Project Supervisor

Context and Role
The person will be part of a project called ARTEMIS which is a cluster randomized controlled trial on use of technology enabled delivery of mental health care by primary healthcare workers for depression, suicide and stress among adolescents in urban slum communities in two cities of India. The project will be conducted across 2 cities – Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, and New Delhi . At each site it will cover about 30 slum communities.
The project supervisor will be based in the Vijayawada field office.
The role of the project supervisor will be to oversee all the field activities held in the Vijayawada intervention sites.
This position requires the project supervisor to work 6 days a week.

The project supervisor would be expected to oversee and lead the following:

1.Listing households and identify adolescents who regularly reside in the slums
2.Liaising with community leaders and other community stakeholders for vendor contracts, permissions, etc, as per needs for delivering the project on the field in Vijayawada under the supervision of the research team and their guidance
3.Overseeing and managing junior project supervisor and field staff as per need and assist in identifying and recruiting them to identify possible risks/issues in the community that might need resolving
4.Undertaking any other task assigned by the manager, the senior research fellow and PI related to this project
5.Liaising with colleagues in the project as well as those in other projects as per need

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

•Essential criteria:

oGraduate in science, social science, management, social work, public health.
o 3 years work experience from a recognized institution.
oWorking knowledge of Hindi and English (reading, writing, communication)
oExperience of working in urban slums/ working with adolescents

•Desireable criteria:

oMasters degree in science, social science, management,   
  social work, public health
oGood communication skills with the community especially adolescents and their parents

•Skills required:

oWorking knowledge of computers required especially email/ outlook, Microsoft office suite etc.
oStrong organizational, planning, negotiating, and problem solving skills.
oSound knowledge of project operations
oAbility to assess the pros and cons, risks and benefits in different situations and ability to refer to supervisor when the problem is outside the scope of understanding
oExcellent interpersonal skills, team-work/leadership skills, with ability to collaborate in teams and work with a wide range of varying stakeholders.
oAbility to demonstrate flexibility and to be adaptable to changing organisational priorities and ambiguous environments.
oStrong focus on producing the highest quality of work and understanding the importance of data quality and accuracy in health research.
oSome understanding of confidentiality and privacy laws and guidelines relevant to medical research.
oWell organised and efficient, with the capacity to work under pressure and willingness to take on challenges of unfamiliar and new tasks, alongside routine daily work.

How to apply:
Interested candidates should send their resume with full contact details, clearly mentioning the job title < Project Supervisor> in the subject line to hrindia@georgeinstitute.org.in by the 15th June 2021

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