Careers at KHPT: Project Director

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Careers at KHPT

Challenging career with HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care project in

Karnataka:

Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT) established in partnership

with University of Manitoba (UOM) invites applications from committed

development professionals for the following positions:

1. Project Director

The University of Manitoba is seeking a Project Director to lead an

exciting and successful HIV/AIDS prevention project in southern

India: the Corridors HIV Prevention Project. This project, which is

funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, focuses on

strengthening HIV prevention and treatment services for female sex

workers (FSW) and men who have sex with men (MSM) in northern

Karnataka and southern Maharashtra. A particular aspect of this

project is reducing the HIV risk that is associated with migration,

an important feature in the region. In addition to a strong core of

prevention services, in the coming years, the project will focus

increasing attention on care and support for community members living

with HIV/AIDS, and transferring project implementation

responsibilities to community organisations and government health

services.

Responsibilities for the Project Director include overall leadership

for project planning, implementation and evaluation, as well as donor

liaison, advocacy with state and district level government officials,

and mobilising and building the capacity of the FSW and MSM

communities. The position requires a person who can work with a large

multi-disciplinary project implementation team. A post-graduate

degree in public health, epidemiology, development, or a related

discipline is required, with excellent communication skills and

relevant experience in the HIV/AIDS field.

The position will be based in the project office in Belgaum,

Karnataka, and knowledge of local languages would be an asset.

Salary and benefits for this senior position will be commensurate

with qualifications and experience.

2. Statistician

PhD or Masters in Statistics /Demography /Epidemiology with at least

3 years of experience. Candidate should have theoretical and

practical knowledge of sampling, survey design and multivariate

analysis. Job includes producing data outputs including tabulations

for reports, and carrying out detailed epidemiological data analysis.

Knowledge of Stata, SAS, SPSS and Excel essential.

Candidates must possess excellent computer skills and ability to

communicate well in English. Experience with NGOs, and knowledge of

health issues such as HIV are assets.

Please send your applications for the first two vacancies within the

10 days to :

HR DEPARTMENT- KHPT,

IT/BT park, # 1-4, Rajajinagar Industrial Area, Behind KSSIDC

Administrative Office, Rajajinagar, Bangalore- 560044

or send your resume to jobs@... or samanta@...

http://www.khpt.org/careers.htm