Job Opportunities in Chennai in Care and Treatment

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SAATHII Job Opportunities for Technical Assistance Component of Tamil Nadu

Family Care Continuum Programme (TNFCC)

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.

TANSACS is implementing three family-centered continuum of care programs

including ARV treatment (TNFCC) 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.

TNFCC program is being implemented by TANSACS at Government Kilpak Medical

College Hospital, Chennai, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical college

Hospital and Salem Government Medical college Hospital, Tirunelvelli in

partnership with CHES, YWCA, Gramodhaya, KNP+, SIP+, PWST, ACD, HILLS,

Mithra Foundation, INDO, DMNS, SEARCH, SIVA Trust, MSDS, St. ph and

Jayam. Yale University is conducting monitoring and evaluation of this

project.

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

providing technical and logistical assistance to the TANSACS. Towards this

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

Saathii.jobs@... before December 15, 2005. Please specify the position

you are applying for in your e-mail subject.

POSITION 1: DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR TAMIL NADU FAMILY CARE

CONTINUUM PROGRAM (JOB CODE –CHEN-CIFF-DTA1105)

Location: Chennai

Travel: 10- 15 days/month

Hours: Will require to attend late evening meetings and conference calls on

certain days of the week.

Degree: MBBS/MD/PHD/Public Health

Knowledge and Experience Requirement

· At least 8 years of experience in project management and staff management.

· Experience working in HIV/AIDS programming.

· Demonstrable ability to approach a problem systematically and

strategically and to facilitate delivery through others

· Community public health knowledge

· Experience working with government sector and national and international

NGOs, CBOs and Positive Networks.

· HIV/AIDS Clinical expertise and prior experience in operating and scaling

care, support and treatment initiative will be viewed as an asset.

Skills Requirement:

· Oral and written communication skills

· Qualitative and quantitative analytical skills

· Organizational skills

· Ability to work and manage relationship with diverse program partners

· Possess strong interpersonal skills

· Be willing to travel throughout the state

· Tamil Speaking.

Responsibilities:

Day-to-day project and staff management, project planning and implementation

and regular reporting to funding partner for the Technical Assistance

Component of Tamil Nadu Family Care Continuum Program. High lights of these

responsibilities include:

· Managing staff of the Technical Assistance Team of TNFCC Program.

· Oversight of implementation of Technical assistance to TANSACS on all

aspects of project design, implementation, reporting and training.

· Technical Assistance team liaison for TANSACS and Monitoring and

Evaluation (M & E) team in India.

· Providing all the required support required by the M & E team.

· Assistance to TANSACS on TNFCC NGOs/CBOs/Positive Networks on training,

technical assistance and monitoring.

· Assistance to TANSACS on clinical component monitoring.

· Responsible for technical reporting of Technical Assistance Component to

the funder.

· Assistance in preparing operational manuals.

· Assistance in preparing lessons learned from the program.

· Grant writing related to TNFCC.

· Strategic and Programmatic thinking of TNFCC program

POSITION 2: PROGRAM MANAGER FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR TAMIL NADU FAMILY

CARE CONTINUUM PROGRAM (JOB CODE –CHEN-CIFF-PM-1105).

Location: Chennai

Travel: 15- 20 days/month

Hours: Will require attending late evening meetings and conference calls on

certain days of the weeks

Degree: MBBS/MD/PHD/Public Health

Knowledge and Experience Requirement

· Extensive experience working on care, support and treatment issues of

HIV/AIDS.

· Extensive experience in capacity building, training, and monitoring of

NGOs, CBOs and Positive Networks.

· Experience working with the government sector health facilities.

· Medical expertise in managing the care of people infected with HIV/AIDS

and experiencing treating children with HIV/AIDS will be viewed as an asset.

· Experience in preparing operational and clinical manuals will be viewed as

an asset.

· Community public health knowledge

Skills Requirement:

· Team Player and ability to co-lead the program with other program manager.

· Oral and written communication skills

· Training skills.

· Ability to plan and organize.

· Ability to work and manage relationship with diverse program partners

· Willing to work in a structured environment.

· Possess strong interpersonal skills

· Be willing to travel throughout the state

· Tamil Speaking.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will include providing technical assistance to TANSACS on

all aspects of project implementation and reporting with specific focus on

non-clinical aspects of the project along with other project manager. Some

of these activities include:

· Technical assistance on non-clinical aspects of care continuum services

including PMTCT, psychosocial and adherence counselling, pediatric

counselling, nutrition services, home based care, out reach, treatment

preparedness and literacy.

· Operational and logistic coordination of certain components of the project

along with other project manager.

· Supportive assistance and monitoring of 16 TNFCC NGOs, CBOs and Positive

networks on monthly basis.

· Lead training on psychosocial, adherence and pediatric counseling, home

based care, nutrition services, out reach and paediatric services, treatment

preparedness and literacy services along with training coordinator.

· Crafting successful linkages among the project partners.

· Co-convening of experience-sharing and technical update meetings along

with other project manager.

· Provide support to M & E team representatives as required.

· Assistance in preparing quarterly reports.

POSITION 3: Part Time and Full Time Temporary Consultants

Location: Chennai

Travel: Required

Hours: Will require attending late evening meetings.

Technical Assistance Program of TNFCC is also looking for part and full time

temporary consultants with extensive experience on care, support and

treatment issues of HIV/AIDS to assist in capacity building and training,

monitoring of NGOs, CBOs and Positive Networks and to assist in developing

clinical and operational manuals and patient education materials.

TO APPLY

Interested candidates must submit a comprehensive CV with supporting cover

letter and three references by December 10 to saathii.jobs@.... Also,

please note in the application the salary expectations and available start

date. Salaries are competitive and will be based on experience.

Applications should be sent by e-mail attn: Technical Assistance Program of

TNFCC.

saathii.jobs@....

SAATHII: Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India

Chennai: (044) 2817-3948

www.saathii.org