Consultant – Program Coordinator

Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPHs); Delhi; On-site; INR 670,000 - 1,004,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) invites a Consultant to support the Climate Health Observatory (CHO) pilot in Purvanchal, Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The role focuses on project coordination, climate-health data management, and both quantitative and qualitative analyses to build an integrated dataset.

The candidate will contribute to documentation, findings interpretation, and technical reports to generate locally relevant evidence for policy and practice in climate-health surveillance.

Qualifications

• Around 2–3 years’ work experience in related field.
• Proficiency in R for data cleaning, management, analysis and visualization.
• Experience in research, data management and quantitative analysis in public health or related field.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day project activities and follow up with team members, partners, and relevant stakeholders to support timely implementation.
• Identify, source, compile and organise relevant climate, health, demographic and contextual data for the pilot.
• Support cleaning, coding, validation and management of datasets, with documentation and data quality checks.
• Use appropriate statistical software to perform descriptive and other analyses and help integrate climate and health data.
• Conduct coding and synthesis of qualitative information from focus groups as required.
• Contribute to development and maintenance of an integrated climate-health dataset, codebooks and analysis files.
• Prepare tables, figures and presentations of findings for internal reviews and stakeholder discussions.
• Draft and contribute to technical reports and research outputs.
• Ensure confidentiality and secure handling of data per project protocols.
• Travel as required.
• Perform any other tasks assigned by supervisor/PI.

Skills

R for data analysis

Data management

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Public Health / Epidemiology

Job description

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

Project Brief

Despite increasing recognition of climate change-health linkages, evidence remains fragmented, with climate and health data often siloed, inconsistently collected, and poorly integrated, limiting evidence-informed policymaking and public health action. The project aims to generate locally relevant evidence on climate-related health risks, vulnerabilities, and adaptive behaviours among vulnerable populations in India. It will develop an integrated climate-health dataset by combining secondary climate and health data with primary data from household surveys and focus group discussions. The study will be piloted in Purvanchal, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, to assess local climate and health vulnerabilities and test a scalable framework for climate-health surveillance and evidence generation. The findings will support the Climate & Health Observatory (CHO) and complement the National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health (NPCCHH) by strengthening data integration, community engagement, and evidence-informed adaptation planning.

Job Summary

The Consultant will support the implementation of the Climate Health Observatory (CHO) pilot in Purvanchal, Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The role will focus on project coordination, climate and health data management, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and development of an integrated climate-health dataset. The consultant will also contribute to documentation, interpretation of findings, and preparation of technical reports and presentations to generate locally relevant evidence on climate and health.

Deliverables

The major duties and responsibilities will include:

• Coordinate day-to-day project activities and follow up with team members, partners, and relevant stakeholders to support timely implementation.
• Identify, source, compile and organise relevant secondary climate, health, demographic and contextual data for the pilot.
• Support the cleaning, coding, validation and management of primary and secondary datasets, maintaining appropriate documentation and data quality checks.
• Use appropriate statistical software to conduct descriptive and other appropriate quantitative analyses, and support the integration and interpretation of climate and health data.
• Conduct coding and synthesis of qualitative information from focus group discussions, as required.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of an integrated climate-health dataset, codebooks, analysis files and data documentation.
• Prepare tables, figures, summaries and presentations of emerging findings for internal review and stakeholder discussions.
• Draft and contribute to technical reports, research outputs and other project documentation.
• Ensure confidentiality, secure handling of data and adherence to applicable ethical and project protocols.
• Travel as required.
• Any other task assign by your supervisor/ PI.

Qualification

Essential

• Masters degree in Public Health/ Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Statistics, Environmental Health/Science, Climate Science or a related discipline.

Desirable

• Additional training or qualification in data science, research methods, environmental epidemiology or climate and health.

Experience

Essential

• Around 2-3 years’ work experience in related field.
• Proficiency in R for data cleaning, management, analysis and visualisation.
• Relevant experience in research, data management and quantitative analysis, preferably in public health or a related field.

Desirable

• Experience working with climate, environmental, health or household survey datasets.
• Familiarity with qualitative data, mixed-methods research, and integrating data from multiple sources.
• Experience in technical report writing and preparation of research outputs.

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to coordinate effectively with project team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good data management and data analysis skills
• Technical documentation and presentation skills
• Attention to detail and ability to work independently and collaboratively.

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!