Job opening: Director Advocacy & Knowledge Management

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Director Advocacy & Knowledge Management

Alliance for AIDS Action, Supporting community action on AIDS in Andhra Pradesh

The India HIV/AIDS Alliance is a respected and widely recognised,

not-for-profit organisation, working in the field of HIV/AIDS, with

a regional unit in Hyderabad and a national Secretariat in Delhi. As

part of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, which supports

community-led programmes in over 25 countries worldwide, Alliance

India currently works with over 100 NGO partners across 6 states,

with a large presence in Andhra Pradesh.

The Alliance envisions a world in which people do not die of AIDS.

In such a world, communities have brought HIV/AIDS under control and

all people, regardless of their gender, religion, class, caste,

race, ethnicity or sexual orientation, have access to easy,

affordable and appropriate prevention, care and support and

treatment services, backed up by an unbiased system of justice.

The position of Director Advocacy & Knowledge Management is an

exciting opportunity for an experienced professional at senior

level, who has a strong commitment to development work that supports

the most vulnerable or marginalised populations in the community.

Responsibilities

• To effectively develop, implement and manage knowledge

management programmes of the organization and its NGO partners –

strengthening and structuring the collection and analysis of

information and its dissemination to and from key stakeholders.

• To support and build capacity of the Allliance programmes

and NGO partners in using this analysis for developing programmes,

policy and communication strategies.

• Development and implementation of effective monitoring,

review and evaluation strategies and activities for programmes (of

the organization as well as NGO partners)

• Contributing to the planning, coordination and

implementation of the overall Alliance India workplans and related

knowledge management workplans.

• To foster greater understanding and support for the India

HIV/AIDS Alliance's programmes and to lead the disrict level

advocacy and knowledge management activities.

Must Haves

• Strong commitment to HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive

health.

• Atleast 10 years of experience in the health/ development

sector with exposure to developing and implementing knowledge

management systems for programmes and policy initiatives.

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of partnerships,

principles of NGO support and/or donor enviornment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Leadership and team management skills.

The post offers a competitive salary and will be located in

Hyderabad.

For further details about the position, please contact Cyril Kirian

at 09833442214 or send in your CV to cyril.kirian@...

For more details about the work of the Alliance, please visit the

website – www.aidsalliance.org