Chennai: Job opportunities for Care, support and treatment project

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Job Opportunities for Tamil Nadu Comprehensive Care and Treatment

Programme for HIV Positive Families ARV Project in India

Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) has awarded funding to Tamil

Nadu AIDS Control Society (TANSACS) to expand antiretroviral treatment to

1000 parents/family members and care and support (including nutrition

support) to 4000 parents/family members of HIV infected and affected

children to prevent children being orphaned in the State of Tamil Nadu.

SAATHII (Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India) has been

awarded funding to provide technical, operational and logistical assistance

to the TANSACS and implementing partners in setting up the project and Yale

university has been awarded funding for monitoring and evaluation.

The Tamilnadu ARV program will implement three family-centered continuum of

care and ARV treatment programs through existing government services in

equal partnership with NGOs, CBOs and Positive Networks to provide a

comprehensive range of HIV/AIDS care, support and treatment services

including voluntary testing and counselling, routine medical care, routine

HIV care, diagnosis and treatment of opportunistic infections, provision of

antiretroviral treatment by trained clinicians, counselling for treatment

preparedness and literacy, provision of psycho-social services, nutrition

services and adherence counselling, out reach, home care linkages to income

generating activities, legal services and housing.

This program will be implemented at Government Kilpak Medical College

Hospital, Chennai, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical college Hospital

and Salem Government Medical college Hospital, Tirunelvelli. These three

programs will cater to families from their respective surrounding districts.

SAATHII has following openings that need to be filled immediately.

Interested candidates please send a cover letter detailing your eligibility

for the position, an updated bio data and three references to

subhasree_raghavan@... before March 15, 2005. Please specify the

position you are applying for in your e-mail subject.

Only those individual willing to and interested in working with the multiple

sectors including Tamil Nadu States AIDS Control Society, Government

Medical colleges, NGOs, CBOs and Positive Networks should apply for these

positions.

Salaries are competitive and will be based on the experience.

1. Tamil Speaking Medical Doctor with experience in Provision of ARV Therapy

Position: Medical Director (Part time appointments in Chennai, Salem and

Tirunelvelli can be negotiated, if willing to be available for fixed number

of weekdays during regular working hours).

Qualifications: Tamil speaking medial doctor with extensive expertise in

managing the care of people infected with HIV/AIDS and prior experience in

operating and scaling an ARV/PMTCT initiative, preferably in India. Should

be willing to travel extensively within the state of Tamilnadu. Should have

networking skills and ability to work with multiple sectors that are

involved with health care of People Living with HIV.

Responsibilities: Technical assistance on all clinical and non-clinical

aspects of ARV and HIV management, assessment of implementation sites, build

relationships, conduct outreach with, and liaise with key stakeholders;

ensure program is implemented according to agreed framework; ensure timely

program implementation; address and develop procedures for all clinical

management, provide training to all cadres of health care providers on

clinical aspects and assist in the development of monitoring system for

clinical aspects of the project, working in conjunction with evaluators.

2. Tamil Speaking Program Manager with experience in scaling up HIV care,

support and treatment programs.

Position: Program Manager

Qualifications: Tamil speaking medial doctor or a person with

Ph.D/MPH/Pscho-Social Science degree with extensive expertise in managing

care, support and treatment programs for people infected with HIV/AIDS in

India. Should have prior experience in working with NGOs, CBOs, Positive

networks and the state government. Should be willing to travel extensively

within the state of Tamilnadu. Should have networking skills and ability to

work with multiple sectors including the government that are involved with

health care of People Living with HIV.

Responsibilities: Technical assistance on non-clinical aspects of HIV care,

support and treatment programs including VCTC, PMTCT, psycho-social,

nutrition, adherence, out reach, treatment preparedness and literacy, home

care, and child specific services. Other responsibilities will include

operational and logistic coordination of the entire project, selection,

supportive assistance and monitoring of NGOs, CBOs and Positive networks,

provide/organize training to all cadres of health care providers on

non-clinical aspects of the project, assist in the development of monitoring

system for non-clinical aspects of the project, working in conjunction with

evaluators.

3. Tamil Speaking Administrative Manager with Accounts and Management

Background.

Qualifications: Tamil speaking person of management and accounts background

with extensive expertise in managing prevention or care, support and

treatment programs for people infected with HIV/AIDS in India. Should have

sound accounting background and prior experience in working with the

Government, NGOs, CBOs and Positive networks. Should be willing to travel

extensively within the state of Tamilnadu.

Responsibilities: Will be responsible for logistic coordination of the

entire project including getting necessary approvals for various aspects of

the project, coordinating travel, training and meeting logistics,

procurement and distribution of antiretrovirals and nutrition supplements

among others. Will also be responsible for accounts oversight of the entire

projects and will generate required financial reports in close collaboration

with TANSACS, CIFF, SAATHII and Implementing partners (government hospitals,

NGOs, CBOs and Positive Networks).

4. Tamil Speaking Program Coordinator

Qualifications: Tamil speaking person of administration or public

heath/community health background with prior experience in working with

prevention or care, support and treatment programs for people infected with

HIV/AIDS in India. Should have prior experience in working with the

Government, NGOs, CBOs and Positive networks. Should be willing to travel

extensively within the state of Tamilnadu.

Responsibilities: Will be located mostly at TANSACS and will serve as a

liaison between TANSACS, Implementing partners and Technical Assistance

Team. Will work closely with the administrative manager on logistic

coordination of the project including getting necessary approvals for

various aspects of the project, coordinating travel, training and meeting

logistics, report submission, procurement and distribution of

antiretrovirals and nutrition supplements among others. Will also work the

administrative manager on all aspects of accounting related to TANSACS, TA

Team and Implementing partners (Government Hospitals, NGOs, CBOs and

Positive Networks).

Interested candidates please send a cover letter detailing your eligibility

for the position, an updated bio data and three references to:

Dr. Sai Subhasree Raghavan at subhasree_raghavan@... before March 15,

2005. Please specify the position you are applying for in your e-mail

subject.