Vacancy: HIV/AIDS Coordinator. Plan India

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HIV/AIDS Coordinator

Plan India

Location: New Delhi

Last Date: October 13, 2004

E-mail: rama.gupta@... (Reference:

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Plan is humanitarian development organization without religious,

political, or governmental affiliations. The organization's core

competence lies in facilitating child-centred community development

through a network of Indian NGOs. Plan's development ideology is

reflected in the belief that `children are at the heart of

everything we do'.

Plan India is looking to recruit motivated development practitioners

to share Plan's vision of a world in which all children realise

their full potential in societies, which respect people's rights and

dignity.

HIV/AIDS Coordinator (HIV/AIDS Coord/HR/10/04):

Job Summary:

To support Plan's interventions in HIV/AIDS in India in close

cooperation with colleagues, communities, families, partner

organizations, networks and government. To manage and coordinate

Plan's and its Partners' projects on HIV/AIDS and trafficking,

including advocacy elements of the program, and to develop capacity

in our partners to effectively implement appropriate HIV/AIDS

interventions within their programs.

Major responsibilities:

• Coordinate Plan India's HIV/AIDS program, and its links to human

trafficking and sexual exploitation of children.

• Project management of individual projects if and when required,

and/or supervision/guidance of project managers.

• Strengthen capacities of partner NGOs in applying appropriate

strategies to dealing with HIV/AIDS in the communities they work

with

• Promote strong networking with concerned organizations

(government, NGOs, bilaterals, private sector) to deal with HIV/AIDS

issues in partnership, and participate in these networks. Strengthen

and liaise with existing networks of organizations and persons

wherever possible and contribute to the development of networks

where they are not yet in existence but are needed

• Sensitization and capacity building on HIV/AIDS with Plan staff

and partners

• Undertake and/or commission further research and documentation in

the area of HIV/AIDS

Preferred Experience:

Qualification/s:

• At least 5 years experience of working with PLWHA/CSW/IVDU

• At least one year experience of working with OVC

• Knowledge and understanding of the issues of child trafficking for

sexual exploitation, and its link to HIV/AIDS

• Strong practical program implementation experience

• Experience with strategy development

• Preferably a person living with, or affected by, HIV/AIDS

Core competencies:

• Strong consultation skills; a strong belief and capacity to

consult with and involve PLWHAs, including children and other

stakeholders, in the design, participatory implementation,

supervision, monitoring and evaluation of programs

• Excellent communication and networking skills

• Comfortable working as a member of a team

• Fluency in writing, reading and speaking both English and Hindi

• Capacity to comfortably discuss HIV/AIDS-related issues with all

audiences

• Capacity to liaise with government and other stakeholders and

develop linkages

Compensation and employment:

Plan India is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified women

candidates are encouraged to apply. A competitive package is

available for the right candidate.

How to apply?

Please submit your recent curriculum vitae, including a 500 words

summary explaining why you think you are suitable for the job of a

HIV/AIDS Coordinator.

Applications can be e-mailed/mailed in confidence to the Country

Director, Plan India, Country Office, B 4/161, 5th & 6th Floor,

Gulmohar House, Gautam Nagar, New Delhi - 110049. (Deadline: 13th of

October 2004). Please send your application as a MS Word/RTF

attachment (Text formats only) to rama.gupta@...

quoting the job reference code on the e-mail text-header/envelope.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Internal candidates

can route applications through the appropriate channels.

www.plan-international.org

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