Consultant - District Program Coordinator

PCI India; New Delhi; On-site; INR 781,000 - 1,116,000; Full time

Job summary

PCI India is seeking a Consultant - District Program Coordinator to drive district-level implementation of an NCD-focused cancer screening and referral program in Delhi. The role involves field coordination, stakeholder engagement and strong data management to support community and facility-based activities.

The candidate should have a postgraduate degree in public health or related fields, 3+ years of field experience, and willingness to travel frequently within Delhi.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in Public Health, Health Management, Social Work, Rural Development, Social Sciences or related field.
• Experience in field-level programme implementation and coordination for NCDs and public health programmes.
• Experience with government health systems and frontline health workers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate district-level implementation of the Access to Treatment Programme for NCDs, focusing on oral, breast and cervical cancers.
• Engage with government health systems, NHM and urban primary healthcare facilities to ensure screening and referral pathways.
• Train, mentor and supervise frontline health workers; monitor data, documentation and reporting; ensure follow-up and patient navigation.

Skills

Programme coordination

NCDs knowledge

Public health

Data management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Teamwork

Field travel

Education

Postgraduate degree in Public Health

Tools

MS Office

KOBO

ODK

Job description

Job Summary

• Job Title: Consultant - District Program Coordinator
• Number of positions: 6 (2 in each location)
• Location: Delhi
• Duration: 7 months (till )
• Type: Project Based
• Qualification: Postgraduate degree in Public Health, Health Management, Social Work, Rural Development, Social Sciences or a related field.

Experience Required

• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant field-level programme implementation and coordination experience, preferably in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including oral, breast and cervical cancers, cancer screening, primary healthcare, community health, or related public health programmes.
• Experience working with government health systems, particularly NHM, Ayushman Arogya Mandirs/Ayushman Bharat, NCD programmes, or urban primary healthcare systems, is desirable.
• Experience working with frontline health workers such as ASHAs, ANMs, CHOs, Staff Nurses, and Medical Officers.
• Experience in community mobilization, health-worker capacity building, supportive supervision, and coordination of community- and facility-based health interventions.
• Experience in programme monitoring, data management, documentation, and reporting.
• Experience in referral coordination, beneficiary follow-up, and/or patient navigation will be an advantage.
• Familiarity with population-based NCD screening and screening/referral pathways for oral, breast, and cervical cancers will be preferred.
• Prior experience working within Delhi s public health system and/or underserved urban and peri-urban communities will be an advantage.
• Willingness and ability to undertake frequent field travel within the assigned district and across Delhi, as required.
• Preference will be given to local candidates from the respective project districts or candidates with strong familiarity with the local geography, communities and public health system of the assigned district.

Skills Attributes

• Strong programme planning, field coordination and implementation skills.
• Good understanding of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), primary healthcare, population-based screening and referral pathways, particularly for oral, breast and cervical cancers.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with government officials, healthcare providers, frontline workers and communities.
• Good supportive supervision, mentoring, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to analyze programme data, identify implementation gaps and facilitate corrective action.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and digital/mobile-based monitoring and data-collection tools, such as KOBO, ODK or equivalent.
• Good documentation and report-writing skills.
• Excellent communication skills in Hindi and English.
• Sensitivity to gender, equity, inclusion and the needs of underserved communities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to undertake facility-level planning, readiness assessment and monitoring of screening coverage against assigned targets.
• Candidates who are available to join immediately or at short notice will be preferred.

About the Project

The Access to Treatment Programme - Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), with a focus on Oral, Breast and Cervical Cancers, aims to strengthen community awareness, primary-level cancer screening, early identification of suspected cases, referral, follow-up and patient navigation among underserved populations in East Delhi, Northeast Delhi and North Delhi. The programme will be implemented through the existing public health system, particularly Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs), MCD Health Centres/Dispensaries, frontline health workers and existing community platforms. It will focus on eligible adults aged 30 years and above, with particular attention to women, tobacco users and other high-risk and underserved populations.

During the implementation period, the programme aims to screen at least 20,000 eligible adults, train and/or mentor at least 250 health workers, and conduct at least 100 community awareness and mobilization sessions/events across the three districts. To facilitate achievement of the screening target, the programme will leverage community platforms for awareness and mobilization, routine facility-based screening through AAMs and MCD Health Centres/Dispensaries, and planned outreach screening activities/camps, particularly for underserved and low-coverage populations.

The programme is structured around four core objectives:

1. Health Workforce Capacity Building: Train and mentor ASHAs, ANMs, CHOs, Staff Nurses and Medical Officers on NCD/cancer awareness, risk assessment, screening protocols, counselling, referral and follow-up.
2. Community Awareness and Mobilization: Leverage existing platforms such as UHSNDs, MAS meetings, community gatherings, health events and street plays to increase cancer awareness, address risk factors, myths and stigma, and mobilize eligible adults for facility-based and outreach screening.
3. Facility Readiness, Primary Screening and Institutionalization: Strengthen facility readiness, including trained personnel, essential screening materials, reporting mechanisms and referral linkages. Facilitate protocol-based screening for oral, breast and cervical cancers through selected AAMs and MCD Health Centres/Dispensaries, supplemented by outreach activities where required, with emphasis on integrating screening into routine primary healthcare/NCD services.
4. Referral, Follow-up and Patient Navigation: Ensure counselling, referral and follow-up of individuals with suspected or abnormal findings and facilitate linkage to appropriate higher-level public health/referral facilities for further assessment or diagnostic confirmation, while minimizing loss to follow-up.

The programme will strengthen existing government systems rather than create parallel service-delivery structures, with emphasis on establishing sustainable linkages across the continuum of community awareness and mobilization primary screening at health facilities/outreach platforms referral follow-up/patient navigation appropriate next-level care. The overall approach will focus not only on achieving the programme s screening targets but also on strengthening facility readiness and institutional

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