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PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action)
Location: Project Locations in District Dindori (Madhya Pradesh)
Last Date: May 15, 2008
Email: dindori@pradan.net

Responsibilities: Plan, implement and manage activities in the specific subject area.

Essential Qualifications: (Candidates having any of the qualifications mentioned below are eligible to apply)
1.For SMS (Watershed) – B.Tech.(Civil/Agri), Diploma in Civil Engineering
2.For other positions - Graduate/Post graduate degree in the relevant subject - Agriculture/Social Work/Rural Development/Veterinary

Desirable Experience:
1. Two years of experience in the relevant subject area

Room to Read
Asia Regional Finance Associate
Position Overview

Organization Profile:

Room to Read’s mission is to provide under-privileged children with an opportunity to gain the lifelong gift of education. The organization was founded on the belief that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and taking control of one’s own life. We currently work in Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. In 2007, we are starting operations in both Bangladesh and Zambia.

Room to Read is a results-driven organization that seeks to intervene early in a child’s life to provide ongoing educational opportunities in their communities. We are non-governmental, non-religious and work with many local NGOs and community based organizations to implement our programs. We have developed a successful approach to building educational infrastructure and opportunities which consists of:
• Partnering with communities to build schools through challenge grants
• Establishing bi-lingual libraries
• Publishing local language children's books
• Establishing computer and language labs
• Providing long-term scholarships to girls
In our first six years, Room to Read’s worldwide team celebrated the opening of our 3300th library, the donation of our two millionth book, and our fourth consecutive year winning the Fast Company / Monitor Group Social Capitalist award. To date, we have impacted the lives of over 1,000,000 children. Room to Read has an annual budget of approximately US$12 million, and our global staff will number over 175 by the end of 2007. Our global headquarters is located in San Francisco, and we have program offices in Colombo, Ho Chi Minh City, Katmandu, New Delhi, Phnom Penh, Pretoria and Vientiane. Our long-term goal is to help 10 million children to gain the lifelong gift of education.

Position Overview:

The Finance Associate’s primary responsibilities will include providing support and assistance to the Regional Finance team in New Delhi.

Reporting:
This position reports directly to Asia Regional Finance Director. S/he will be responsible for supporting budget management and MIS for the Asia Region and support all Asian Countries in this regard.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

The specific roles responsibilities of the Finance Associate will include, but may not be limited to, the following:

Study the Annual Budgets and make readable analysis of the same for each program country wise.

Prepare monthly and quarterly MIS based on the data available for the entire Region.
Compare monthly spending to the budget.

Establish on line budget management formats to ensure appropriate budget spending at Countries and Region

Study the Budget updates each quarter and make readable analysis to strengthen the process of approval of the same.

Match monthly fund requests with available budgets plus spending patterns and advise RO on the same.

Position requirements:

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in Accounting/Finance and any specific qualification in the field of accounting/management
• Around 3 to 7 year’s accounting-cum-budget management experience in either International NGO or in Corporate.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in fast paced diverse environment.
• Willing to travel frequently to Asia Region Country Offices.
• Strong skills in Excel, Word and Microsoft Office.

To be successful as a member of the Room to Read team, you will also:
• Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact an up-and-coming non-profit organization
• Be an innovative and creative thinker – you are not afraid to try something new and inspire others to do so
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
• Have a strong work ethic and require minimal direction
• Work well independently as well as part of a team
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment

Compensation:

Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include health, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, and a 401K match. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing the world through the lifelong gift of education.

Application Procedure:

Please send a cover letter addressed to the Asia Regional HR Officer and attach resume on or before April 07,2008 by email, with “ Finance Associate” in the subject line, (no letters, calls, faxes, or drop-ins) to hiring@roomtoread.org Due to high applicant volume you may not receive a response from Room to Read.

Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.

Asia Regional Finance Associate
Room to Read
Location: New Delhi
Last Date: April 7, 2008

Email: hiring@roomtoread.org

HLFPPT is a professional service organization working for bettering the health of the poor and the marginalized. For undertaking a prestigious HIV / AIDS prevention program in coastal Andhra Pradesh funded by BMGF under its India AIDS Initiative focusing on FSWs, MSM/TGs, we are inviting applications from suitable candidates for the following positions.

