Field Supervisor

Job No: GEORGE798

Location: New Delhi

Employment Status: Full-time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 29 Sep 2024 -05

About The George Institute

The George Institute for Global Health was established in 1999 with a mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide, particularly underserved populations, by challenging the status quo and using innovative approaches to prevent and treat the world’s biggest killers: non-communicable diseases and injury.

With offices in Australia, China, India and the UK, our 700+ people support 245+ active projects and clinical trials across 50+ countries, with 400+ more staff across our social enterprises. We focus on the global health challenges that cause the greatest loss of life, the greatest impairment of life quality and the most substantial economic burden, particularly in resource-poor settings.

Together with our academic partners, UNSW Sydney in Australia, Manipal Academy of Higher Education in India and Imperial College London in the United Kingdom, we work with a global network of collaborators, undertaking clinical, population and health systems research.

Our experts are among the most cited globally, bestowed accolades for excellence and innovation, and regularly participate in policy fora. Our research is published in leading academic journals, referenced in policy documents, and recognised for its excellence, innovation and impact. We are designated a WHO Collaborating Centre (WHO CC) for Injury Prevention & Trauma Care, and a WHO CC for Population Salt Reduction. Since 1999, we have raised more than $1 billion for research and produced over 10,000 peer-reviewed publications and other academic outputs.

What we do

• Lead world-class, large-scale clinical trials, epidemiological studies and health systems research to transform treatments and healthcare delivery
• Look beyond single diseases, across the life course, to identify patient-centred approaches to care that can be implemented at scale
• Develop low-cost, innovative solutions to global unmet needs
• Drive our global impact through a program of research, advocacy, thought leadership and disruptive social entrepreneurship

For more information about The George Institute, visit www.georgeinstitute.org.

The George Institute India

The George Institute, a wholly owned legal not-for-profit Indian research institute, has been conducting research related activities in India since 2002. The George Institute India’s mission mirrors that of the parent organization, namely the discovery and implementation of solutions to chronic and disabling health problems through research, policy development and capacity building.

A number of large-scale projects in population, health systems and clinical research, funded by a diverse group of sponsors, both public and private, are conducted in India. The George Institute India comprises two distinct operating groups: Research and Development, and Infrastructure and Resources. It has two separate offices - in Hyderabad and New Delhi, where the research staff and senior management are based.

Context and Role

The research study titled “Adolescent Resilience-Building In Urban Slums - A Multifaceted Implementation Trial Of Life Skills Education In India (ANUMATI2.0)” study aims to evaluate the feasibility, clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two community-based implementation strategies for life skills education among older adolescents (15-19 years) with or at high risk of depression who are living in urban slums in the Indian cities of New Delhi and Hyderabad. Some of these adolescents will be part of a Life Skills Education Program delivered in-person by trained facilitators, while others will be part of a peer-led social media program and will have access to a digital resource toolkit and fora moderated by skilled facilitators.

The field supervisor will play a crucial role in implementing the project on the ground. The field supervisor’s primary role will be to engage in data collection, play a supervisory role to the field consultants, monitor field level activities, conduct in-person life-skill sessions with adolescents and facilitate the access of adolescents to the ANUMATI 2.0 Facebook and Instagram pages  The field supervisor will work under the guidance of the Senior Project Manager and the Senior Research Fellow in the Mental Health team based in the Delhi office.

Reporting Relationships

Directly reports to Senior Project Manager (Naushad)

Duties and Key Responsibilities

• Data collection in the study sites
• Data cleaning
• Supervising and monitoring the activities of the field consultants
• Facilitating in-persons life skill sessions in selected slums in Delhi
• Facilitating access of adolescents to the ANUMATI 2.0 social media platforms
• Anyother tasks assigned to them

As a Team Member:

• Participate in team meetings and activities relating to ANUMATI 2.0;
• Participate in special projects to improve processes, tools, systems and organisation;
• Take responsibility for personal learning and development and for setting achievable and meaningful work objectives and managing personal targets, meeting obligations of the Institute’s Performance Management and Development Policy;
• Demonstrate commitment to GI’s values, including performing to an exceptionally high ethical standard and focus on integrity, collaboration and teamwork in all efforts.

Work, Health and Safety

• Comply with GI’s Work Health and Safety Policy and related procedures, and similar policies which apply when visiting the premises of affiliates and collaborating sites.
• Promote and contribute to a safe, secure environment for staff and visitors.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Qualifications:  Graduation in any subject
• Experience of at least 3 years of experience of working in slum settings and with adolescents
• Demonstrated capability to produce outcomes and achieve objectives within agreed time periods;
• Strong problem solving, and troubleshooting skills
• Demonstrated resourcefulness, with ability to influence others to achieve common goals;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with high level of proficiency in Hindi and the ability to work well autonomously as well as a team;
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in small teams and with a wide range of varying stakeholders;
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility and to be adaptable to changing organisational priorities and ambiguous environments;
• Strong focus on producing the highest quality of work and on ensuring optimum accuracy of outputs;
• Well organized and efficient, with the capacity to work under pressure.

For more details, please see the Position Description for this role. 

How to apply:

Interested candidates should send their resume with full contact details, current and expected CTC/salary. Clearly mentioning the job title “Field Supervisor” in the subject line to hrindia@georgeinstitute.org.in by the 29^th September 2024.

Our big and bold mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide needs a diverse and innovative team to deliver it.  So we foster a dynamic, inclusive and flexible workplace where each individual can bring their best selves to work.

Everyone is encouraged to apply, including people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, people of all gender identities and sexual orientations, and mature-aged adults.