Consultant - Community Coordinator

PCI India; Patna; On-site; INR 335,000 - 580,000; Full time

Job summary

PCI India is seeking a Consultant - Community Coordinator to support mobilization and development activities in Patna's urban slums. The role emphasizes women's empowerment, sanitation worker welfare, community participation, and improved health and sanitation services.

You will coordinate field interventions, conduct meetings, and assist in data collection and reporting for project progress. This is a 5-month, project-based engagement requiring field presence and strong community linkages.

Qualifications

• Graduate in any relevant field.
• Prior project work in urban slum development preferred.
• Willingness to travel and work in field.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate community mobilisation for slum interventions.
• Facilitate community meetings, awareness campaigns on health, sanitation, gender, and inclusion.
• Support activities promoting dignity, safety, and livelihoods for sanitation workers, especially women.
• Assist in training programmes for community representatives and local stakeholders.
• Assist in collecting, compiling, and reporting field data, success stories, and updates.

Skills

Two-wheeler

Willingness to travel

Community engagement

Education

Graduate

Job description

About the Position

• Job Title: Consultant - Community Coordinator
• Number of positions: 2
• Location: Patna, Bihar
• Duration: 5 months (till )
• Type: Project Based
• Qualification: At least a Graduate in any relevant field
• Experience Required: Prior experience of working in projects related to urban slum development

Skills and Attributes

• Possess a two-wheeler for field work
• Willingness to travel and work closely with communities.

About the Project

This component is a collaborative initiative supported by UNFPA and implemented in partnership with Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) under UPAMA project to promote inclusive, gender-responsive, and sustainable development in urban slums of Patna. The project aims to improve the quality of life of vulnerable urban communities through strengthened access to health and sanitation services, women's empowerment, community participation, and enhanced municipal service delivery. Special emphasis is placed on promoting gender equality, strengthening the capacities and welfare of sanitation workers (Swacchanginis), fostering community-led slum development, and leveraging innovation and partnerships to build resilient, healthy, and inclusive urban communities.

The Role

Support community-based mobilization for trainings and slum development initiatives with a focus on women's empowerment, sanitation workers welfare, citizen participation, gender equality, and improved access to health and sanitation services.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate community mobilisation for implementation of slum-level interventions across project locations.
• Facilitate community meetings, awareness campaigns, and behaviour change activities on health, sanitation, gender, menstrual hygiene, and social inclusion.
• Support team in activities promoting dignity, occupational safety, and livelihood opportunities for sanitation workers, especially women.
• Support in training programmes for community representatives and local stakeholders as per need.
• Support in collecting, compiling, and reporting field data, success stories, and other updates.

What You Can Expect at PCI

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

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