Project Manager – NETI (New Enabling Technology for Independence)

About APD

• The Association of People with Disability
• (APD) is one of India's oldest and most respected disability-focused
• organizations, working since 1959 to create an inclusive society where persons
• with disabilities can access education, healthcare, livelihoods,
• rehabilitation, and equal opportunities.
• NETI is a pioneering initiative that aims
• to transform the delivery of prosthetic and orthotic services through
• smartphone-enabled 3D scanning, digital design, 3D printing, community-led
• service delivery, and lifecycle management systems. The initiative seeks to
• bridge the last-mile gap in assistive technology access for persons with
• disabilities living in rural and underserved communities.

Position Summary

• The Project Manager – NETI will provide
• strategic, operational, technical, and partnership leadership for the design,
• piloting, implementation, scale-up, and sustainability of the NETI initiative.

The role requires a highly entrepreneurial

• leader capable of managing multi-disciplinary teams spanning rehabilitation
• professionals, technology partners, community organizations, government
• stakeholders, disability networks, and donors. Innovative use of technology
• underpins this project, so the candidate must be comfortable with managing the
• development and deployment of technology assisted solutions, ideally in the
• healthcare sector.
• The Project Manager will drive the
• successful establishment of the NETI Hub-and-Spoke model and ensure the project
• achieves its objectives related to accessibility, affordability, quality,
• innovation, and scale.
• The Project Manager will be in charge of a
• substantial budget and must have demonstrated capacity for budgeting and
• financial management of the project.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership

●Provide

strategic leadership and clarity of mission to all stakeholders

●Lead

end-to-end implementation of the NETI programme.

• Programme Management

●Lead

project execution across Discovery, Prototype, Pilot, Validation, and Scale

phases.

●Develop

detailed work plans, implementation schedules, budgets, and monitoring systems.

●Ensure

achievement of project milestones and deliverables.

●Coordinate

cross-functional teams and external partners.

• Technology & Innovation Management

●Oversee

development and deployment of digital scanning, CAD workflow, 3D printing,

beneficiary management, and lifecycle tracking systems.

●Coordinate

with technology and product design partners.

●Ensure

quality assurance and continuous improvement of digital workflows.

• Community Systems Development

●Design

and operationalize the Hub-and-Spoke delivery model.

●Lead

onboarding and capacity building of community facilitators including: DPO

members, SHG members, ASHA workers, Community rehabilitation workers

●Develop

scalable community engagement and service delivery systems.

• Clinical Governance & Quality

Assurance

●Work

closely with Prosthetists, Orthotists, Rehabilitation Professionals, and

Medical Advisors.

●Establish

quality standards and clinical protocols.

●Monitor

device fitment outcomes, user satisfaction, and safety compliance.

●Ensure

adherence to WHO Assistive Technology guidelines.

• Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement

●Build

strategic partnerships with: Government departments, CSR partners, Foundations,

Academic institutions, Technology companies, Disability organizations

●Represent

APD in national and international forums.

●Develop

consortiums and collaborative models for scaling.

• Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

●Establish

robust M&E frameworks.

●Lead

data-driven decision making.

●Generate

evidence, case studies, impact reports, and learning documentation.

●Support

research, publications, and knowledge dissemination.

• Resource Mobilisation &

Sustainability

●Support

donor engagement and fundraising efforts.

●Develop

sustainability and social enterprise models.

●Explore

government and institutional partnerships for scale-up.

• Team Leadership

●Recruit,

mentor, and supervise project staff.

●Build

a high-performance and innovation-driven culture.

●Promote

disability-inclusive and participatory leadership practices.

Qualifications - Education

Undergraduate or Postgraduate Degree in any

field from a reputed institution.

Experience and Competencies

●10+

years of progressively responsible programme leadership experience.

●Minimum

5 years managing multi-stakeholder projects. Prior experience in large-scale

development sector or healthcare projects will be an advantage

●Prior

• exposure to the social sector, digital health, social ventures, information
• technology, assistive technologyor
• government would be ideal - however we are prepared to consider candidates who
• are mission driven to develop and implement a transformative social project but
• may not meetthese exact requirements

●Experience

managing multi-stakeholder partnerships.

●Proven

track record in project planning, budgeting, and team leadership.

●Strong

written and oral communications and ability to converse in Kannada or Hindi

will be a strong advantage

●Persons

with disability will receive additional consideration