West Bengal Voluntary Health Association (WBVHA) is a civil society organisation with extensive experience in community mobilisation and grassroots engagement in rural West Bengal. IPH Bengaluru leads the SANKALP project, with WBVHA serving as the implementing partner responsible for on-ground programme delivery, community engagement, and field coordination. These positions will be based within WBVHA as part of the project implementation team.

About the role:
SANKALP (Strengthening Adolescent Networks for Knowledge, Action, Leadership and Preparedness in Climate Health) is a community-based research study focused on adolescent leadership and climate-health resilience, implemented across rural West Bengal.

The study adopts a convergent mixed-methods, multiple-case study design guided by Participatory Action Research (PAR) and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), over a 48-month period. It will be implemented using a stepped-wedge cluster design across 12 villages in Hingalganj Block (North 24 Parganas district) and Rangli Rangliot Block (Darjeeling district), West Bengal, with villages allocated into three sequential cohorts. Each cohort will receive a six-month SANKALP adolescent climate-health leadership intervention, followed by adolescent-led community climate-health action projects. Assessments will be conducted at baseline, at a cohort-specific midline, and at a common endline to evaluate adolescent leadership competencies, climate-health knowledge, and preventive behaviours.

The Project Technical Staff will support field-level implementation, session delivery,



and data/documentation activities under the guidance of the Research Associates and Project Research Scientists, working closely with WBVHA field teams, schools, and community stakeholders.

Education Qualification: Three years' Graduate degree in a relevant subject/field with three years' relevant experience, or Postgraduate degree in a relevant subject/field; or, for Engineering/IT/CS, a First Class four-year Graduate degree with three years' relevant experience.

Work Experience: As above (three years' relevant experience, or PG in relevant subject/field in lieu of experience).

Age Limit: Maximum 35 years

Essential Requirements:

- Good understanding of field-level data collection and documentation procedures
- Positive organisational and interpersonal skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with adolescents, schools, and community-based organisations
- Willingness to work in rural, community-based field settings
- Commitment to ethical research conduct, particularly in research involving adolescent participants
- Mandatory reading and writing proficiency in Bengali

Desirable Requirements:





- Familiarity with digital data collection tools/platforms
- Prior experience in adolescent health, climate-health, education, or community-based programmes
- Basic computer literacy (MS Office/data entry)

No of Positions: 6

Job location:
The position will require relocation to project sites in either Hingalganj Block (North 24 Parganas district) or Rangli Rangliot Block (Darjeeling district), West Bengal. The position will be based within WBVHA.

Roles and responsibilities:

- Support the delivery of SANKALP intervention sessions at the village/school level under guidance of the Research Associates
- Assist with participant mobilisation, attendance tracking, and session documentation
- Support field-level data collection at baseline, midline, and endline assessments
- Maintain accurate records, registers, and monitoring forms
- Support community engagement activities and adolescent-led community action projects
- Coordinate closely with schools, community mentors, and WBVHA field teams
- Report field-level issues/challenges to the Research Associates in a timely manner
- Undertake any other tasks assigned by the Research Associates

Duration:
SANKALP is a 4-year project. The first hiring contract will be for a period of one year, including a 3-month probationary period, subject to renewal based on satisfactory performance, extension of the project, and availability of funds.

Pay: ₹25,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month

Benefits:

- Commuter assistance
- Internet reimbursement

Work Location: In person

📌 Project Technical Staff (Hingalganj)
🏢 West Bengal Voluntary Health Association
📍 Hingalganj