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TANWIR AHMAD

Ranchi,Jharkhand

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Consultant Partnership Manager

IMPAct4Nutrition – Ank Foundation
03.2025 - 08.2025
  • Authored and submitted 16 grant proposals to date, including one research proposal 'Baseline Study for Addressing Undernutrition Among Children, Pregnant and Lactating Women in Selected Blocks of Eastern Uttar Pradesh Through Community Engagement' accepted in the first stage by donor organization.
  • Leading advocacy efforts and stakeholder liaison with corporate donors across four Indian states for investment in public health nutrition initiatives.
  • Working to secure non-financial Technical partnerships and investment commitments for child nutrition initiatives in rural and aspirational districts.

Senior Program Officer (State Lead)

PATH India
Bihar
03.2023 - 02.2025
  • Spearheaded health system strengthening project for medical oxygen and respiratory care management across district hospitals in Bihar.
  • In coordination with State Representative mobilized grant of 97 Lakh (1,12,242 USD) from Bihar State Disaster Management Authority for 40 batches training of Emergency & Critical Care Officials and Staff and Managers covering all 10 Medical Colleges, 36 District Hospital, 52 Sub District Hospitals and CHCs - 17 Batches training completed.
  • Also ensured Neonates Resuscitation training of 12 Districts- Covering 800+ Medical Officer, Staff Nurses, and ANMs.
  • Coordinated project delivery, provided team leadership, stakeholder engagement, knowledge curation, data analytics, and documentation.
  • Coordinated comprehensive baseline survey on oxygen-related biomedical equipment availability and use across medical colleges, district hospitals, and CHCs with newborn/delivery facilities (105 facilities).

Consultant (Baseline Data Analysis)

Abhivayakti Foundation
01.2023 - 02.2023
  • Analyzed baseline survey data and produced detailed action-planning report for community empowerment project.
  • Focused on 50 villages in Jharkhand’s mica mining districts (Koderma & Giridih).
  • Supported Responsible Mica Initiative-funded project targeting health, nutrition, and livelihood improvements for vulnerable communities.

Consultant Management Information System

UNICEF Nutrition Program
Ranchi
10.2021 - 12.2022
  • Monitored program milestones and deliverables while generating data-driven insights for optimization.
  • Provided technical support to: State Nutrition Mission (SAMAR Abhiyaan), Severally Acute Malnourished (SAM) Centre of Excellence (RIMS), Mother Infant Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) Cell (RCH NHM).
  • Mentored UNICEF partner NGOs on data collection, collation, and analysis methodologies, and results.
  • Drafted assessment studies on maternal nutrition, Quality of Mid Day Meal (in schools), IFA distribution, Dietary impacts on children, pregnant and lactating mothers post COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Wrote (unpublished analytical paper): 'Correlates of Undernutrition Among Children Under Five in Jharkhand: NFHS-5 Secondary Analysis (2019-21)'.

Consultant Social Survey

UNICEF WASH Observatory, Development Management Institute
Patna
09.2019 - 09.2021
  • Designed, conducted Research projects: Tracking of IEC expenditure and processes in SBM/LSBA sanitation programs.
  • Rapid Assessment of WASH infrastructure and services in Public Health Care Facilities under COVID-19 (AKF–UNICEF).
  • Study on women’s participation in managing village water supply schemes (Gender in WASH) in three sample districts (AKRSPI–UNICEF).
  • Functionality assessment of single and multi-village piped water supply schemes for improved health outcomes (PHED–UNICEF).
  • Training Needs Assessment for managerial training of over 700 PHED engineers.
  • Planned, implemented, monitored, and conducted evaluation studies and capacity-building trainings on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) programs supported by Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission), Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (BRLPS), PHED- Water Mission, UNICEF WASH partner Not For Profit Organizations.
  • Authored a successfully accepted proposal on Panchayat(community Org)-based Concurrent Monitoring of Piped Water Supply Schemes in Bihar amount to Rs. 57 Lakh (approx. 65971 USD) by Public Health Engineering Deptt Govt. of Bihar.
  • Conducted a social audit of the Khaira Water Supply Scheme, implemented by the Government of Bihar to mitigate fluoride contamination in drinking water in villages of Haveli Kharagpur block, district Munger, Bihar.

Short Term Consultant Nutrition Evaluation

World Bank
N.Delhi
06.2019 - 08.2019
  • Conducted process evaluation of district convergence action plans for National Nutrition Mission in two districts of Bihar.

