Research Consultant, Dehradun
Experience: 4-5 years
Salary: 7- 8.4 LPA

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

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 o

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