Social Marketing Co-ordinator:

The ideal candidate should be masters in social science/marketing/public health from reputed institutes having 3-5 years of experience. Experience in contraceptive social marketing projects will be an added advantage. The incumbent will coordinate social marketing interventions for STI/HIV prevention; identify demand for and innovate supply channels for social marketing of condoms and services; coordinate between NGOs and S.M organizations to address the demand and supply issues.

All the above positions are on fixed term contracts, renewable based on performance. All positions require a lot of personal commitment and concern towards the under privileged sections of the society. The work involves high volume, high pressure and will be quite demanding and involves lot of travel to costal A.P. Excellent knowledge of Telugu (speaking, reading and writing) and experience in HIV/AIDS prevention program will be added advantages.

Interested and eligible candidates may apply within one week from the date of release of this ad mentioning the ‘Position applied for’ to:

HR MANAGER, HLFPPT, 3-5-816, 3rd Floor, Veenadhari, King Koti Road, Hyderguda, Hyderabad – 500 029. You can also email your CV to:swagati@hlfppt.org
www.hlfppt.org

HLFPPT is a professional service organization working for bettering the health of the poor and the marginalized. For undertaking a prestigious HIV / AIDS prevention program in coastal Andhra Pradesh funded by BMGF under its India AIDS Initiative focusing on FSWs, MSM/TGs, we are inviting applications from suitable candidates for the following positions.

Grants Administration Manager:

The ideal candidate should be CA/ICWA or MBA in Finance from a reputed University/ Institute having minimum 5 years experience in administering NGO grants with strong financial analysis skills. The incumbent will be overall in charge of Grants Administration management and will be responsible to establish and maintain contracting and sub-granting standards and systems in the project.

All the above positions are on fixed term contracts, renewable based on performance. All positions require a lot of personal commitment and concern towards the under privileged sections of the society. The work involves high volume, high pressure and will be quite demanding and involves lot of travel to costal A.P. Excellent knowledge of Telugu (speaking, reading and writing) and experience in HIV/AIDS prevention program will be added advantages.

Interested and eligible candidates may apply within one week from the date of release of this ad mentioning the ‘Position applied for’ to:

HR MANAGER, HLFPPT, 3-5-816, 3rd Floor, Veenadhari, King Koti Road, Hyderguda, Hyderabad – 500 029. You can also email your CV to:swagati@hlfppt.org
www.hlfppt.org


Grants Administration Manager
HLFPPT
Location: Hyderabad

Infrastructure Professionals Enterprise (IPE) is a leading international development sector consultancy firm with offices in India and UK. IPE has been working with International support agencies like ADB, World Bank, DFID, USAID, JBIC, JICA, UNICEF, UNDP, DANIDA, African Capacity Building Foundation-Zimbabwe and GTZ across South Asia, South-East Asia, parts of Africa and Middle East. IPE brings with it experience of successfully implementing projects in India, Indonesia, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Palestine, Jordan, Ghana, Bhutan, Vietnam and United Kingdom etc. Our pool of resources with staff strength of over 100 professionals and a database of over 300 experienced professionals bring together from diverse disciplines including architects and engineers, urban and regional planners, development experts, information technology experts, health and nutrition experts, environmental experts, sociologists, finance and institutional experts, economists, accountancy and management experts, sociologists, anthropologists, etc.

IPE offers exiting opportunities for world-class talent like you. If you think out-of-box and want to push the boundaries of excellence we are the preferred destination for expert solutions. You can expect to work on global full life cycle projects in a truly international environment.