Consultant (Research)

University of Chicago Center Trust, India
12.2018 - 06.2019
  • Provided research assistance for end-line data collection under the India Health Insurance Study, a collaborative effort among faculty from seven international universities.
  • Monitored and collaborated on end-line survey implementation to ensure the generation of high-quality data.
  • Maintained regular communication with the India Health Insurance Experiment research team at the University of Chicago on survey progress and operational challenges.
  • Contributed to the development of survey materials and supported data management and analysis using Stata.
  • Strengthened partnerships with research collaborators and institutions across India to expand networks and enhance the study’s impact.

Technical Consultant Micronutrients

IPE Global
04.2018 - 08.2018
  • Provided technical assistance to 'We Collaborate for Nutrition (BMGF funded)' project methodology and data collection tools for situational assessment on the availability of IFA including Deworming tablets, Calcium, and Vitamin A micronutrients for pregnant women, lactating women, and Children less than 5 years of age in the health facilities of Jharkhand.
  • Conducted desk review of HMIS data, reports, and records for the development of State Health Action Plan on Micro-nutrients.
  • Reviewed and filled gaps in the draft State Action Plan: secondary data, guidelines (NHM, MOHFW, WHO, Unicef), reports, related to supply, distribution, and inventory management for micronutrient Iron Folic Acid, Calcium, Albendazole, and Vitamin A tablets/syrup.

Consultant Principal Investigator

Child In Need Institute
Ranchi
01.2018 - 03.2018
  • Ensured completion of field survey of Baseline of eligible couples- female respondent, village profiling, social mapping, GIS mapping of sites through google fusion table, an addendum to ICRW, consolidation of project process (formative research phase) documentation, field team management.
  • Worked with the State Health Mission – Community Mobilization Cell (Village & ASHA Health Resource Center) for completion of committed activities as per MOU such as Project Implementation Plan, CINI- World Vision - Community Cell partnership, and Training module of community health volunteers (ASHA).
  • Grant proposal writing and project rollout: Health system strengthening for neonates in the hard to reach tribal villages of district Pakur (UNICEF supported), Community-led convergence of Health & ICDS services in the districts of Jharkhand (Supported by World Vision India, and Adolescent Health Rights Advocacy in the state of Jharkhand (PAI Washington - opportunity fund, proposal was accepted).

Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

DFID, NCIS New Delhi
01.2016 - 12.2017
  • Designed and managed comprehensive MIS (paper & online) for social mobilization, communication, and advocacy across 6044 Kala-azar endemic villages (30 district, 3 states of India); Worked with 400+ field staff.
  • Conducted mid-term/end-term evaluations, authoring studies on IRS coverage, impact assessment, and community mobilization ('Kala-azar Mitras').
  • Edited draft report and analysis for UNICEF Value & Respect Study conducted across India.
  • Developed and implemented paper-based and online reporting formats/MIS system to capture comprehensive social mobilization, program communication, and advocacy activities for elimination of Kala-azar (KA)/ Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) across 6044 villages in phase 2(2016) and 332 villages in phase 3(2017) spread over high endemic districts of Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
  • Generated monthly activity reports and meet all reporting requirements for the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program Govt. of India (NVBDCP) and KalaCORE (DFID). Quantified process outcome including GIS mapping (Google) of high endemic villages.
  • Developed training modules and standard operating procedure for Monitoring Information System.
  • Conducted training of field staff for data capturing and reporting to State and District NVBDCP Office, and block health care facilities.
  • Strengthen community process for Active Case Detection through Kala-azar Mitra’s (friends) and outreach workers, and use of participatory social mapping for focused intervention.

Supply Chain Advisor | USAID DELIVER PROJECT

JSI India
06.2014 - 12.2015
  • Designed and implemented supply chain performance monitoring systems, including routine data collection, analysis, and reporting of key process indicators.
  • Developed a training curriculum and facilitated training sessions for state, district, warehouse and service delivery personnel on adherence to supply chain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for RMNCH + A commodities.
  • Provided system strengthening support to NHM Jharkhand on: Electronic Logistics Management Information System (e-LMIS), SOP development and rollout, Inventory management training (including for AIDS Control Program), Essential drug quantification and forecasting.
  • Participated State Review Mission of National Health Mission.
  • Lead Lab initiative for diagnostic systems strengthening.
  • Provided technical assistance to the newly established Jharkhand Medical Corporation for: Drafting of organizational structure and staffing organogram, Development of procurement policy and guidelines, Personnel recruitment and operational processes in coordination with the Mission Director, State Health Mission Jharkhand.
  • Organized and delivered the 'Supply Chain Management Foundations' course and practicum to improve the technical capacity of state officials in the procurement, inventory control, warehousing and distribution of health products.
  • Coordinated closely with project leadership in New Delhi to manage key stakeholder relationships and ensure strong communication with NHM, MoHFW, USAID funded partner NGOs.

