Vacancy: HIV/AIDS Program Director, American India Foundation

[Guest guest]

Director – HIV/AIDS Awareness Program, American India

Foundation

The American India Foundation (AIF) is a leading US

development agency focused on India charged with

accelerating social and economic change in India.

Funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates

Foundation AIF will be engaging Indo-Americans to

contribute toward the fight against HIV/AIDS in India

as well as making grants to NGOs in India. AIF is

looking for a U.S.-based Director of its HIV/AIDS

program to lead the creation of this new area of the

Foundation’s work.

The Director will work out of AIF’s New York office

and will be responsible for the following:

Developing and implementing a

strategy to raise awareness among Indo-Americans about

the effects of HIV/AIDS in India

Raising resources from

Indo-Americans, private corporations and foundations

to be directed toward AIF’s HIV/AIDS grant making

Developing and managing a

US-based Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

Organizing a summit that will

bring together US-based institutions and individuals

who are already working on, or who are interested in,

HIV/AIDS in India

Working with the AIF India team

to develop a grant making strategy

The ideal candidate will have:

*A deep understanding of HIV/AIDS from a global

perspective, and with a specific understanding of the

Indian situation

*Ability to establish and manage a large marketing and

awareness-building campaign

*Experience interacting with senior corporate,

non-profit and government leaders

*An ability to establish strategic relationships with

existing programs working on HIV/AIDS in India

*Ability to communicate effectively

*Ability to plan and execute a wide variety of events

Compensation:

• This position offers an informal and friendly work

environment in a fast-paced office, flexible work

hours and benefits. Salary is commensurate with

experience.

Qualified candidates can email or fax their resume and

salary range to:

Killpack

Associate Executive Director

Fax: (212) 891-4717

Email: daniel.killpack@...

About AIF

The American India Foundation (AIF) is a leading

US-based development organization charged with the

mission of accelerating social and economic change in

India. By mobilizing people and resources across the

United States, AIF has raised over $25 million since

its inception in 2001. AIF provides grants to

education, livelihood, and public health projects in

India with a focus on elementary education, women’s

empowerment, and HIV/AIDS, respectively. AIF also

administers two programs: (1) the Service Corps, which

develops young American leaders by matching their

skills with the needs of Indian nonprofits, and (2)

the Digital Equalizer, which bridges the digital

divide by providing computers, Internet, and training

to under-resourced schools. AIF works out of New York

and Silicon Valley in the US, and New Delhi and

Bangalore in India. President Bill Clinton serves as

Honorary Chair.