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 outputs. Required Qualifi

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