Team Leader Social & Behavioural Cell (UNICEF supported)

State Health Mission Jharkhand
06.2013 - 05.2014
  • Prepared state project implementation plan – IEC/BCC component in Reproductive Maternal Child and Adolescent (RMNCH+A) framework for State PIP National Health Mission (NHM) year 2011-12, 13-14 and contributed significantly to State NHM PIP 2014-17.
  • Wrote state health communication plan for Routine Immunization (GAVI health system strengthening program), the proposal for the Menstrual Hygiene Management action plan. Also conducted a study on matrix and data on State Communication Strategy and performed tracking of fund utilization of IEC/BCC program under State & District PIP of NRHM.
  • Coordinated implementation of capacity building training, program monitoring, formative research and liaised with NHM key officials in the state and partner agencies- FHI360, CEDPA, Plan –UHP, Columbia Global Center, URC-CHS, and DIMAGI.
  • Facilitated organizing and acted as a facilitator for behavior change communication (BCC) training to 246 health education cadre, 24 ACMOs, 24 DPM, 24 DPC, 196 MO I/Cs, around 50 BPM, 30 BAM, district officials, and state NHM consultants on health communication for child and maternal health under NHM at districts/divisions/state level.
  • Expedited health communication training to 500 outreach health workers (ANM/ASHA) on Routine Immunization, Neonates care, and ANC practices (2010-13) through state and district training teams.
  • Facilitated renovation of SBCC Cell and first State NHM / JRHMs webpage and e-IEC warehouse (2010-11).
  • Monitored Fact For Life AV shows as pilot across 40 villages in 2010-11 and facilitated roll out across 6 districts in 2013-14.
  • Supervised 5 consultants and 3 health educators, prepared budget, Utilization Certificates, reports.

Manager Health

Aga Khan Rural Support Program India
09.2009 - 11.2010
  • Ensured community-led water quality surveillance, procured supplies of anti-malarial Bed nets, toilet construction materials, chlorine, and reagents for water testing for 150 villages located in the flood-affected Bihar –Nepal border region of district Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, and Sitamarhi.
  • Analyzed data and secondary research documents for planning, implementation, monitoring, and documentation and facilitated baseline study of project villages.
  • Contributed to WASH proposal for European Aid.
  • Organized 20 trainings & 2 health camps on Maternal Child Health services for remote villages to reduce disease burden.
  • Successfully carried out additional responsibilities of HR Manager, Planning & Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Manager in the regional office.
  • Facilitated the hiring of 31 project staff.
  • Supervised 4 technical staff and more than 30 community volunteers.

State Program Coordinator Bihar

Public Health Resource Network
12.2007 - 08.2009
  • Coordinated implementation of 58 modular trainings for district health action planning under NRHM and community health research fellowships, in collaboration with NHSRC in the state of Bihar and Jharkhand.
  • Facilitated decentralized fund allocation and management practice with NRHM Bihar, which was resulted in an increase in fund utilization by over 60.
  • Supervised 02 state coordinators, 01 office manager, 10 community health fellows.
  • Wrote PIP of Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) IV subcontracted to Care India- Jharkhand for submission to Department of Social Welfare – World Bank.

Consultant Research

Child In Need Institute Ranchi
04.2007 - 11.2007
  • Wrote and implemented 'Action research on community-led process for universalization of health and nutrition services-ICDS'.
  • Conducted participatory rural appraisal on tribal health practices among HO tribes for Futures Group study.
  • Prepared training protocol for the training of non-medics on HIV prevention under CDC aided program.
  • Conducted damage and vulnerability assessment of community affected by floods Bihar Nepal border for Care India-Disaster relief program.
  • The planned social component of Design Document (Five Year Plan) of 4 Area Development Projects of World Vision India together with AFPRO.

