Field Worker Job opening in PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA, (Bengaluru, Karnataka)

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Job Details
Company Name :
PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA
Company Location :
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Job Position :
Field Worker
Job Category : Jobs in Bengaluru

Job Description :
Job Description
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is working towards building a healthier India. It is helping to address the limited institutional and systems capacity in India by strengthening education and training, advancing research and technology and facilitating policy and practice in the area of Public Health. PHFI is headquartered in New Delhi with national presence through its constituent units of regional Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPHs) and Centers of Applied Research in core public health themes. The Foundation, established in 2006 as a public private initiative, is governed by an independent board comprising of senior government officials, eminent Indian and International academic and leaders, civil society representatives and corporate leaders.
Project Brief:
COINCIDE is a collaborative project that aims to evaluate the effects of nutritional, psychosocial and environmental determinants of neurodevelopment and child mental health from Pregnancy-9 years in two diverse Indian settings. The project is led by the Indian Institute of Public Health – Bengaluru in collaboration with Center for Environmental Health, Public Health Foundation of India – Gurgaon, Sangath – Delhi, Institute of Public Health – Bengaluru & St. John’s Research Institute – Bengaluru. This position is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka within the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) municipality limits.
Deliverables:
Participant recruitment, consenting and field data collection
Visit households of the project participants to recruit them for the COINCIDE project. Explain the details of the study to the participants using recruitment aids provided and get their signed consent or verbal assent for participation in the study.
Answer questions that participants have about the study at the time of consenting or connect them to senior study staff as required
Work with families to plan and schedule appointments for data collection
Assist in recording GPS coordinates of participant households for ease of participant tracking
Collect and upload data from parents and children using tablet computers as per standard operating procedures
Provide referrals and travel support to families meeting referral criteria as per standard operating procedures
Provide travel support to families to visit other data collection sites
Assist the phlebotomist to collect blood samples from children
Assist parents to collect urine samples from children
Follow and ensure confidentiality of data and ensure secure and timely transfer of the collected data to secure servers
Support iterative pilot testing of the study tools during the tool adaptation phase.
Support in documentation of feedback and insights from the formative phase on participant engagement and understanding of study tools
Participation in training and supervision
Attend all training sessions and get trained in all study tools to be administered as part of the study.
Practice administering the study tools on parents and children who volunteer for this purpose
Attend all supervisory sessions to get feedback on their performance
Attend all refresher trainings to ensure fidelity to tool administration throughout the duration of the study
Visit St. John’s Research Institute to get certification on using anthropometry equipment and 24-hour food recall questionnaires
Support project documentation
Participate in project meetings to provide updates on data collection
Ensure proper maintenance and storage of all equipments, documents and participatory tokens provided for data collection
Ensure timely updates and submission of all project related documents and registers
Support communication with stakeholders
Provide counselling support to families when required as per training provided
Accompany senior project staff to field sites and introduce them to the participants for supervisory visits and qualitative data collection
Maintain a good rapport with health staff (ASHA workers, ANMs, Anganwadi workers) in study sites
Establish and maintain clear communication and effective working relationships with key stakeholders, including government and non-government agencies, local service providers, and health professionals
Support organisational activities
Participate in and support activities and meetings related to the project
Liaise with faculty members and research staff of PHFI and its allied institutes.
Analysis and documentation of all project related activities.
Submission of Reports as per timeline of the project.
Any other tasks assigned by Supervisor/PI.
Qualification:
Essential:
Bachelor’s degree in public health, social work, healthcare management or any social sciences
Fluent in Kannada, Hindi and English Desirable:
Master’s degree in public health, social work, healthcare management or any social sciences
Experience:
Essential:
Demonstrated experience of having worked in a research project involving human subjects.
Demonstrated experience in field data collection from community samples (at least 2 years)
Willingness to work and reside in the study location (Bengaluru, Karnataka) for the entire duration of the study Desirable:
Demonstrated experience of working with young children (2-10 years old) and their families
Demonstrated experience of working with the Karnataka health system and with established relationships with health workers (ASHAs, ANMs, Anganwadi workers)
Process to Apply-
Interested and eligible candidates may send their updated CV to recruit@phfi.org and fill the application form – https://forms.office.com/r/pdRG9NBGBt . Please mention the exact Position Code ( IIPH-FLWR-100 ) in the email subject line . Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview. Last Date of Receipt of Applications: 01 May 2022
Remarks :
Candidates are requested to refer PHFI website for position description & process for applying. Please note only those applications will be considered which are received as per instruction written on PHFI website.
Candidates should have an excellent academic record, good communication skills, a commitment to high quality graduate / post-graduate education.
Mere eligibility will not entitle any candidate for being called for interview.
Persons employed in Government/Semi-Government Organization or Educational Institutions in India must apply through proper channel.
PHFI reserves the right to fill or not to fill any or all available positions.
The requirements of minimum qualification and/or experience may be relaxed in the case of candidates with outstanding credentials.
No correspondence will be entertained from candidates regarding any delays, conduct & result of interview and reasons for not being called for interview.
“ PHFI reserves the sole right to alter/modify/cancel the entire selection process or the position or the vacancy or to disqualify any candidature at any stage of the selection process ”. Women are encouraged to apply!
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Job Detail
Job Id
JD2479324
Industry
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Total Positions
1
Job Type:
Full Time
Salary:
Not mentioned
Employment Status
Permanent
Job Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Education
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Experience
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