Job advert-Knowledge/Communications Manager-NFI

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Naz Foundation International

Job Title: Knowledge/Communications Manager

Employing organisation: Naz Foundation International (NFI)

Location: NFI South Asia Regional Office, Lucknow, India

Naz Foundation International is strongly committed to ensuring diversity within

our organisation. We strongly welcome applications from sexual minority

communities. NFI does not discriminate against applicants or employees based on

their HIV status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Background:

Naz Foundation International (NFI) is an international development agency

headquartered in the UK, with its regional programme office based in Lucknow,

India, where it implements a regional programme of technical and institutional

assistance to support its South Asia country partners to strengthen their

capacity to support locally-based MSM and HIV and sexual health interventions in

their countries.

As a coalition response to the sexual health needs of MSM and hijras in South

Asia (PSI Nepal, UNDP, NFI, and its four country partners), a South Asia

multi-country regional application was made to the Global Fund on AIDS, TB and

Malaria Round 9, which was secured.

Countries engaged in this will be Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal,

Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

NFI as a sub-recipient (SR) of this project, where PSI Nepal will be the

principal recipient (PR), will be responsible for implementing the range of

MSM/hijra technical assistance and support to the different countries through a

process of Community strengthening, reducing vulnerability, and minimising risk

of the further spread of HIV for men who have sex with men and transgender

populations in South Asia.

NFI Regional Office is now seeking to secure staff to implement the two-year

Phase 1 of the project.

Position Description:

The Knowledge and Communications Manager is responsible for the effective

management of the knowledge and communications department and team, and has

oversight responsibility of appropriate knowledge development in line with NFI's

goals and objectives to address the sexual health needs of MSM and hijras across

South Asia, and that project activities are carried out in accordance with the

established specifications, schedules and budgets of the GFATM project.

The KCM will have overall responsibility for the development of new knowledge

products in differing languages, the management and development of the NFI

website, development of appropriate reports as needed and/or requested, and will

also be responsible for media communications, press releases and other

documents.

Further to this, the KCM will also supervise the Research Coordinator in

developing various research studies towards increasing knowledge on the issues,

needs and concerns of MSM in South Asia, and liaise with the Monitoring and

Evaluation officer in the preparation and production of M & E Reports as required.

He/she will also review the current NFI Knowledge Management System, and

implement any necessary recommendations to strengthen this department and extend

in reach and access.

Summary of responsibilities:

• Manage the Knowledge and Resource Development Team.

• Provide technical support and advice for the resource development.

• To ensure timely implementation of the knowledge and resource development work

plan of the GFATM regional project

• Keeping up to date with information, debates and knowledge on MSM and

transgender issues, specifically how they affect males in south Asia, elsewhere

in Asia, and other developing countries.

• To provide information, policy papers, reports and briefings on a range on

HIV/AIDS, sexual health, sexuality, welfare and rights issues with a focus on

MSM and transgenders as and when requested.

• To prepare knowledge products based on information obtained from NFI's project

reports and desk-based research, as well as its country partners

• To determine gaps in evidence from the NFI monitoring and valuation reports

• To compile Pukaar, the quarterly journal of the Naz Foundation International

and newsletters that NFI may wish to produce

• To ensure that the NFI website up to date.

• To monitor the Resource Centre library on a periodic basis to ensure that it

is kept up to date and catalogued. To enable the accessing of particular library

information electronically.

• To provide information to project partners and other interested organisations

on a range of HIV/AIDS, sexual health, welfare and rights issues focusing on MSM

as requested.

• To be responsible for communications with the media via press releases and

other documentation.

• To ensure the studies conducted are managed in a timely manner

• To make presentations on a range of HIV/AIDS, sexual health, welfare and

rights issues as requested.

• To attend meetings, forum and conferences as requested.

• To attend meetings with other members of NFI staff and volunteers.

• To undertake self-supporting administration duties.

• Any other duties commensurate with the salary as requested.

Skills and qualifications required:

• Knowledge and interest in sexual and reproductive health, with a Masters

degree in a relevant field. (Essential)

• An understanding of MSM/hijra issues – general (essential) and South Asia

specific (desirable)

• An understanding of how to source information on sexual and reproductive

health and to answer ad hoc requests. (Essential)

• Good knowledge of, and experience in using the internet (essential).

Experience in web-based and field-based research would be an advantage.

• Computer literate with a very good working knowledge of Windows Microsoft

Office products, and if possible Macintosh system. Any knowledge of HTML and

desktop publishing would be an advantage.

• Administratively self-sufficient, with some management experience.

• Good communications skills (Essential).

• Publicity, media and public relations and marketing skills (Essential).

• Excellent technical research and writing skills (Essential)

• Fluency in English (essential). Additional language proficiency would be

useful

• Research experience

• 2-3 years experience in health or development

• Demonstrated competence to assess priorities and meet deadlines with attention

to details and quality.

• Demonstrable experience of working with MSM and sexual health issues.

Will report to the Regional Project Director.

Remuneration:

Salary package will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, and

budgetary requirements.

To apply:

Interested candidates should send their CV with a cover letter and photograph to

applications_gfatm@... clearly mentioning the subject line and location as

Knowledge/Communication Manager, Lucknow.

Contact address:

Employment

Naz Foundation Regional Office

9 Gulzar Colony, New Berry Lane

Lucknow, 226001

India

Likely interview for shortlisted candidates will be intimated via email.

Javed Abbas

e-mail: <javedabbas_2004@...>