Noora Health’s mission is to improve outcomes and strengthen health systems by equipping family caregivers with the skills they need to care for their loved ones.
Founded in 2014, Noora Health turns hospital hallways and waiting rooms into classrooms by tapping into the most compassionate resources available for the patient’s care: their own family.
With support from governments and partners in India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia, Noora Health has trained more than 10.6 million caregivers, representing over 7 million patients across 10,900+ facilities using their flagship caregiver education and training curriculum, the Care Companion Program (CCP).
Noora Health was honored as a TED 2022 Audacious Project Grantee and recipient of the 2022 Skoll Foundation Award for Social Innovation. Featuring Edith Elliott and Shahed Alam, our Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, Noora Health’s mission took the spotlight at TED 2022 and was also featured in a 2022 Skoll video.
In 2024, Noora Health was honored to be featured in an essay in The New York Times which vividly captured a universal story of love and compassion through our collaboration with Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research in Bangalore, India.
WHAT WILL YOU DO
As the Roadmap/Project Associate, you are required to collaborate with multiple teams and own the overall planning and execution of projects across the organization. Expected to be skilled in understanding project requirements, developing a project plan, communicating resource needs and timelines, and collaborating with other functions to drive seamless execution of the project. This role requires strong communication skills to navigate ambiguity, resolve challenges diplomatically, and proactively solve problems independently.
Collaboration
- Skilled communicator with a knack for synthesizing multiple information pathways and effectively communicating decisions around ownership, scope and deadlines across around 8 cross-functional teams and various levels in the organization.
- Ability to lead project check-ins and contribute to general administrative and communication tasks as needed.
Project Planning
- Anchor and drive new and ongoing projects: understand project objectives, build detailed project plans with clear ownerships and responsibilities, and align the project team on scope and expectations.
- Experience planning projects with defined timelines and budgets, utilizing project management methodologies and tools like Gantt Charts.
Project Execution
- Monitor project progress, provide consistent updates to stakeholders, and ensure timely and within-scope project delivery.
Process Improvements
- Enhance processes across project planning, reviews, resource allocation, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Manage the development of tools and processes to standardize workflows.
Escalations
- Perform risk management to minimize project risks and escalate issues to management as needed.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR
- Highly motivated, proactive, and experience working with ambiguity and changing priorities.
- Familiarity with project management software and methodologies (e.g., Trello, Asana, Jira).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Office (Spreadsheets, Presentations, Documents).
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication across multiple levels of the organization.
- Experienced in internal stakeholder management and adept at cross-functional team collaboration.
- Knowledge or experience in partnership management, with a background in public health, design, or development sectors.
- Comfort in working on multiple projects at the same time.
At Noora Health, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we understand the value of developing a team with different perspectives, educational backgrounds, and life experiences. We prioritize diversity within our team, and we welcome candidates from all gender identities, castes, religious practices, sexual orientations, and abilities – among many others.
We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for positions at Noora Health.
