Recruitment for Director/Assistant Director-HRLN HIV/AIDS and the Law Initiative

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Human Rights Law Network is looking for HIV/AIDS and the Law Director /Assistant

Director.

Location: New Delhi

E-mail: resume@...

Organisation Profile:

Human Rights Law Network:

The Human Rights Law Network (HRLN), established in 1989, is a national

collective of lawyers and social activists dedicated to using the legal system

to advance human rights and access to justice for the poor and marginalized

individuals and communities in the country. In addition to pro bono legal

services and public interest litigation, HRLN engages in out of court advocacy,

conducts legal workshops, investigations, publishes ‘know your rights’ material

and participates in campaigns. In collaboration with social movements and human

rights and development organizations, HRLN works with women, prisoners, dalits,

workers, children, farmers, indigenous people, refugees, people affected by HIV,

the homeless, religious minorities and sexuality minorities, persons with

disabilities, among others.

HRLN is functional in 22 states of India.

HIV/AIDS and the Law Initiative

In view of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Human Rights Law Network has a project, which

aims to create awareness against discrimination of affected people . The lack of

community awareness on this serious health concern has resulted in the gross

violation of human rights of the affected people. With the alarming increase in

the number of affected persons, stigma and systematic discrimination towards

affected people has merely grown.

Therefore this initiative will work with people living with HIV/AIDS in order to

prevent human rights violations through the use of law.

Scope and responsibility: The HIV/AIDS Director/Assistance Director’s job

entails working with the Executive Director and the team. They are primarily

responsible for among other things:

Consolidate the programme at the national level and design a plan of action for

state units

Assist and conduct awareness training programmes at the state level

Represent the organization in various forum,

Ensure timely and effective reporting of the programme to the Founder Director

and the funding agencies

To encourage stakeholders to file Public Interest Litigation, whenever necessary

Participate and conduct Legal Training

Qualifications:

The foremost is that, as HIV/AIDS coordinator the incumbent must have a deep

commitment for the cause and must have a good understanding of rights. Other

qualifications include:

A Master's Degree

The Person applying need not be a lawyer.

Minimum 5 years of experience as coordinator/project manager in related field

preferably in a NGO on HIV/AIDS:

Excellent writing and communication skills in English. Fluency in Hindi and/or

other Indian languages will be an added advantage

Willingness to travel domestically.

A self-motivated, articulate person capable of managing multiple and competing

priorities.

Must have good working relationships with existing positive network groups.

Compensation will be based on experience and qualification and comparable to

similar type of organizations.

Please apply by 30th November 2006 by e-mailing a letter of interest, resume,

and two references known to you professionally.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

E-mail: resume@...

Or by courier post to HR Department, Human Rights Law Network, 65, Masjid Road,

Jungpura, New Delhi-110014.

HRLN promotes pluralism and equal opportunity and is committed to diversity in

its staffing. No individual shall be discriminated against because of her actual

or perceived age, caste, class, disability, marital status, religion or sexual

orientation.

HRLN encourages people affected by HIV/AIDS to apply for the post.

HIV/AIDS and the Law Initiative

Human Rights Law Network

65 Masjid Road

Jungpura

New Delhi 1100014

e-mail: <hri.delhi@...>