Vacancy Announcement for Technical Officer

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Dear All,

Please find enclosed the Job description for

the position of Technical Officer, STI.

We would appreciate if you could circulate it to the ones who might be

interested.

Date of Issue: 24 August 2009

Closing Date: 31

August 2009

Post

Title

: Technical

Officer, STI

Organization :

Family Health International (FHI)

Duration :

One Year

Location :

Mumbai

FHI is

an equal opportunity employer. Qualified and experienced people living with

HIV/AIDS are encouraged to apply.

Family

Health International:

Family Health International

(FHI) is dedicated to improving lives, knowledge, and understanding worldwide

through a highly diversified program of research, education, and services in

family health and HIV/AIDS prevention and care.

BACKGROUND:

Family Health

International (FHI) is implementing the Aastha

(“To care about”) project in Mumbai and Thane districts of Maharashtra as part of the India AIDS Initiative (Avahan)

of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The project aims to reduce the

incidence of HIV and STIs among sex workers and their partners through

strategic behavior communication (SBC), condom provision and STI services.

KEY

RESPONSIBILITIES:

To ensure

technical quality of HIV/STI interventions under the FHI Aastha project through

setting of standards, training, accreditation, quality assurance and clinical

monitoring and evaluation.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Assist Technical

Manager to provide technical support for Targeted interventions supported

by FHI, MSACS & , MDACS;

Provide

direct technical assistance and build capacity of physicians, nurses,

outreach workers and peer educators;

Work with

implementing partners (NGOs) to ensure quality delivery of STI preventive

and care services with sex workers;

Work closely

with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, implement and manage STI

operations;

Conduct

assessments, provide training and regular technical support and coordinate

activities to ensure compliance with treatment strategies and on-going

quality assurance;

Provide

technical assistance on quality assurance monitoring systems;

·

Design technical and program

management support to NGO and government partners in STI management and

approaches;

·

Provide periodic STI

state-of-the-art updates to the FHI Aastha team; and

Perform other duties as assigned by Director, Maharashtra Program

and Technical Manager, Aastha.

EDUCATION

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Masters

in Public Health

Post graduate Degree of Diploma in Medicine

Bachelor’s

Degree in Medicine (MBBS)

COMPENSATION:

This is not

an expatriate position. No expatriate benefits or allowances

provided.

Compensation

levels at FHI are equivalent to market rates within the development

sector. However, offers shall be based on salary history, relevant

experience and qualifications.

Please

send your resumes at hr@.... It is necessary to

mention the post title in subject line while applying. Selected candidates will

be required to join within one month of selection. Only short-listed candidates

will be notified.

Thanks & Regards

________________________________________________________________________________

Vriti Madan

Human Resource Officer

Family Health International, India Country Office

16, Sunder Nagar, New Delhi:

110 003, India

Tel: 91-11-4304 8888

Fax: 91-11-2435 8366