Job vacancy (Calcutta & Ranchi)

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Dear Forum,

We would like to post 2 job vacancy on AIDS INDIA email.

1) Programme Officer (Capacity Building)

Location: Calcutta

Background

CINI Child In Need Institute is a national NGO headquarted in Calcutta, working

for the last 30 years. The organization works among vulnerable populations with

a mission of “sustainable health & nutrition development for women and

children”. CINI works with a Life Cycle Approach (LCA) focusing on critical

stages of lifecycle, i.e. pregnancy, the first two years of life, and

adolescence. The LCA Cell in CINI coordinates the activities in various

implementation units and is responsible for technical support and

institutionalizes learning from programmes contributing to building the

much-needed evidence base in the country on various aspects of reproductive and

child health.

Position Description

Member of LCA Programme Support Team. Will work closely with the LCA Cell

members, CINI Chetana Resource Centre (CCRC) and responsible to Assistant

Director (LCA). Will be responsible for coordinating, providing and acquiring

necessary inputs to build appropriate and need-based capacity in all LCA

implementation units. Will work as a key team member of the LCA Cell and

contribute towards continuous improvement of LCA package.

Responsibilities

1. Facilitates and carries out needs assessment and continuous follow up through

regular field visits to all LCA implementation units in order to build

sustainable capacity of implementing agencies, including organizational and

technical capacity.

2. Coordinates, designs and develops capacity building methods, manuals and

tools in collaboration with CCRC and other resource agencies.

3. Organises and conducts needs-based training and other capacity building

activities in coordination with CCRC and other resource agencies.

4. Promotes regular and informed communication about enabling and capacity

building activities with the CINI family and supports the development of

capacity building methods for more effective, comprehensive and scaled up

programs.

5. Supports the creation, adaptation, harmonization, and dissemination of

electronic and printed capacity development tools, promising practices and

lessons learnt, in close collaboration with Implementation Units, CCRC and other

partners.

6. Participates in annual progress review and development of long-range plan for

LCA related work.

7. Contributes to publication of lessons learnt and LCA newsletter.

8. Participates in meetings, workshops and seminars internally and externally.

9. Any other task as assigned.

Qualifications and skills

• Masters degree in social science or related field.

• At least 3 years experience in management and/ or capacity building of

community-based health programmes.

• Should possess strong writing and oral skills in English and Hindi/ Bengali.

• Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and Internet.

• Willingness to travel at least 30% in a month.

• Ability to work in a team environment in an openly communicative way is

essential.

Salary: INR 180,000 - 216,000 per annum consolidated (negotiable)

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2) Documentation Consultant (State Reproductive & Child Health Initiatives)

Location: Ranchi

Backdrop

In Jharkhand, one of the EAG states, health care is a priority area. Government

of Jharkhand is committed to provide quality reproductive and child health (RCH)

services based on a life cycle approach, with special emphasis on reaching out

to remote and difficult areas. Maternal and child care improvement, gender and

human rights issues and services to disadvantaged groups will be given highest

priority.

CINI Jharkhand Unit is a major partner of the Department of Health, GOJ and is

engaged in providing technical input and capacity building support to the GOJ

and local NGOs for smooth and effective implementation of RCH programmes.

Position Description

Will be responsible for documenting the RCH programme initiatives in Jharkhand

state and will coordinate with the Health Secretary or his nominee at the Health

Directorate/ Secretariat. Will report to Unit In Charge, CINI Jharkhand and work

closely with Additional Director, CINI.

Responsibilities

1. Develops, compiles, collects and collates all information from relevant

health department officials, technical agencies and NGOs.

2. Writes in a clear, fluent, concise manner, produces written communications

that are appropriate and readily understood by the intended audience, organising

information in a logical sense.

3. Prepares project level documents, process documents, case studies, and

promising practices capturing both planned and intended outcomes.

4. Prepares materials for publications, reports and meetings.

5. Presents and confidently conveys ideas and information in a clear and

interesting way meeting target audience needs.

6. Liases and negotiates with appropriate personnel in government, academic and

private sector organisations.

7. Undertakes literature searches and reviews, maintains a watching brief on

state, national and international health and development activities and shares

relevant information internally and externally.

8. Contributes to institute-wide projects as required.

9. Any other task as assigned.

Qualifications and skills

1. Masters degree in social science with a public health degree (preferable).

2. At least five years experience in management and/ or documentation of

community-based health programmes.

3. Experience in working with multiple partners, government, donors and other

key stakeholders.

4. Should possess excellent writing and oral skills in English and Hindi.

5. Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and Internet.

6. Willingness to travel at least 20% in a month.

7. Ability to work in a team environment in an openly communicative way is

essential.

Salary: 300,000 –360,000 per annum consolidated (negotiable).

Mr. Amit Kumar Dasgupta

Deputy Director

Child In Need Institute - CINI

P.O. Pailan, Vill - Daulatpur

Dist: 24 Parganas (S), West Bengal

INDIA, PIN - 700 104

E-mail: <cini@...>