Position Open: Project Director Mukta Project, Pathfinder International

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JOB TITLE: Project Director – Mukta Project, Pathfinder International

LOCATION: Pune, Maharashtra

BACKGROUND Pathfinder International is a non-profit international and

non-governmental organization established in 1957. The organization provides

women, men, and adolescents throughout 26 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin

America, with access to quality family planning and reproductive health

information and services.

Pathfinder International is one of the pioneers to successfully integrate

HIV/AIDS programs into existing reproductive health and family planning

programmes, as well as a pioneer in community home based care and adolescent

sexual and reproductive health around the world. The organization is

headquartered in Boston, USA and has locally staffed field offices in all the

regions where they have programmes.

Pathfinder International: MUKTA PROJECT Pathfinder International's Mukta

Project is a targeted intervention in 10 high prevalence districts of

Maharashtra.(Ahmednagar, Beed, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Nandurbar, Nashik,

Parbhani, Pune, and Yavatmal) to reduce the prevalence of Sexually Transmitted

Infections (STIs) among sex workers (including Tamasha Artists) and MSM, and

thus control the spread of HIV/AIDS.

The project is part of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Avahan

Initiative, which supports HIV/AIDS prevention work in six states of India. As

of March 2009 this project will move into its second phase 2009-2013, with an

estimated project budget of USD 7 million..

Key Responsibilities:

The organization seek to hire a Project Director, who will be entrusted with the

responsibility to provide leadership to a team of programmatic, technical,

financial and administrative professionals in the planning, coordination, and

effective implementation of the MUKTA Project (Phase Two, 2009-2013). The

Project Director will be responsible for oversight, administration, supervision,

and management of the project. S/he will respond to and interact with the donor

and appropriate host country officials and will serve as the primary Project

liaison to Gates/India and coordinates and collaborates with other Gates-funded

cooperating agencies.

Oversee strategic development of program strategies and activities, annual work

plans and budgets.

Ensure efficient systems are established to measure accomplishments, track work

in progress and use of project resources, and measure impact of services

provided by implementing partners.

· Prepares or oversees project-mandated deliverables including annual

continuation plans, programmatic, financial and technical reports, as well as

other reporting information required by donors or Pathfinder International

Headquarter office.

Ensure appropriate management procedures, so that all resources are in place,

adhered to and in compliance with Gates’ requests.

Work closely with Mukta Management Team (5 Directors), to design and

operationalize an annual project planning cycle, which involves formulating

comprehensive and integrated annual project work plans and budgets.

Oversee program/financial reports and program valuations/audits/reviews, as

required.

Assume a key representational role for the organization to all external

stakeholders - government, SACS, Gates/donor, NGO & community partners and

undertake high-level policy dialogue with multitude of stakeholders

Education Qualification:

Doctorate in Public Health/Social Sciences or Masters in Public Health (with

extensive programme based experience)

Experience:

Strong background in public health/HIV/AIDS, with at least 15 years of

experience in strategic design, management and implementation of integrated

public health/ development projects in India/ globally

Must have the commitment towards building & empowering communities, gender

focused development and sensitivity to work with marginalized groups (commercial

sex workers, MSM and other vulnerable groups)

Strong organization/operational development skills which involve strategic human

resources planning & development, financial management & developing efficient

systems/processes for the delivery of projects on ground.

Strong credibility & representational ability to liaise & negotiate with

principal stakeholders – government, SACS, donors, NGO & community partners.

Very strong written & verbal communication skill in English and knowledge of

Hindi is essential.

Preferable

It is desirable that the incumbent should have knowledge of Marathi

Interested individuals may please submit their CV, a Cover note and 3 references

by email to applications.mukta@... with the subject line indicating Mukta

Project Director or call on 91 22 -66603558 /66603559 / 24371194.

Only shorlisted candidates will be contacted.

Priyanka Mazumdar

e-mail: <priyanka_del05@...>