Director Health & Health Sector Specialist
Position based at New Delhi

Essential:

•Knowledge of issues related to health and nutrition, gender, HIV/AIDS, women's health sexual and reproductive health issues etc.
•Demonstrated experience in consultancy background.
•Worked extensively at least 15-20 years within the healthcare industry.
•Experience in wining new business and answering tenders.
•Ability to develop, manages, and administer comprehensive programs.
•Have an ability to build strong and lasting relationships
•Able to negotiate internally to get best outcomes.
•Able to coach and mentor more junior consultants.
•Strong project and programme management skills.
•Experience in process design, business case development and organisation design.
•Skills and experience in managing staff and managing country offices.
•Advanced degree in health, population, demography, social sciences or related field.
•Experience in fundraising, donor relations, and strategy and proposal development.
•Must have a business development slant.
•Have an extensive exposure of working nationally and internationally for health issues with international donor agencies such as ADB, World Bank, UNICEF, DFID etc.

Task:

•Provide inspirational leadership to a team of 25-30 national staff and international consultants in implementing projects, ensuring high team performance and individual accountability.
•Generating new Business.
•Ensure rigorous adherence to the Project Cycle for ongoing health sector projects.
•Take a lead in building alliances, coalitions and networks for the sector based projects and advocacy, especially in relation to appropriate nutritional health, health funding strategies, and pro-poor focused projects etc.
•Play a lead role in coordination mechanisms to support the harmonisation of strategies and approaches in different regional project and the efficient use of collective resources.
•Commission externally-resourced research into health-related subjects, ensuring the outputs contribute to agreed national (and global) advocacy strategies
•Build strong working relations with Ministry of Health and Social Welfare officials at national and county levels, providing sound, evidence-based technical advice.

We also have positions opened for Programme Manager- Health; Programme Manager– Public Finance Management; Health Procurement Expert; Governance / Policy /OD Expert; Monitoring & Evaluation Expert; Rural Development Expert:

For further details of job description and application process please visit www.ipeglobal.com. Last date of sending profile is 25th March 2008.

IPE Global is an equal opportunity employer.

Position: Sr. Research Officer – Head Office
For: Population Services International (PSI)
Location: Delhi – HO
E. Mail: hrd@psi.org.in

Location FHP Core Office, Delhi HO
Reports to Senior Research Manager
Works with FHP Core team members
Supervises TBD
Level 8/ 10

Position summary

PSI is increasingly involved in the design and implementation of large scale communications campaigns in the areas of birth spacing, mother and child health, and HIV/AIDS prevention. Research is at the core of these activities. It guides program design and modification, and enables measurement of impact of interventions. PSI India’s research program draws on worldwide experience in social marketing and behavioral communications developed over many years. Tools such as the behavior change framework, “dashboard”, and log frames guide efforts to optimize the efficiency and cost effectiveness of our programs. An experienced research professional is sought to work for the family health program. Among his/her oversight will be to assist the supervisor in providing inputs to program design, monitoring and evaluation for a portfolio of health projects in several Indian states.

Responsibilities

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Assist in development of an appropriate dashboard for each program under FHP, and works with Supervisor to ensure appropriate use of the dashboard to guide programmatic decisions;
• Rationale project management through sourcing, managing and interpreting secondary level data on Demographic Health Survey (DHS), RCH, Census, CMIE, relevant research from national & international partner organizations;
• Supports the M&E of ongoing program activities through primary research which require drafting research brief, selection and monitoring of research agencies;
• Assists research agencies through the sharing of methods of data collection, field control, analysis and report production;
• Provides close monitoring of on-going research projects, to ensure that protocols are rigorously followed;
• Provide critical analysis of existing research. Perform quantitative data analysis, including complex multivariate analysis, using analysis tools like SPSS and/ or STATA.
• Perform qualitative data analysis using analysis tools like Atlas TI.
• Assist in preparation & delivery of presentations, summaries, reports, and graphics to internal as well as external audiences.

Support to Field
• Contribute where necessary in production of project plans and implementation
• Ensures high quality and timely technical input to field operations.

Essential Values, Behaviors and Skills
• Quantitative and qualitative research skills
• Keen intellect with strong analytical skills
• Ability to run and interpret statistical packages with confidence
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing
• Ability to design and deliver interesting presentations and reports
• Ability to monitor the work of research agencies and hold them accountable for results and deadlines
• Ability to contribute in a collegial, team environment
• Willingness to be held accountable for results
• Commitment to improving the health and welfare of the poor;
• Highest integrity, maturity and professionalism;
• Ability to contribute in a collegial, team environment;

Qualification
• Masters degree in Social Science or Demography or Public Health
• 3-4 years of experience in quantitative & qualitative research
• Knowledge of Public Health is desirable
• Professional training in Research Methodology/ Population Studies will be treated as an additional qualification

The annual compensation competes with the best in the industry and is negotiable for candidates with exemplary achievements and experience.

