Vacancy at India HIV/AIDS Alliance

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India HIV/AIDS Alliance: Invites a talented professional to join our team in

Delhi

Senior Programme Officer

The Senior Programme Officer (SPO) will be responsible for managing &

providing programmatic, technical and organisational development support to the

India HIV/AIDS Alliance's network of state level principal partner NGOs, their

programmes & implementing partner NGOs, especially those funded by the recently

awarded DFID Challenge Fund project on women and HIV/AIDS; supporting and

managing programme development and capacity building for effective management

and delivery of quality HIV/AIDS programmes; promoting innovation and

documentation of good practice in HIV/AIDS programming; and, actively

representing and contributing to planning and policy work on behalf of the

Alliance. S/he will also be closely involved in developing appropriate external

relationships to foster greater understanding and support for Alliance's

programmes in India.

We are looking for a talented professional with a Master's degree in

social sciences, health or development field (or equivalent) with at

least 5 years of relevant project management experience in the health or

development sectors. S/he should possess excellent analytical, writing and

verbal communication skills. S/he should demonstrate knowledge and understanding

of the donor environment, donor relations and donor M & E and reporting systems.

S/he should possess a good understanding of development issues and the HIV

epidemic(s) in India. S/he should preferably have sound technical knowledge,

based on experience, of either gender and HIV/AIDS or harm reduction and working

with injection drug users (IDUs). S/he should be able and willing to undertake

extensive travel, primarily within India.

The post requires a strong commitment to HIV/AIDS and sexual and

reproductive health and rights and also fluency in English and Hindi.

The salary range for the position will be Rs. 562,367 to Rs. 596,615

with benefits and will be commensurate with qualifications and

experience.

Applications should include a CV with full covering letter and also

provide details of salary history and expected salary.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 5th May 2006.

For further details of the post please contact:

India HIV/AIDS Alliance

Third Floor, Kushal House; 39, Nehru Place; New Delhi - 110 019

Tel: +91 11 416 33081 Fax: +91 11 4163 3085

Email: recruit@...

Website: http://www.aidsalliance.org/

Only short listed candidates will be notified within 2 weeks of the closing

date. Qualified and experienced people living with HIV/AIDS are encouraged to

apply.