State Program Manager

Voluntary Health Association of Jharkhand
04.2006 - 03.2007
  • Coordinated partnership of civil society network of 105 NGOs on Community Health, Nutrition, and development issues and led assessment of National Health & Development Study in Jharkhand.
  • Established office and raised the first project of the society on HIV/ AIDS prevention from Mennonite Central Committee India support program in 10 Tribal villages of around $6250 each year for 3 years.
  • Managed project implementation on HIV/AIDS prevention education in the Khunti district.
  • Conducted training of non-medics on HIV/AIDs prevention under Rajeev Gandhi Foundation support and raised a project on awareness drive for 500 villages on food adulteration under WHO.
  • Raised around $34,000 from the sale of public health books of Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) New Delhi and increased network membership of grass-root NGOs from 54 to 105 members.
  • Conducted assessment of public health facilities for a national study on National Rural Health Mission by Independent Commission on Health and Development in India.
  • Supervised 20 field staff and Office support.

Training Coordinator

USAID RACHNA Program, CARE India
11.2003 - 03.2006
  • Trained 500+ AWWs in nutrition, HIV, FP, SAM care, and managed NGO partnerships.
  • Planned and organized training of 550 field outreach workers & supervisors (AWW) on HIV/AIDS prevention, STI/RTI, and Birth Spacing methods in the North Chotangapur subdivision (3 districts – Chatra, Hazaribagh & Giridih).
  • Achieved program outcomes on the prevalence of contraceptives through social marketing of contraceptives through partner NGOs and ensured the maintenance of supply chain on contraceptives and Dai Delivery Kits through PSI –SM network having around 300 retail outlets/ depots in 3 districts.
  • Supervised one social marketing officer and mentored field staff of 3 partner NGOs on program planning, community process, social mobilization, tracking of malnourished children and mothers, health and ICDS services to pregnant and lactating mothers, promotion of contraception/ birth spacing methods among young couples, report writing/ documentation.
  • Monitoring of ICDS Anganwadi Centers on food distribution, immunization, vaccine logistics at Health Sub Centers and Primary Health Centers and district hospitals.

District Coordinator Health System Strengthening South Chotanagpur

UNICEF Bihar
02.2001 - 11.2003
  • District Health System Strengthening Project on Health Outpost Delivery System on Routine Immunization and Safe-motherhood at Civil Surgeon Cum Chief Medical Office, District Singhbhum East, Singhbhum West, and Saraikela-Kharsawan.
  • Implemented vaccine logistics and cold chain management for routine immunization.
  • Achieved creation of exclusive building for cold chain maintenance and sub-depots at 3 distant locations of the district through public funds.
  • Organized trainings on routine immunization logistic, micro planning, monitoring, injection safety, fixed day sessions.
  • Also organized cascade trainings on Safe-Motherhood in the districts (East Singhbhum, Saraikela & West Singhbhum).
  • Accomplished support of District Administration in the launching of Fixed Day-Fixed Place strategy in convergence with ICDS program.
  • Prepared annual plan for health sub-center strengthening, vitamin-A micro-planning/ Routine Immunization Micro-planning and managed program budget of around $50000.
  • Conducted pulse polio monitoring and assisted social mobilization campaign for polio rounds in 8 districts of Bihar and social mobilization through NRC volunteers of Nehru Yuva Kendra and volunteers of Lok Samiti.

Consultant Coordinator

Jan Jagran Kendra and its network NGOs
07.1998 - 01.2001
  • Company Overview: Community based not for profit org
  • Community based not for profit org

Education

Master of Science (MS) - International Health Policy & Management

Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
01.2013
  • Credits: 72
  • Thesis: Correlates of Maternal Anaemia in Nepal (Analysis of DHS 2011 Data)
  • Key Sub: Threat to Dev:Climate Change, Env.Impact Assessment, Health Systems, Health Economics, Econometrics, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Epidemiology, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Health Accounts, Healthcare Org Management, Health Policy, GIS, Mgt of Health Care Org, HR, Financial mgt.
  • GPA: 3.49/4.00

Post Graduate Diploma - Rural Development (Management)

Xavier Institute of Social Service
01.1996
  • Credits: 119
  • Elective: Project Management
  • Thesis: "School Dropouts of Primary School Children in District Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh"
  • Key Sub: Economy and development Ecology, Non Profit Organization, Management of Rural Institutions, Farm Management, Cooperatives, Rural Energy and Appropriate Technology, Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Society and Cultural change, Agrarian Law, Statistics, Book keeping & Accountancy, Research Methodology, Behavioural Science, Forestry and Land Development, Management of Land and Water Financial Management of Rural Institutions Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) etc.
  • GPA: 6.45/8.00

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Chemistry (Honours)

