Job Advertisement: Program Manager, Technical Officer

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Position Title: Program Manager (1) and Technical Officer (1)

Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Date of Issue: 01.07.2009

Last Date: 15.07.2009

About SAATHII 

Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in

India (SAATHII), a registered non-profit organization, was founded with a vision

to stabilize and reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS in India and ensure that people

living with HIV/AIDS receive un-stigmatized, affordable and quality care,

support and treatment. Headquartered in

Chennai, it has branch offices at Kolkata and Hyderabad, and field offices at

Karur in TamilNadu, Bhubaneswar in Orissa and Jaipur in Rajasthan.

Position Summary:

Jagruti is a collaborative

project of Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society (APSACS) and the Women and

Child Welfare Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. SAATHII will be

providing technical assistance for this project. The broad project goal is to

integrate HIV/AIDS into the administrative and programatic domains of the Women

and Child Welfare Department. And it aims at mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS issues

into the programs of Women and Child Welfare Department through building

capacities of its officials, anganwadi workers and staff of Welfare homes among

others.

The project seeks to fill vacancies of Program Manager

and Technical Officer, expected with the following background and

deliverables.

Program Manager

The incumbent is expected with the following

background:

Post graduation in Social Work, Management or any other allied Social Sciences

with a minimum of two year working experience in Government settings.

Knowledge on Government functioning system, mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS, various

national and state schemes/programs

for adolescent girls, women and children, services under ICDS, Welfare

homes, HIV/AIDS programs etc.

Experience in demonstrated mainstreaming strategies, managing

trainings, developing communication materials, managing program finances, liason

with multiple stakeholders, onsite monitoring support will be additional

advantage.

Oral and written communication skills in English and Telugu are must.

The incumbent will report to the Program Lead and work

in close association with other team members to deliver the following tasks:

Work in close collaboration with the Women and Child Welfare Department and

Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society of Government of Andhra PradeshLiason

with stakeholders at different levels working with Government and Non-Government

Organisations towards planning, implementation and monitoring of the project

Develop

training modules and build capacities of the officials, Master Trainers,

Anganwadi Workers, Staff of welfare homes run by the WCW Dept through

Sensitisation workshops, Trainings, Onsite mentorship and monitoring assitance.

Develop IEC materials on HIV/AIDS, which can be integrated with the existing

materials of the Women and Child Welfare Department.

Process documentation and Reporting

Technical Officer

The incumbent is expected with the following

background:

Post graduation in Social Work/ Nutrition Science/ Nursing with a minimum of two

year working experience on issues of women, adolescent girls and children.

Sound technical knowledge on basic HIV/AIDS information, HIV testing and

diagnosis, HIV prevention, care, support and treatment services, nutrition

supplementations for adults and children, ICDS services, establishing referrals

and linkages, MIS.

Experience in working in Government settings, demonstrated mainstreaming

strategies, developing training modules and communication materials, managing

program finances, liason with multiple stakeholders, onsite monitoring support

will be additional advantage. Oral and written communication skills in English

and Telugu are must.

The incumbent will report to the Program Manager and work in close association

with other team members to deliver the following

tasks:

Work in close collaboration with the Women and Child Welfare Department, Andhra

Pradesh State AIDS Control Society and other key stakeholdersProvide technical

guidance/assistance on HIV/AIDS basic information, HIV testing and diagnosis,

HIV prevention, care, support and treatment services, ICDS and other programs

for women, adolescent girls and children

Provide technical assistance on mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS issues within WCW

Dept., developing training modules and onsite mentorship and monitoring

plans, developing IEC materials on

HIV/AIDS

Reporting and Process documentation

Both positions require a minimum of 20 days of travel within the state every

month and may require you working for additional hours in the office.

SAATHII provides a secular working environment and does not discriminate based

on HIV/AIDS, religious or community affiliations,

gender or sexual orientation. People living with HIV, women, and individuals

belonging to other vulnerable groups are encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates are requested to send a cover letter detailing their

eligibility for the position, an updated bio-data, and

two references to saathii.jobs@ gmail.com

on or before 15th July, 2009. 

Kaveesher Krishnan

Senior Program Manager Family Care Continuum (FCC) Program

SAATHII: Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India  Hyderabad-

500 080, Andhra Pradesh, India Telephone: +91 40 27674757; 9848841372 (Cell)

 Telefax: +91 40 27654688

Skype: kaveesher

http://www.saathii.org/orc