Position announcement: Volunteer Program Manager, IAPA-Chennai

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Organization: International Alliance for the Prevention of AIDS (IAPA)

Job code & location: VPM1001 & Chennai

Last date for application: 15th March 2009, 5.00 pm

Volunteer Program Manager

The International Alliance for the Prevention of AIDS (IAPA) is a non-profit organization committed to working with local communities to provide fact based, community based HIV/STI education to the communities of Chennai and peripheral district. Each year, IAPA hosts an annual Summer Volunteer Program (SVP), which brings American students to Chennai to work with local organizations and counterparts to assist in providing HIV/STI education. IAPA is currently looking for a Volunteer Program Manager, who will oversee the implementation of the SVP for 2009.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Managerial position, supervising 2 volunteer coordinators and 22 US volunteers for 8 week volunteer program

Oversees operation of SVP, including school based & community based teachings and ensuring effective implementation of SVP

Works with volunteer coordinators to ensure needs of US volunteers are met

Works with India staff to ensure needs of Chennai counterparts are met, to coordinate daily and weekly teaching schedules, and to oversee development and progress of volunteer extra projects

Works with schools and community partners to ensure teaching needs and objectives are being met

Strengthening system and procedure for M & E

Setting up conference call between office(India and USA)

Documenting the progress and submitting at the end of SVP

Other task as assigned by Executive Directors and In-Country Director.

Minimum education required: Required: Bachelor's Degree in Social Science or related field

Desired: Master's Degree in Social Science or related field.

Minimum experience required:

- Minimum 1 year managerial experience

Technical skill required:

- Experience in managing volunteers- Capable of multi tasking and working in fast paced environment- Capable of working with multi culture and multinational group

- Knowledge of HIV/STI

- Experience with disciplining procedures- Written and oral communication in English and Tamil(oral) are a must

- Strong liasion skill

- Knowledge of computer application

- A team player with training and mentoring skills and experience working in a team

Special condition: This position includes travel approximately 50%

Compensation: Compensation level at IAPA are equivalent to market rates within the development sector.

How to apply:

Interested candidates should mention the job code in the subject line and send their CV as an attachment at iapaindia@...

The above position is open to Indian national/expats only. Please visit our website www.iapaindia.org

IAPA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified and experienced people living with HIV/AIDS are encouraged to apply.

Note: We thank all candidates for the responses to this advertisement. However, we regret that we will be able to contact only short listed candidates.