Job Posting: DIRECTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT

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Job Title: DIRECTOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Location:  New Delhi

Reporting to: Country Director, India HIV/AIDS Alliance

Responsible for: Senior Programme Officers M & E and Knowledge Management and

Technical Support Hub, Technical Support Assistant

 

Introduction

 

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 organization seeks to recruit Director Technical Support, who will be

responsible to provide strategic oversight & management for the functioning of

M & E and Knowledge Management departments, and for the Technical Support Hub in

India - to ensure that it meets the needs of the India HIV/AIDS Alliance

Secretariat Office (AI-SEC), along with Linking Organizations and Country

Offices of the Asia Region.

 

Key Roles and Responsibilities

 

Director Technical Support will be responsible for the oversight and management

of technical support functions (M & E & Knowledge Management) as well as

sustainability of the Alliance’s Technical Support Hub in India.

S/he will work with the Country Offices and Linking Organizations of the

Alliance in the region (together with the Senior Management Team at AI-SEC,

Alliance India Linking Organizations, Field Programmes Department and Manager

Technical Support Hubs at the International Secretariat) to develop the Capacity

Building Plan for the region to be addressed by the India Technical Support Hub.

S/he will be responsible for ensuring that the right consultants are recruited

and briefed to address demand for technical assistance in India and the South

East Asia region.  S/he will need to ensure that quality control mechanisms

function as part of Alliance Technical Support.

The incumbent will work closely with the Senior Management Team of the India

Secretariat to ensure balanced and effective integration of technical support

activities into strategic programme and operational plans of the India HIV/AIDS

Alliance.

S/he will be responsible to ensure the sharing and use of programme knowledge,

best practices and strategic information – to all internal as well as external

stakeholders.  S/he will be responsible for developing appropriate

mediums/channels of communication, for the dissemination of knowledge & best

practices to all constituents.

S/he will be the lead on the identification of areas of relevant research for

Alliance India and actively manage the dissemination of these findings and

documentation and ensure appropriate feedback mechanisms with the other teams -

Policy and Programme Departments in particular.

S/he will be responsible for representing M & E, Knowledge Management and

Technical Support Hub activities at the regional and international level.

S/he will act as a member of the India HIV/AIDS Alliance Senior Management Team

and contribute to the strategic management and overall development of the India

HIV/AIDS Alliance and strengthen external relationships with key stakeholders of

the Alliance.

 

Qualifications

Masters’ degree in social sciences, health or development field

Atleast 12-15 years of experience, with a strong background/experience in the

domain of knowledge management and/or M & E preferably in the public health space.

Ability to develop & implement strategic policies/procedures for the smooth

functioning of knowledge management operations.

Understanding of Public Health issues, preferably HIV/AIDS.

Demonstrated leadership & team management experience.

Strong communication & relationship management skills.

Preferable

Experience of managing consultancy contracts

 

Third Sector Partners, a leading CxO and board search firm in the Not for Profit

sector has been retained by India HIV/AIDS Alliance.

Interested candidates can send in their CVs along with three references and a

covernote to  application.alliance@... or Contact us at: +91 22 6660

3558/6660 3559.

Only short listed candidates would be contacted.  Last date for receiving

applications is 15th October 2008.

Priyanka Mazumdar

e-mail: <priyanka_del05@...>