L.N. Mithila University
01.1993
  • Minors: Biology, General Studies, English, Hindi
  • GPA: First Class (69%)

Masters in Population Science - Distance Mode

International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
01.2005
Audited

Skills

  • STATA
  • Excel
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Docs
  • Google Forms
  • ODK
  • KOBO Collect
  • Survey CTO
  • Tableau
  • MS Office suite
  • Google workspace
  • LaTeX
  • Project Management Software
  • Zoom
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Social Media Platforms

Scholarships And Publications

Ford IFP Alumni Award, 2018-08-01, Ford Foundation International Fellowship, 2010-01-01, 2013-01-01, Brandeis University Graduate Tuition Scholarship, 2011-01-01, 2013-01-01, Brandeis University Travel Grant (Unite for Sight, Yale), 2013-01-01, Ahmad, T. et al. (2018). "Positive Influence of Behavior Change Communication on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices for Visceral Leishmaniasis in India." Global Health: Science and Practice., http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/early/2018/01/31/GHSP-D-17-00087, Poster: "Impact of IEC/BCC on IRS and KAP for VL Case Detection/Treatment", World Leish Conference, Toledo, Spain, 2017-05-01

Certified Courses And Trainings

Ethics at the Workplace, John Snow Inc., 2014, Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act, 2013), Center for Transforming India & Avagmah, 2014, Project Management, Management Development Program, Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), 2010, District Health Planning, State Health Resource Centre, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 2008, Training of Trainers on Panchayati Raj Institutions, Government of Uttar Pradesh, 1998, PATH: Courses on management, prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace, World Bank Open Learning Campus (OLC), 2019, 7, 7, Ethics and Human Subject Protection, The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), 2018, Foundations of Business Analytics, Babson College, Boston (edX), 2018, Health Economics, World Bank Institute, 2014, Global Critical Thinking, University of Edinburgh, 2013, U.S. Abortion and Family Planning Requirements, Global Health eLearning Center, 2013, STATA (Basic & Refresher), Data analysis using South African Household Survey Data – using Demographic Health Survey data for India- Refresher course, Udemy, 2019, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Medical Commodities, Training of Trainers (TOT), Shimla, 2015, Lead Lab on Supply Chain Management, John Snow India, New Delhi, 2015, Foundations of Supply Chain Management, John Snow India, Ranchi, 2014, SOP Development Workshop, Panchkula, Haryana

Timeline

Consultant Partnership Manager - IMPAct4Nutrition – Ank Foundation
03.2025 - 08.2025
Senior Program Officer (State Lead) - PATH India
03.2023 - 02.2025
Consultant (Baseline Data Analysis) - Abhivayakti Foundation
01.2023 - 02.2023
Consultant Management Information System - UNICEF Nutrition Program
10.2021 - 12.2022
Consultant Social Survey - UNICEF WASH Observatory, Development Management Institute
09.2019 - 09.2021
Short Term Consultant Nutrition Evaluation - World Bank
06.2019 - 08.2019
Consultant (Research) - University of Chicago Center Trust, India
12.2018 - 06.2019
Technical Consultant Micronutrients - IPE Global
04.2018 - 08.2018
Consultant Principal Investigator - Child In Need Institute
01.2018 - 03.2018
Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist - DFID, NCIS New Delhi
01.2016 - 12.2017
Supply Chain Advisor | USAID DELIVER PROJECT - JSI India
06.2014 - 12.2015
Team Leader Social & Behavioural Cell (UNICEF supported) - State Health Mission Jharkhand
06.2013 - 05.2014
Manager Health - Aga Khan Rural Support Program India
09.2009 - 11.2010
State Program Coordinator Bihar - Public Health Resource Network
12.2007 - 08.2009
Consultant Research - Child In Need Institute Ranchi
04.2007 - 11.2007
State Program Manager - Voluntary Health Association of Jharkhand
04.2006 - 03.2007
Training Coordinator - USAID RACHNA Program, CARE India
11.2003 - 03.2006
District Coordinator Health System Strengthening South Chotanagpur - UNICEF Bihar
02.2001 - 11.2003
Consultant Coordinator - Jan Jagran Kendra and its network NGOs
07.1998 - 01.2001
Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University - Master of Science (MS), International Health Policy & Management
Xavier Institute of Social Service - Post Graduate Diploma, Rural Development (Management)
L.N. Mithila University - Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry (Honours)
International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) - Masters in Population Science, Distance Mode

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