Job Announcement: Program Officers for Community-Led Initiatives for Child Survival at MGIMS, Sewagram

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*Job Announcement: Program Officers for " Community-led Initiatives for Child

Survival " , USAID-sponsored program - MGIMS, Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra*

The Aga Khan Foundation, India, in collaboration with the Department of

Community Medicine (DCM), Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences,

Sewagram, is implementing a five-year USAID- sponsored program in Wardha

District: Maharashtra entitled Community Led Initiatives for Child Survival.

DCM is seeking qualified professionals to be hired as project staff based in

Sewagram, Maharashtra. The employees of CLICS will not be employees of MGIMS,

Sewagram. MGIMS Sewagram, therefore, will not have any liability to absorb these

employees later on. The project is up to September, 2008. However, it could be

terminated earlier.

Interested candidates should send their application with curriculum vitae latest

by Apr 15, 2007 to Dr. BS Garg; Program Director (CLICS Program); MGIMS,

Sewagram; Wardha; Maharashtra (E-mail: bsgarg_ngp@... or

subodhsgupta@... .

*Program Officer (MIS) *

Candidates should have a post graduate degree in Statistics. The position will

have overall responsibilities to design MIS and ensured its effective use in the

program.Candidates would need to demonstrate at least 3 years of experience in

monitoring of a community based health Programme / he should be experienced

with date base management programmes. The remuneration for the position is Rs.

2, 40,000 p.a. (Consolidated).

*Program Officer (BCC & Training)*

Candidates should have a post graduate degree in Sociology/ Social Work. The

position will have overall responsibilities to provide technical assistance on

all aspects of BCC within the program, including developing messages, materials,

delivery formats, and ensuring the quality of each.

Candidates would need to demonstrate at least three years of experience of

social mobilization/ training /health education in community based health

programme; have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Candidates with training/experience in qualitative survey techniques and/or

participatory learning & action (PLA) would be given preference. The

remuneration for the position is Rs. 2,40,000 p.a. (Consolidated).

*Program Officer (Documentation & Communication)*

Candidates should have a post graduate degree in Mass Communication,

journalism or social development. The position will have overall

responsibilities to train staff in documentation skills and plan

documentation for all the Program Activities. Candidates would need to

demonstrate at least three years of experience involving documentation ad

communication activities in a community based program; have excellent written

and verbal communication skills. Candidates with training / experience in

Internet application and/ or website development would be given preference. The

remuneration for the position is Rs. 2, 40,000 p.a. (Consolidated)

Contact:

Dr. BS Garg

Program Director (CLICS Program)

Department of Community Medicine

MGIMS, Sewagram

Wardha - 442102

Maharashtra

E-mail: bsgarg_ngp@...; subodhsgupta@...