Research Consultant Dehradun

Research Consultant, Dehradun

Experience: 4-5 years

Salary: 7- 8.4 LPA

Note: This is a consultant role for a duration of 5 months.

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About the role:

A five-month mixed-methods research study is being conducted in two low-income settlements in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, to examine how access to sanitation and water services affects health, dignity, time use, safety, and livelihood participation, with a focus on women engaged in the informal economy. We are seeking a Research Consultant, preferably based in Dehradun, to lead day-to-day study implementation, including research design support, field coordination, data collection management, analysis, and preparation of research outputs under the guidance of the Research Lead and Senior Coordinator.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support desk review, inception planning, and refinement of the research methodology, including finalisation of study sites and approach.
• Develop and refine research tools for household surveys, Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), and qualitative documentation.
• Coordinate field preparation activities, including tool piloting, field team orientation, and training.
• Oversee household-level data collection across approximately 200–250 households in two settlements.
• Conduct and supervise KIIs with government officials, frontline workers, local representatives, community leaders, and civil society organisations.
• Facilitate and oversee FGDs with women workers, adolescent girls, male residents, and other vulnerable groups.
• Document settlement-level conditions related to sanitation, drainage, water access, waste management, and safety concerns.
• Support data management, including cleaning, organising, coding, and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.
• Contribute to the preparation of the inception note, research report, presentation materials, and dissemination of findings.
• Incorporate feedback from stakeholders and support the timely delivery of all research outputs.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s degree in social sciences, public policy, urban studies, development studies, gender studies, public health, WASH, or a related discipline.
• 4–5 years of experience conducting field-based research within the development sector.
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools such as Power BI, SPSS, STATA, MS Excel, and other relevant analytical software.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing surveys, interviews, FGDs, and qualitative research studies.
• Understanding of themes related to WASH, gender, women’s livelihoods, public health, urban governance, or informal settlements.
• Strong research, analytical, writing, documentation, and coordination skills.
• Ability to engage respectfully and effectively with low-income communities, particularly women workers and marginalised groups.
• Proficiency in Hindi and English (written and spoken) is essential.

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