To apply, send a CV with covering letter, names and addresses of two referees, to Population Services International
E.mail: hrd@psi.org.in

Contact Number: 011- 26278379/4053231.

Note: Mention the code “Sr. Research Officer – Head Office” as the subject line of your mail while applying for the job.

Hivos
is seeking a
Junior Programme Officer

Hivos is a non-governmental organisation, rooted in the Netherlands and guided by humanist values, that wants to contribute to a free, fair and sustainable world where citizens, women and men, have equal access to resources, opportunities and markets and can participate actively and equally in decision making processes that determine their lives, their society and their future. Hivos' basic commitment is to poor and marginalised people - and their organisations - in countries of the global South. A sustainable improvement of their situation is the ultimate benchmark for the work and efforts of Hivos. The empowerment of women in order to achieve gender equality is a primary directive in Hivos' policy. To that end Hivos offers financial and political support for civil organizations and initiatives that share Hivos' goals. In addition to funding, Hivos is networking, lobbying and sharing knowledge in the national and international arena as well as in The Netherlands.

Hivos’ India Regional Office, based in Bangalore, is seeking a Junior Programme Officer. The Junior Programme Officer works under the guidance of Programme Officers. The Junior Programme Officer will be appointed for a maximum period of two years. The position is meant to give young professionals who have just graduated the opportunity to gain professional experience.

Main Responsibilities

1. Assist the Programme Officers (PO) in developing and managing their portfolios, and in mobilizing financial resources.
2. Assist the Director and Deputy Director of the Regional Office in strategic planning and reviews.

Specific Tasks

a) Project Management and Administration
i. Support POs in programme management.
ii. Assist POs in organizing evaluations, consultancies, and meetings
iii. Support POs in preparing concept notes, applications and proposals for fundraising
iv. Support PO in preparing reports to Hivos’ donors
v. Conduct desk research on sector development and funding opportunities

b) Personal development
i. Participate in limited duty trips within India to the extent deemed relevant by RO management
ii. Opportunity to attend relevant workshops, seminars and trainings in India

Qualifications

Hivos is looking for a young person (m/f), with excellent analytical abilities and preferably with relevant work experience. Age: 27 or below. We are especially interested in candidates who have recently completed postgraduation in a relevant field, such as rural management, sociology, social work, economics, or development studies. Candidates should be well organized, diligent, hard working and with excellent team player skills. They should show initiative, be motivated, have the ability to work under high pressure to meet deadlines, and be able to work independently on the basis of broad instructions. Applicants should be fully computer literate in MSOffice and have affinity with financial reporting. Demonstrable writing skills in English are a prerequisite. A competency test will be part of the selection procedure. Candidates are expected to have affinity to Hivos core values. The function is Bangalore-based, but may include limited travel within India (max. 1-2 duty trips per year). The contract will be for a period of one year and can be extended for another year if performance is satisfactory. The first year includes a three-month probation period.

Women are encouraged to apply.

Deadline for applications: 7 April 2008

To send a well motivated application letter stating why you would be suited for the position, along with the names of three referees and your updated CV, write to: hrd.hivos.jpo@gmail.com. All applications received will be acknowledged.

Further information on Hivos: www.hivos.nl/english

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

Senior Programme Officer – Monitoring & Evaluation
(Full-time)

Gross Salary ranging from Rs. 6,60,041/- p.a. to 742,883 p.a.

Established in 1999, the India HIV/AIDS Alliance is a partnership of organisations and communities working towards a shared vision of supporting an effective, sustainable and comprehensive response to reducing the spread of HIV and meeting the challenges of AIDS in India. With a national Secretariat in Delhi, it comprises five lead partner NGOs and their networks of over 110 community-based NGOs/CBOs across four States – Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Manipur and Maharashtra.

