Vacancies at PATH

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Stop the spread of HIV in India:

Challenging positions available with PATH’s “Project Tarang”

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Avahan Initiative aims to dramatically

slow the spread of HIV in India through a major investment in focused,

integrated and scaled prevention efforts in six key States. The Foundation is

working with some of the most renowned public health and HIV/AIDS NGOs from

India and around the world achieve its goals.

PATH, an international NGO with offices in India, is committed to improving the

health of people around the world by advancing health technologies,

strengthening systems and encouraging healthy behaviors. PATH has been selected

by the Gates Foundation to play a key role in the Avahan Initiative, providing

technical leadership and coordination support to other Avahan partners in the

field of inter-personal communication (IPC) to promote HIV/AIDS prevention and

health-seeking behaviors amongst key populations, especially sex workers. PATH’s

work in the Avahan Initiative is known as “Project Tarang”, or “ripple”.

PATH invites applications from suitable candidates for the following positions

with Project Tarang. While HIV/AIDS expertise is welcome, PATH is also keen to

attract applicants with a strong IPC background in other health and development

issues, especially with training and technical support expertise in

methodologies such as community theatre, dialogue-based communications and

communications for social change.

1. Director: Project Tarang, based in New Delhi. The Director will provide

overall leadership to Project Tarang and will participate in PATH’s senior

management team in India. The Director will be the performance leader of at

least three key Tarang staff: two Associate Directors and Coordinator: South

(these positions have already been recruited). The successful candidate will be

a recognized leader in communications for social change, inter-personal health

communication and/or HIV/AIDS. Energetic, charismatic and creative, the Director

will be responsible for leading and inspiring not just the Project Tarang staff

team but the entire Avahan family to ensure rapid, wide-scale implementation of

effective and innovative IPC methodologies with sex workers and other key

populations for HIV prevention.

The Director: Project Tarang will report to PATH’s India Country Director, Mr

O’Malley.

Requirements: At least ten years of relevant work experience and demonstrated

success at project, staff and budget management; experience in leading technical

assistance projects and in donor relations would be a significant advantage.

2. Project Managers (2 positions) based in Mumbai and the North-East (Gawahati,

Manipur or Nagaland): Senior level positions reporting to Tarang team in New

Delhi. They will contribute to the development and design of the Tarang project

in the Maharastra and North Eastern states of Manipur and Nagaland to ensure its

successful implementation. The positions will work closely with the larger

Tarang project team and oversee all Tarang activities in their respective

states, providing technical assistance, training, monitoring project

performance, overcoming obstacles and resolving problems.

Requirements: At least 7 years relevant work experience, experience in training

and/or technical assistance provision, skills in IPC or related communications

for social change methods, project management experience.

3. Project Manager: Quality Assurance and Partner Coordination (QAC)

(1 position) based in New Delhi – Working with the Associate Director-QAC, this

position will be responsible for designing and promoting tools for IPC quality

assurance and participatory monitoring; for identifying opportunities and

facilitating exchange of IPC lessons amongst Avahan partners; and for

documenting and promoting good practice in IPC.

Requirements: At least 4 years relevant experience including work on HIV

prevention, significant experience in health or development related quality

assurance or participatory monitoring, high proficiency in information

technology and international-level documentation skills.

4. Project Officers (3 positions) based in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai.

These positions will contribute to the design and management of Tarang project

in their respective states in consultation with Regional Manager (South) based

on Bangalore to implement state-of-the-art behavior change communication (BCC)

strategies and ensure their successful completion consistent with donor

requirements and PATH’s mission. Requirements: At least 4 years relevant work

experience, experience in training and/or technical assistance provision, strong

skills in IPC or related communications for social change methods.

5. Project Administrator (1 position) based in New Delhi: This senior

administrative position will assist the Project Director in project

implementation by assuring program strategies, activities, budgets and

expenditures meet grant requirements and conform to PATH policies. The position

will also provide high level IT support to the project for implementation of its

activities.

Requirements: At least 10 years experience preferably with an international NGO,

a business degree with specialization in financial management, and proficiency

in information technology.

All positions (except No.5) require master’s degree or equivalent experience in

communications, public health, development or other relevant discipline. All

must have excellent oral and written communication skills, high computer

proficiency, an ability to work in multi-cultural environment, and a strong

commitment to hard work and high quality. PATH offers a highly dynamic and

enabling work environment and provides competitive salaries plus benefits.

By January 21st 2005, interested candidates should send their CV and a cover

letter stating the job title of interest, their motivation for applying to

Project Tarang, their current remuneration package, their remuneration

expectations and their available starting date to hr@....