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Surveillance Coordinator

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Surveillance Coordinator

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: Surveillance Coordinator

Number of Position: 18

Reporting: District Sentinel Manager

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

Grade: B

Type:  Regular

Qualification Required: Graduate degree in Public Health, Nursing, Life Sciences, Social Sciences, Rural Development, or related discipline

Experience Required:

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in public health programmes, surveillance, field implementation, or community mobilization.

Skills and Attributes:

  • Experience working with government health systems or surveillance programmes.
  • Preferred local language proficiency

Travel Requirement: Extensive travel within assigned districts and blocks.

The Role

The Surveillance Coordinator will support implementation of Sentinel Community Surveillance activities at district and block level and serve as the operational focal point for community reporting, verification follow-up, escalation tracking, response coordination, and supportive supervision.

Key Responsibilities

Surveillance Operations

  • Monitor community-generated surveillance signals and reporting activities.
  • Track reporting, verification, escalation, and response timelines.
  • Ensure adherence to surveillance protocols and 24-hour verification benchmarks.
  • Maintain surveillance records, trackers, and escalation logs.

Field Coordination

  • Coordinate with Medical Officers, CHOs, BPHUs, DSUs, Rapid Response Teams, and frontline workers.
  • Support verification and response follow-up activities.
  • Facilitate communication between community sentinels and health systems.

Community Engagement and Mentoring

  • Support enrolment and mentoring of community sentinels.
  • Conduct supportive supervision visits and field reviews.
  • Reinforce surveillance protocols and reporting practices

Monitoring and Reporting

  • Maintain field-level reporting systems and performance trackers.
  • Prepare regular implementation reports.
  • Support review meetings and data validation activities.

Outbreak Preparedness and Response

  • Support outbreak investigations and emergency response activities.
  • Participate in simulation exercises and preparedness activities.
  • Monitor implementation of response actions at field level.

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.

Recruitment Process

  1. Applications will be shortlisted based on the criteria mentioned in the job description.
  2. The process may include a presentation of the assignment.
  3. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for one or more rounds of panel interviews.

The complete process usually takes 2–3 weeks. Candidates moving to the final round will hear from the People & Culture team. In‑person meetings are preferred, but virtual meetings are conducted where distance is a constraint.

Note

After the final round, if you are not selected for the advertised position, you will be informed via email. However, you are encouraged to apply for other open positions, as PCI welcomes engagement with talented individuals who add value in various capacities.

PCI is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct.

Application Closure Date:  15th June 2026

 

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