About PCI India

PCI India, a registered Indian society, has been working in India for the past 28 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 2 crore (20 million) people across 200+ districts in 23 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

• Job Title: Field Research & Coordination Consultant
• Number of positions: 1
• Location: Nawada
• Duration: Two months (September–October 2026)
• Type: Consultant (Deliverable-based)
• Qualification: Post-graduate degree in Social Work, Development Studies, Rural Development, Livelihoods, Economics, Business Administration, Public Policy or a related discipline.

Skills and Attributes Required

• Graduate/Postgraduate in Social Sciences, Public Health, Rural Development, or related fields.
• 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.

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:

1. 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).
2. 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.

About the Assignment

The objective of the assignment is to provide field-level recruitment, coordination, and research support for the behavioural research and user research activities under the project. The Consultant will support the Research/Project Team in identifying and recruiting the required respondents—including Frontline Workers (FLWs), community members/beneficiaries, and field-level government officials—in the selected geographies, and in facilitating the timely scheduling and organization of FGDs, IDIs, observations, and immersion activities.

The Role

• Respondent Identification and Recruitment: Identify, screen, and recruit eligible FLWs, community members/beneficiaries, and field-level government officials as per the approved respondent profiles and sample requirements.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate with ASHA, ANM, AWW, and relevant government officials to facilitate respondent identification, recruitment, and participation in research activities.
• Scheduling of Research Activities: Schedule and coordinate FGDs, IDIs, KIIs, and other research interactions with identified respondents in line with the approved field plan and timelines.
• VHSND Observation Support: Identify and coordinate suitable VHSND sessions and facilitate the Research/Project Team’s observation visits, including coordination with relevant frontline workers and stakeholders.
• Field and Logistical Support: Support the Research/Project Team in organizing immersion workshops, discussions, interviews, and field visits, including venue, participant mobilisation, and other necessary field-level logistics.
• Documentation and Field Updates: Maintain records of respondent recruitment and field activities, and provide timely updates on recruitment status, scheduling, field-level challenges, and completion of planned activities to the Research/Project Team.

What You Can Expect at PCI

• A warm, inclusive, and happy work environment
• Performance‑driven reward mechanism

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 behaviour at work, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct.

Application Closure Date: 10th September