Direct Interview on 14th, 15th April 2015 as a Consultant (Research Assistant) - The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)

Position Title: 

 Consultant (Research Assistant)

Location: 

 Adoni (Andhra Pradesh) & Manor (Maharasthra)

Duration of Position:

03 Months

Brief on the Organization:

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 Centres 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. For more information, please visit the website www.phfi.org.

Project Brief:

Through its flagship sports program, Magic Bus Foundation (MBF) intends to improve the lives of socioeconomically-disadvantaged Indian children by enhancing their health and cognitive capability, and helping them develop self-esteem so that they can break socioeconomic barriers and elevate themselves out of poverty. The program involves weekly sports sessions at the community level, and includes components that promote gender equality, hygiene, school enrollment and attendance, learning, leadership, and personality development.

The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is conducting an evaluation of the MBF sports program in collaboration with researchers from various academic institution. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of the sports-based curriculum program on cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills and awareness, and practice of preventive and promotive healthcare practices among adolescents using a three-round panel data set collected over 5 years. A cluster randomized controlled trial will be carried out in 160 villages in two districts of India, covering roughly 14,400 children who are initially between 8 and 14 years of age. Approximately half of the communities will be randomly assigned the sports program for the intervention, while the other communities will serve as the control group. Progress will be measured in two equally spaced follow up surveys.

Deliverables:

S/he will monitor the survey fieldwork (coducted by an external survey firm) under the supervision of PI.

Responsibilities will include traveling to fieldwork sites, supervising survey team, conducting household surveys (if required), reporting back to the supervisor, and liasoning with the research team.

Qualification:

Bachelor's degree completed from a government recognized college or university.

Experience & Skills:

• Previous survey fieldwork experience desirable but not essential.
• Candidates able to speak local language ( Telugu for Adoni based position and Marathi for Manor based position)
• Total fee will be approximately Rs.75,000/- and will be based on the available skills and fitment of the incumbent as per the selection process.
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Applications, along with detailed CV, may be sent to: recruit@phfi.org . Please highlight the Position Code (IIPH-IVRA-6) in the subject. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview.

Last Date of Receipt of Applications: COB 14 April 2015

Women are encouraged to apply  

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