Work with a team that understands the field from the ground up.
MFRS India is building a research, field-operations and data-services organisation around people who can do the work carefully, communicate clearly and take responsibility for what reaches the client.
Some roles at MFRS will be permanent. Many field roles will be project-based because survey teams change with geography, sample, language, timeline and workload. We prefer to say that clearly rather than make every engagement sound permanent when it is not.
What you are likely to learn here comes directly from the work.
Research and field assignments change from project to project. That means the experience gained here is usually built through different respondent groups, sectors, geographies, tools and operational problems rather than one repetitive process.
Assignments may involve public health, education, livelihoods, agriculture, financial inclusion, market research or government programmes.
MFRS includes professionals whose experience ranges from several years to approximately fifteen to twenty years in survey and field operations.
Supervisors and project personnel are expected to understand what is happening in the field rather than manage only through numbers on a sheet.
Survey tools, respondent handling, monitoring, reporting, quality checks and data discipline remain useful across different assignments.
Work may involve different regions depending on project requirements and the company’s active assignments.
Role type, reporting structure, assignment period and project expectations should be understood before deployment rather than after it.
Different functions keep a research assignment moving.
The areas below describe the kinds of functions MFRS may recruit for as the company and its project pipeline grow. They are not a statement that every role is currently open.
Research & Analytics
Research design, methodology, tools, analysis, interpretation and reporting.
Field Operations
Field investigation, supervision, district coordination, state coordination and deployment.
Data & Technology
Digital survey tools, data management, MIS, databases, dashboards and technical support.
Project Management
Project planning, delivery tracking, client coordination, budgets and timelines.
Monitoring & Quality
Field monitoring, back-checks, data-quality review, verification and process control.
Proposal & Tender Development
Opportunity tracking, RFP review, proposal preparation and tender documentation.
Finance & Administration
Accounts, project expenses, records, documentation and office administration.
Human Resources
Recruitment coordination, onboarding, field rosters and people-related administration.
Communications & Design
Website content, corporate communication, visual material and project communication support.
The engagement model depends on the role and the assignment.
Permanent
Roles connected with continuing organisational responsibilities may be engaged on a longer-term employment basis.
Contractual
Time-bound roles may be created where a project or function has a defined duration or workload.
Project-Based
Field investigators, supervisors, coordinators and other project personnel may be engaged for specific assignments.
Consultancy
Specialist professionals may be engaged for defined technical, research, advisory or project responsibilities.
Vacancies will appear here when there is an actual requirement.
No current vacancies are open.
MFRS recruits and engages people according to genuine organisational or project requirements. We do not maintain a permanent “urgent hiring” notice simply to collect CVs. When a role is formally open, the position, location, engagement type, qualification or experience expectations and application instructions will be published here.
A good CV helps. The way someone works matters just as much.
Accuracy
Research work depends on people who can follow instructions, record information properly and avoid making up an answer when something is unclear.
Reliability
A field team needs people who arrive, communicate and complete agreed responsibilities rather than disappear when conditions become difficult.
Communication
Problems should be reported early. Good communication matters with respondents, supervisors, team members and clients.
Respect for respondents
Participants are not just sample numbers. Professional conduct in the field is part of research quality.
Ability to learn
Different projects use different questionnaires, tools and methods. People need to learn the assignment rather than depend only on past habits.
Documentation discipline
Reporting, attendance, field records and supporting documents matter because project work has to remain understandable after the day is over.
Field research is real work, not just travelling with a questionnaire.
What field assignments may actually involve
Depending on the study, field personnel may work in villages, towns, urban neighbourhoods, institutions, schools, hospitals, offices, markets or other project locations. Travel, early starts, repeat visits, respondent non-availability and changes in route can be part of the assignment.
A project may require digital data collection, GPS, photographs, telephonic follow-up, daily reporting, back-check cooperation, institutional interviews or other study-specific processes. The expected work should be explained during project briefing or onboarding.
Applicants should therefore consider the actual field requirement before accepting an assignment rather than treating field work as interchangeable from one survey to another.
When a position is open, selection follows a defined process.
The exact process may be shorter for a temporary field assignment and more detailed for a permanent or specialist position, but the basic stages remain similar.
Application
CV or requested details submitted against the specific opportunity.
Screening
Review of relevant experience, qualifications, location and role fit.
Interview / Assessment
Discussion, test or practical assessment depending on the role.
Verification
Relevant identity, qualification or experience documents may be checked.
Selection
Suitable candidates receive role and engagement details.
Onboarding
Joining formalities, project briefing, reporting structure and training.
Professional behaviour does not become optional when the team leaves the office.
- Be accurate. Do not fabricate interviews, attendance, field visits or project records.
- Respect confidentiality. Respondent, client and project information should not be casually shared.
- Treat respondents properly. Courtesy and dignity matter even when the field day is difficult.
- Follow the project protocol. A shortcut that changes respondent selection, consent or data quality is not simply an efficiency improvement.
- Report problems early. Access issues, delays, tool problems and quality concerns should reach the appropriate supervisor while they can still be addressed.
- Keep records properly. Attendance, travel, expenses, reporting and project documents should be maintained according to assignment requirements.
- Represent MFRS honestly. Team members must not make commitments, promises or claims on behalf of the company that they are not authorised to make.
Recruitment should be clear enough that candidates know what they are agreeing to.
MFRS aims to recruit and engage people according to legitimate role requirements, capability, conduct and assignment needs.
Interested in working with MFRS later?
You may introduce your professional background to us.
If there is no current vacancy, you may still send a brief introduction and CV for future reference. Please mention your main area of experience, current location and the kind of role or field assignment you are interested in.
Submission does not create a commitment from either side, and MFRS may contact candidates only where a relevant requirement arises.
hr@mfrsgroup.orgWe want people who can be trusted with the part of the project that carries their name.
Whether the role is research, field operations, data, administration or project management, the expectation is similar: understand the work, communicate clearly, document it properly and take responsibility for what you deliver.