IAPA - Job vacancy for Volunteer Program Manager, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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

Job code & location: VPM2010 & Chennai

Last date for application: 15th April 2010, 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 2010.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Managerial position, supervising 2 volunteer coordinators and 14 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 25%

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.