About PCI India
PCI India, a registered Indian society, has been working in India for the past 26 years. We drive interventions to transform the lives of communities at scale by solving complex development problems. In the past year, PCI India reached more than 1.7 crore, i.e. 17 million people in 202 Districts of 15 States.
Our Vision and Mission
Vision – A happy, healthy, safe and a sustainable world for all.
Mission – Rooted in community realities, we co create and scale sustainable solutions to complex development problems.
Our Values
- Excellence – Quality in everything no matter how small, is paramount.
- Respect – There is inherent value in all people for who they are and what they contribute.
- Collaboration – Only through collaboration we can address complex development problems.
- Boldness – Boldness requires disruptive thinking backed up by courage and conviction.
- Creativity – Creativity ensures dynamic responsiveness, relevance and impact.
- Integrity – Integrity is non-negotiable in both personal and professional domains.
PCI is an Equal Opportunity Employer
PCI is committed to providing equal opportunity to all working for it and in creating an inclusive work environment. We respect the diversity of our people and follow a fair, non-discriminatory approach in terms of gender, age, nationality race, caste, religion, community, marital status, physical challenge, and sexual orientation.
We promote diversity in the workplace and ensure a culture of zero tolerance to any form of discrimination, abuse, or harassment whether sexual, physical or psychological.
PCI provides equal opportunity in recruitment, appraisals, promotion, and career progression. Our people policies are fair, objective, and non-discriminatory and everyone is expected to adhere to them.
About the Project
PCI has been implementing a project supported by the Gates Foundation to design and test impactful interventions for women of reproductive age, increase uptake and adherence to IFA supplements in Bihar, and develop recommendations for delivering these strategies at scale. The project has various phases, i.e., user research and human-centred design (HCD) ideation, live prototyping and testing for implementation. The priority cohort for anaemia prevention and management is pregnant and lactating women. The foundation supports work to improve the fidelity of end-to-end management i.e., Screen, Refer, Treat and Track (SRTT) of moderate and severe anaemia in pregnant and lactating women (PLWs). The success of these workstreams depends on multiple consumer and provider behaviors. For example, on the consumer side, the success of the IFA regimen depends on timely identification of Anemia, getting regular services, repeated consumption of IFA tablets over 180 days for pregnant women, and repeated consumption of 180 IFA tablets over 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding for lactating women. On the provider side, the success of SRTT depends on the timely screening of all PWs without hoarding/defensive use of digital hemoglobinometers, identification of mild/moderate anaemia levels, proper counselling, referral, treatment and tracking for effective management of anaemia.
Complementary to parallel workstreams that aim to strengthen the health system for effective implementation of end-to-end anaemia management, this project is aimed at the following outcomes:
- Build on learnings from past analysis to deploy behaviourally informed interventions in Bihar to increase the SRTT continuum, IFA supplement consumption and adherence among PLWs. The interventions will be co-designed, tested and refined in consultation with the partner organizations and the State Health Society Bihar (SHSB).
- Understand the behavioral barriers across the SRTT pathway to develop behaviorally informed interventions to aid SRTT implementation in Bihar. This will be a series of qualitative enquiries into behavioral barriers across a set of consumer-provider touchpoints impacting screening, referral, treatment, and tracking.
Objectives
- To support the effective rollout of field testing of prototypes by ensuring timely identification and recruitment of appropriate respondents across selected geographies.
- To facilitate coordination with partner organizations, frontline workers (FLWs), and government officials to enable smooth implementation of field activities.
- To conduct high-quality qualitative data collection (FGDs and IDIs) to assess user experience, comprehension, and behavioural response to the prototypes.
- To document field-level insights, feedback, and observations to inform refinement and iteration of the solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and recruit respondents (pregnant women, lactating mothers, FLWs, etc.) as per the sampling plan and study requirements
- Coordinate with local partner teams, community institutions, and relevant government stakeholders for planning and scheduling field activities
- Facilitate and conduct FGDs and IDIs using the provided discussion guides and tools
- Support field testing of prototypes by administering tools, demonstrating usage, and capturing user interactions and feedback
- Ensure adherence to field protocols, ethical standards, and data quality requirements
- Share regular updates and debriefs with the state team on field progress, emerging insights, and operational challenges.
- Any other work assigned by the supervisor.
Key Deliverables
- List of recruited respondents with profiles and consent documentation.
- Completed FGDs/IDIs with field notes, recordings, and transcripts (as required).
- Field testing documentation including observations, user feedback, and challenges.
- Properly maintained consent forms, field logs, and data quality checks.
- Daily/weekly field updates and debrief notes.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Graduate/Postgraduate in Social Sciences, Public Health, Rural Development, or related fields.
- 3–8 years of experience in field-based research, particularly qualitative data collection (FGDs/IDIs) in rural settings.
- Experience working with community-based programs, especially in health, nutrition, or women’s development.
- Familiarity with engaging frontline workers (ASHA, ANM, AWW) and government systems at block/district level.
- Strong facilitation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with community members.
- Prior experience in Bihar or similar socio-cultural contexts will be preferred.
- Ability to document field insights clearly and systematically in Hindi and/or English.
Skills & Competencies
- Excellent coordination and communication abilities
- Ability to manage multi-stakeholder interactions
- Field-oriented and proactive mindset
What can you expect in PCI:
- A warm, inclusive and happy work environment
- An empowering organisation structure which values individual’s skills, competencies and potential
Recruitment Process:
- Applications will be shortlisted based on the specified criteria mentioned in the Job Description.
- The process could also include presentation of the assignment.
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend one or more rounds of panel interview/s
The complete process usually takes 2 to 3 weeks. Those moving to the final round of interviews will be hearing from the People & Culture team. We prefer in person meetings but in case of location distances, we are happy to meet you virtually.
After the final round, if you are not selected for the position advertised, we will inform you over a mail. However, we invite you to apply to other open positions. We always look forward to engaging with talent that add value to our endeavours in various capacities.
PCI is committed to prevent any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct.
Application Deadline: 11th May 2026