Job Vacancy : Technical Support Facility - India/Nepal

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Technical Support Facility - India/Nepal

The Technical Support Facility (TSF) is a two year multi-country

project to support effective technical capacity development on

HIV/AIDS in South Asia. It is supported by UNAIDS and will be managed

by ActionAid ( Asia region) in collaboration with its partners, TATA

Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) India and The International

Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, (ICDDRB) Bangladesh. The

project will cover seven countries in the sub region (Bangladesh,

Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka).

The following international staff will be required for the TSF

Project:

1. Finance and Contract Management Advisor (Based in Kathmandu ,

Nepal )

2. Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability Advisor (Based in

Kathmandu , Nepal )

3. Capacity Building Advisor (Based in Kathmandu , Nepal )

4. Programme Development Advisor (Based in Delhi , India )

Finance and Contract Management Advisor. (Based in Kathmandu, Nepal)

Responsible for financial planning and budgeting, recording all

financial transactions, ensuring finance system compliance and

accountability, preparing and providing quarterly and annual reports

to concerned stakeholders and managing contracts.

The candidate will have relevant educational and professional

qualifications; minimum five years' senior managerial experience in a

similar post, with strong financial management skills; good knowledge

of international accounting principles; excellent analytical and

communication skills.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability Advisor. (Based in Kathmandu, Nepal)

Responsible for creating and maintaining the Monitoring and

Evaluation (M & E) systems, undertaking quality assurance of

deliverables including review of consultant deliverables, building

capacity of consultants and partners on the M & E systems developed.

The candidate will have relevant educational and professional

qualifications; minimum five years' senior managerial experience in

planning, management, monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS

programmes; sound understanding of the HIV epidemic in South Asia and

excellent analytical and communication skills.

Capacity Building Advisor. (Based in Kathmandu, Nepal)

Responsible for identifying the training needs of concerned

stakeholder groups, designing training modules, providing training

when required and monitoring progress and country partners capacity

to manage technical assistance and maintain training statistics.

The candidate will have relevant educational and professional

qualifications; minimum five years' senior managerial experience in

capacity building; sound understanding of the HIV epidemic in South

Asia with excellent planning and organizing ability along with

communication and facilitation skills.

Programme Development Advisor. (Based in Delhi, India)

Responsible for effectively marketing the services of TSF to

potential clients and other stakeholders, liaising with government

agencies, partners, donors and other relevant stakeholders and being

the focal person of TSF in India.

The candidate will have relevant educational and professional

qualification; minimum five years' senior managerial experience in

developing and maintaining effective working partnerships with

donors; sound understanding of the HIV epidemic in South Asia and

excellent planning and organizing ability along with communication

and negotiation skills.

The above posts will report to Project Director –TSF. We seek

individuals with ability to facilitate and work in multi cultural

environment; familiarity of working with international donors and

governments and with project management experience. She/He should be

aligned to the values of ActionAid and UNAIDS; have excellent

knowledge of English. Familiarity of the local languages in the sub

region will be an asset.

These posts require travel within the sub region and internationally

and are offered under AAI`s international terms and conditions for a

two year contract initially with possibility of one year extension.

An application letter along with an updated CV including two referees

should be sent to job.asia@... by 20th March 2009.

We will be able to respond only to the shortlisted candidates for the

selection processes. For more information on ActionAid visit:

www.actionaid.org

Whilst all applicants will be assessed strictly on their individual

merits, qualified women are especially encouraged to apply.

Srijana Gurung

HROD Officer

ActionAid Asia

Tel: +977 1 4436477

srijana.gurung@...

www.actionaid.org