Job Designation: Enumerator
Number of Positions: [2]
Locations: Ahmedabad
About the Organisation
WJCF is an Indian non-profit organisation committed to saving lives by reducing the burden of disease and strengthening government-owned, high-quality health systems. Since 2007, WJCF has combined data-driven approaches and deep public health expertise with strong government partnerships to design, implement, and scale solutions across India’s national and state health programmes. We work for and at the service of governments — supporting the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and State Departments of Health to build systems that are strong, sustainable, and led by Indian institutions.
As an Indian organisation, WJCF brings an unmatched depth of contextual understanding of India’s health system architecture, policy landscape, and implementation realities across diverse geographies and population groups. This local institutional credibility, combined with global technical rigour, is central to WJCF’s effectiveness as a partner to governments and donors.
Our work is built around four complementary roles: as a Trusted Government Partner, co-designing programmes and strengthening health system architecture; as an Operational Partner, translating strategies into effective on-the-ground delivery; as a Market Shaper, improving the availability and affordability of health commodities; and as an Ecosystem Catalyst, convening governments, development partners, academia, and the private sector to drive solutions at scale.
WJCF’s programme portfolio spans thematic areas like hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, vector-borne diseases), syphilis, cervical cancer, diabetes, maternal and childhood anaemia, immunisation, under-5 diarrhoea and pneumonia, sexual and reproductive health, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri – Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), hypoxemia and oxygen, safe drinking water, sickle cell disease, presbyopia, lead poisoning, and cross cutting thematic areas like AI and Health, integrated disease surveillance, and climate and health. We currently support programmes across 19 states and union territories, with teams working at national, state, district, and sub-district levels.
Our people are our greatest asset. WJCF brings together a talented, diverse team of professionals from public health, analytics, consulting, healthcare, the development sector, and academia, all united by a shared commitment to improving health outcomes for the people of India. We are entrepreneurial, action-oriented, and deeply grounded in the communities and systems we work in. Our field teams collectively bring hundreds of years of experience managing public health programmes across the country.
WJCF collaborates with a range of international and domestic partners and donors to advance its mission, including an affiliation with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), a global health organisation with which WJCF shares a common mission and values.
About the Assignment
WJCF is implementing a feasibility study of near point-of-care (nPOC) TB diagnostic testing in Ahmedabad to assess how TB testing can be brought closer to patients in routine health facility settings. The study will generate evidence on operational feasibility, patient flow, sample handling, and data systems. The Enumerator is stationed at an assigned Hub Centre and supports hospital and laboratory staff with patient-level study activities, including collecting screening information from patients who submit sputum samples, managing consent and study forms, and coordinating sample transportation.
Key Responsibilities
Patient Screening and Data Collection
- Support hospital staff in identifying and approaching presumptive TB patients who submit sputum samples at the assigned Hub Centre.
- Administer the study screening questionnaire and record demographic, clinical, and symptom information accurately on the tablet or paper forms.
- Assign and record unique patient and sample IDs; ensure they match across forms, sample containers, and registers.
Consent and Form Management
- Explain the study to patients and caregivers in Gujarati or Hindi using the approved information sheet; obtain and document written informed consent as per the study protocol.
- Ensure every enrolled patient has a complete, signed, and dated consent form; store consent forms and patient documents securely.
- Ensure all required study forms and formats (screening forms, case record forms, sample request forms, laboratory registers, and consent logs) are completed correctly and on time.
- Cross-check entries against facility and laboratory registers; resolve missing or inconsistent information with facility staff.
Sample Transportation Coordination
- Coordinate with facility staff, sample transporters, and laboratory teams to ensure sputum samples are packed, labelled, and transported to the testing site within the required timelines.
- Maintain sample transport and chain-of-custody logs, including dispatch and receipt times.
- Track sample status; follow up on delayed, rejected, or missing samples and escalate issues to the supervisor.
- Support timely return of test results to facility staff and, where required by the protocol, to patients.
Coordination, Data Recording and Reporting
- Work closely with medical officers, laboratory technicians, nurses, and NTEP staff at the Hub Centre and linked facilities.
- Enter study data daily and support Nikshay entries where required; conduct daily checks of data completeness and accuracy.
- Submit daily and weekly progress updates (patients screened, consented, samples transported, and results received) to the supervisor.
- Report any protocol deviations, adverse events, or patient concerns to the supervisor immediately; participate in study trainings and review meetings.
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times and follow TB infection prevention and control practices, including correct use of N95 respirators.
Qualifications and Experience
Required
- Higher Secondary (12th standard) pass from a recognised board.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in field data collection, health surveys, community health programmes, or hospital-based work.
- Fluency in spoken and written Gujarati and Hindi; basic English literacy required.
- Comfortable using a smartphone or tablet for data entry.
- Willingness to work in hospital and laboratory settings with TB patients, following infection control protocols.
- Based in or willing to relocate to Ahmedabad; willingness to travel locally to linked facilities as required.
Preferred
- Graduate in any stream; background in life sciences, nursing, public health, or social work is an advantage.
- Prior experience with NTEP, TB research studies, or sputum sample collection and transportation.
- Experience with digital data collection tools (ODK, KoboToolbox, CommCare) or Nikshay.
- Experience with patient counselling or informed consent processes in a research or clinical setting.
Note: This will be on 3rd Party Payroll
To Apply:
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