Mainstreaming Care and Support: Positions in Salem (7 month project)

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Organization SAATHII

Last date to apply 10-09-2006, Location Salem, Tamilnadu, India

Job details SAATHII Job Opportunities

Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS Care and support Programs in Government Medical

Institutions in Salem district

SAATHII is seeking to fill the following vacancies for an APAC-funded

HIV care and support program in Salem district, focused on

capacity-building of government sector medical institutions. The

project duration is 7 months (September 2006 – March 2007).

All positions require strong oral, written, and communication skills,

ability to plan and organize, work in teams, willingness to travel.

Remuneration is competitive and will be commensurate with skill-set,

and experience.

Interested candidates are requested to send a cover letter detailing

their eligibility for the position, an updated bio-data, and two

references to saathii.jobs@... before September 10, 2006. Please specify

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

Candidates are required to join within a week after selection.

POSITION 1: Project Coordinator (Care and Support Project - Salem)

(JOB CODE: CHEN-CSS-PC0906)

Location: Salem

Travel: Within Salem District and Travel to Chennai when needed

Duration: 7 Months

No. of Posts: 2

Qualifications and Experience

MBBS/ Post graduate medical degree or diploma/MD/PhD/Public Health

Also Post graduate in social sciences/development management or its

equivalent with a minimum of 3 years experience in the field of

HIV/AIDS with specific focus on care, support and treatment issues.

Experience in project management/coordination (preferable)

Community public health knowledge

Experience working with government sector health facilities and

NGOs, CBOs and Positive Networks.

HIV/AIDS Clinical expertise

Experience in capacity building, training

Qualitative and quantitative analytical skills

POSITION 2: Training Manager (Care and Support Project - Salem)

(JOB CODE – CHEN-CSS-TM0906)

Location: Salem

Travel: Within Salem District and Travel to Chennai when needed

Duration: 7 Months

No of posts: 1

Qualifications & Experience

Post graduate in social sciences/public health/MBBS/development

management or its equivalent with a minimum of 3 years experience in

the field of HIV/AIDS with specific focus on care, support and

treatment issues.

Experience in coordinating training programs.

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Tamil

are critical.

Excellent computer skills including MS office, excel, power point

and use of Internet.

Proven ability to develop and maintain working relationship with

partners from the government, non-government and academic sectors.

Ability to work in a large and diverse team.

POSITION 3: Documentation specialist (Care and Support Project - Salem)(JOB CODE

– CHEN-CSS-DS0906)

Location: Salem

Travel: Within Salem District and Travel to Chennai when needed

Duration: 7 Months

No of posts: 2

Qualifications & Experience

The candidate must be a post graduate in social science / public

health/development management or its equivalent with 5-10 years

experience in the field of HIV/AIDS with specific focus on care,

support and treatment issues.

Proven writing or documentation skills.

Experience in developing formats/tools/surveys/manuals.

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Tamil

are critical.

Excellent computer skills including MS office, excel, power point

and use of Internet.

Proven ability to develop and maintain working relationship with

partners from the government, non-government and academic sectors.

Ability to work in a diverse team.

POSITION 4: Onsite supervisor (Care and Support Project - Salem)

(JOB CODE – CHEN-CSS-OS0906)

Location: Salem – taluk level – preferably at secondary level hospital/NGO

Travel: Within Salem District and Travel to Chennai when needed

Duration: 7 Months

No of posts: 6

Responsibilities

Responsible for onsite supervision of all activities at the taluk

levels related to the program

1. Responsible for coordinating all of the taluk level activities

2. Facilitates the HCP training at taluk level and carries out initial training

evaluation and mid term KABP survey with the help of

Documentation Officer

3. Assists Training Manager in developing and implementing training

plan for follow up training

4. Administers follow up training evaluation

5. Develops site visit tool in consultant with project coordinator

6. Helps establishing linkages between HCPs and other service providers

7. Develops taluk level resource directory of service availability,

philanthropist and other stake holders

8. Facilitates taluk level coordination meeting and PHC level monthly

meeting

9. Assists training manager in organizing exposure visit in Namakkal

and Tambaram

10. Compiles monthly reports based on taluk level activities and sends to

documentation officer and project coordinator for collation

Qualifications & Experience

The candidate must be a post graduate in social science / public

health/development management or its equivalent with 1-2 years

experience in the field of HIV/AIDS. Freshers also can apply.

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Tamil

are critical.

Excellent computer skills including MS Office and use of Internet.

Proven ability to develop and maintain working relationship with

partners from the government, non-government and academic sectors.

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