Vacancy - PROGRAMME MANAGER, VSO INDIA

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JOB VACANCY: PROGRAMME MANAGER, VSO INDIA

VSO is an international development agency that promotes

international volunteering by recruiting skilled professionals to

share their experience with partner organisations working to tackle

poverty and disadvantage, and contribute to building their

capacity. VSO has a rights-based approach to development and in

India our priorities are participation and governance, disability

and HIV and AIDS. VSO is seeking to develop partnerships and

identify placements with NGOs working in these sectors in Delhi,

West Bengal, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

VSO is seeking an experienced Programme Manager who will be

responsible for leading on the implementation and delivery of our

HIV and AIDS Programme Area Strategy. This is a senior development

management post and you will be expected to contribute to the

development of VSO India's programme. Experience of strategic

planning, monitoring and evaluation is therefore essential. You

will be responsible for developing partnerships and placement

requests with NGOs working in VSO's priority areas and to

subsequently monitor and support the partner and volunteer.

You will have a proven background in community development,

organisational development or social mobilisation, as well as a

sound understanding of the rights-based approach and commitment to

gender equality. You will have professional work experience in at

least one of VSO's priority areas and will have worked with an

Indian NGO. Fluency in written and spoken English and either Hindi,

Bengali or Oriya is essential.

Many of our volunteers work in rural areas and the job will require

extensive travel - up to 40% of your time. Experience of having

lived and worked in rural areas will be an advantage and you must be

willing to use public transport and be prepared to stay in simple

accommodation in common with our volunteers when required.

You will have a sensitivity to the issues facing disabled people and

people with HIV and/or AIDS, and an understanding of how attitudinal

and institutional barriers marginalise them. In this respect,

women, and people with personal experience of HIV and AIDS and/or

disability with relevant or transferrable experience are

particularly encouraged to apply. VSO has an accessible office.

This Delhi-based post is offered on an open-ended contract upon

successful completion of a six-month probationary period. The

salary is commensurate with other international NGOs.

In the first instance, applicants are invited to send a statement of

no more than 500 words stating why you are appropriate for this

position, together with your CV by post to:

VSO India

B-8/25, Vasant Vihar

New Delhi 110 057

The closing date for receipt of applications is 7th July 2006.

Interviews will be held at the end of August. Only shortlisted

candidates will be contacted for interviews. Upon request, this information is

also available in Braille, large print, cassette or CD. We will also accept

completed CVs in any of these formats.

VSO aims to be an equal opportunities employer

_________________________

Suresh Parida

Admin & Finance Officer

Voluntary Service Overseas

B-8/25, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi - 110 057

Tele : 26153051/2

Email - suresh.parida@...

web - www.vso.org.uk