About PCI India

PCI India, a registered Indian society, has been working in India for the past 25 years. We drive interventions to transform the lives of communities at scale by solving complex development problems. Our programs strive to impact the social, economic, health and nutritional status of the most vulnerable individuals and families. We work in close collaboration with the government, multilateral organizations, premier academic institutions, and various social actors to create an enabling environment to improve the social positioning of the deprived population.In the past year, PCI India reached more than 1.5 crore, i.e. 15 million people in 1649 Blocks of 259 Districts in 14 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 Position:

Position Title: District Sentinel Manager

Number of Position: 6

Reporting: National Program Officer- One Health

Location: Bihar (Sitamarhi, saran), Jharkhand ( Khunti , Simdega), Maharashtra (Pune, Sindhudurg)

Grade: D

Type:  Regular

Qualification Required: Master’s degree in public health, Health Management, Rural Development, Social Sciences, or related field.

Experience Required:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in public health programme implementation, health systems strengthening, surveillance, or community development
• Experience working with district administrations and government systems.

Skills and Attributes:

• Experience with IDSP, IHIP, disease surveillance, or outbreak response programmes.

Travel Requirement: Extensive travel within assigned districts and blocks

The Role

The District Sentinel Manager will lead district-level implementation of Sentinel Community Surveillance activities and serve as the primary coordination focal point between district health systems, surveillance units, community institutions, and project teams.

Key Responsibilities

District Programme Management

• Lead planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of district activities.
• Develop district workplans and implementation schedules.
• Monitor achievement of project targets and milestones.

Government and Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate with District Surveillance Units, Block Public Health Units, Medical Officers, District Administrations, SRLM teams, NSS units, and Urban Local Bodies.
• Facilitate district consultations, review meetings, and convergence platforms.

Community Sentinel Systems Strengthening

• Support enrolment, orientation, mentoring, and retention of community sentinels.
• Strengthen reporting, verification, escalation, and feedback mechanisms.
• Facilitate implementation of surveillance protocols and SOPs.

Capacity Building and Supervision

• Coordinate trainings, mentoring visits, and supportive supervision activities.
• Supervise Surveillance Coordinators and review field performance.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Monitor district surveillance indicators and dashboard performance.
• Prepare monthly district reports and implementation updates.
• Document implementation challenges, lessons learned, and corrective actions.

Outbreak Preparedness and Response

• Support outbreak preparedness activities, simulation exercises, and rapid response mechanisms.
• Coordinate with surveillance teams during investigations and response activities.

 What can you expect in PCI:

• A warm, inclusive, and happy work environment.
• Performance driven reward mechanism.
• The best of the class benefits from competitive remunerations.
• Health Insurance coverage for self, spouse & Children.
• Group Terms Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance for Self.
• All other statutory benefits.
• Regular Recognition of performance and PCI Value display in work
• An empowering organization structure which values individual’s skills, competencies and potential.
• Opportunities to operate in a cross functional role.
• Higher responsibilities and larger roles are merit based.
• Young Talent Programs for developing future leaders.
• Leadership roles for women are encouraged and given preference in selection and training.

Application Closure Date:  15th June 2026