Job Vacancy: Advocacy Officer New Delhi

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India HIV/AIDS Alliance invites talented professionals to join our team in

Delhi

Advocacy Officer (Full-time)

Gross Salary from Rs. 4,36,376/- p.a.

The Advocacy Officer will be responsible for informing, influencing and

documenting advocacy work within programmes of the Alliance India Secretariat

and its partner agencies. S/he will work closely with the Programme Manager:

Policy, to co-ordinate state and district level advocacy work.

In co-ordination with programme and technical staff, the Advocacy Officer will

have to identify key areas for development of advocacy work within Alliance

India Programmes. Working in close coordination with the Programmes team and

Alliance India partners, the Advocacy officer will have to develop, document and

disseminate good advocacy practices to inform and influence Alliance India's

policy work.

S/he will be key person to assess the advocacy capacity needs of Alliance India

partners and design, develop and provide technical assistance to the partners

and external stake holders. S/he will be responsible to frame appropriate and

effective technical support and training strategies for Alliance India

programmes and partners, in response to policy priorities and emerging good

practice.

S/he should facilitate state and district level engagement by Alliance India and

its partners with indigenous civil society networks, and other state level

partners. S/he will also be responsible to plan and manage specific state and

district level advocacy projects as approved by the Director: Programmes and

Policy.

S/he will have to play a key role in establishing and maintaining effective

relationships with relevant stakeholders, including state and district

government agencies, implementing NGOs and other state level organisations and

also represent Alliance India in appropriate state and district level fora.

We are looking for a dynamic self-starter with good experience in policy and

advocacy work, strong written and verbal communication skills. The candidate

should have adequate experience of working in care, support and/or HIV treatment

programmes, preferably within a non-governmental organisation setting.

A good understanding of legal and ethical issues around HIV is also essential.

Experience in project proposal development and budget preparation will be an

added advantage. The applicants should also demonstrate experience of working

with multiple stakeholders in civil society and the government at different

levels.

The successful candidate should hold a Master's degree in social sciences,

health or development field (or equivalent) with at least 5-7 years' relevant

experience in the public health or development sectors especially in policy and

advocacy work both at state and national level.

The candidate should also have demonstrated experience and understanding of

providing technical and capacity building support to organisations at the

community level.

The candidate will also have excellent communication and presentation skills.

Fluency in English and Hindi language is essential. Fluency in any other Indian

languages (especially Tamil, Telugu or Marathi) would be of added value.

The position requires a strong commitment to HIV and sexual and reproductive

health and NGO activities in India, and a strong interest in and understanding

the relevant issues

This position involves regular contact with children and the Alliance India

operates rigorous recruitment and selection procedures and check that reflect

our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. The Child Protection

Policy will be made available to the short listed candidates.

Interested candidates meeting the above criteria should send their resume along

with a covering letter to the below given address before closing date. Also

mention your current salary and expected salary in the covering letter. The

applications can also be send by e-mail. Please indicate the title of the post

applied for on the envelope/subject line.

India HIV/AIDS Alliance

Second Floor, Kushal House, 39 Nehru Place, New Delhi 110 019

Tel: (011) 4163 3081

Email: recruit@...

Website: www.aidsalliance.org

Closing date for receipt of complete applications: 1st May, 2009

Qualified and experienced people living with HIV are encouraged to apply.

Please note that we will not be able to notify all applicants. Only shortlisted

candidates will be notified within 2 weeks of the closing date.