
  • We foster a collaborative and respectful work environment where diverse perspectives are valued.
  • Our team is supportive and mission-driven, united by a shared commitment to improve public health through wheat fortification. 
• Meaningful, impact-driven work:
  • Your work at Fortify Health will directly contribute to improving nutrition and health for millions of people. We focus on high-impact, evidence-based solutions, and every team member plays a role in driving our mission forward.
• Transparent and structured systems:
  • We strive for clarity in how we work. From performance reviews to team communications, we use structured systems to ensure that expectations are clear, feedback is regular, and growth pathways are visible.

About
Fortify Health has a vision for a healthier world where everyone has the micronutrients they need to survive and thrive. We work toward this by enabling access to micronutrient-rich wheat flour to reduce and prevent iron deficiency anaemia. We currently work in eight regions in India but are planning to expand to new regions in the coming years.Fortify Health operates through three work streams:Open Market Support: We support millers to cost-neutrally fortify chakki atta in the open marketGovernment Partnership Support: We work with governments in India to mainstream wheat flour fortification through social safety net programsEvidence Generation: We conduct monitoring and evaluation of activities to inform the public about the value of food fortificationHow we workWe take a data-driven approach to our work, heavily focusing on how we can have the most impact possible with the resources we have. This forms a core part of our organisational ethos. At Fortify Health, we value each of our team members and support their career development. Since we are a remote organisation, our HR team organise regular online socials to build team cohesion.