To meet the demands of organizational expansion, the Alliance is looking for a Senior Programme Officer : Monitoring & Evaluation who will be responsible for providing support in developing, implementing and utilising effective M&E systems and tools across Alliance’s programmes in India. S/he will also provide advice and support to Alliance India’s network of state level principal partner NGOs, their programmes & implementing partners; supporting and managing monitoring and evaluation programme development and collaborating external organisations in M&E and operations research.

S/he should be well organised, accurate with very good analytical skills and strong in MIS, data collection and analysis. S/he should also demonstrate sound experience and understanding of providing technical and capacity building support to organisations at the community level in addition to having experience of line managing small teams. The candidate should also have excellent communication, presentation skills. S/he should have excellent computer and inter-personal skills. The candidate should be willing to travel extensively to programme areas within India and for overseas assignments.

We are looking for a confident, dynamic self starter who has at least 7 years of relevant experience in public health or development sectors in monitoring and evaluation, operations research or other quantitative/qualitative research methodologies. The successful candidate must possess Masters level academic qualification in relevant subject, particularly in social sciences with sound knowledge and understanding of the principles of effective monitoring and evaluation.

Fluency in English and Hindi language is essential. Fluency in any other Indian languages (especially Tamil, Telegu or Marathi) would be of added value.

The position requires a strong commitment to HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and NGO activities in India, and a strong interest in and understanding of the relevant issues.

Interested candidates meeting the above criteria should send their resume along with a note in not more than 500 words stating why you think you are most suitable for the advertised position to the below given address before closing date.

Please also mention your current salary and expected salary in the covering letter. Applications can also be sent 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@allianceindia.org
Website: www.aidsalliance.org

For more information on the work of the Alliance, visit our website on: www.aidsalliance.org

Closing date for receipt of complete applications: 28 March, 2008

We are not able to notify all applicants. Shortlisted candidates will be notified within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Qualified and experienced people living with HIV are encouraged to apply.

Sr. Programme Manager- Climate Change & Energy

WWF India, the country’s largest environmental conservation NGO with a national branch network is looking for individuals with exceptional resourcefulness and commitment to work in the conservation sector to lead the Energy Policy work of our Climate and Energy Programme.

A challenging, constructive, science-based organization, WWF-India has been engaged in environmental conservation in the country, since 1969. Part of a WWF global network, the organization has a wide portfolio of projects and programmes in India contributing to the ecological security of the country to build a future in which humans can live in harmony with nature.

WWF-India is increasingly responding to the emerging environment challenges of climate change and energy for which, we are looking for recruiting a Sr. Programme Manager, Climate Change & Energy at New Delhi.

Job Profile:

The position is for WWF India’s work in the emerging thematic areas of water–energy co-management, energy efficiency, renewable energy and business & industry engagement. The main focus of work is to:-

A. Coordinate and implement WWF India’s existing and new initiatives on energy with a primary focus on energy policy issues and the water-energy nexus.
B. Provide ongoing support to the Programme Director and Head of the Climate Change and Energy Programme to develop and implement an overall energy-related programme of work.
C. Engage with the WWF International network on the emerging global initiative on energy efficiency at a programme and policy level.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the emerging work on energy efficiency, targeting key consumer products; design the scope of work and future plans for expansion of energy efficiency
• Coordinate the energy component of the project addressing, water energy co-management in agriculture, urban cities and industries; monitor programme development and ensure timely delivery of outcomes.
• Develop the renewable energy work within WWF India with emphasis on implementation of pilot decentralized renewable energy projects.
• Develop a policy/advocacy strategy for influencing government and Business & Industry on energy issues.
• Coordinate project activities, including coordinating with external consultants, third party meetings, events to ensure timely reports on progress achieved.
• Within WWF network, seek to ensure highest quality of servicing of the agreement is carried out and an appropriate level of communications is maintained with the Partner, in line with any project planning and monitoring tools agreed between WWF India and the Partner. Proactively propose changes to monitoring procedures, where necessary.
• Identify and facilitate local level partnership development. Take a lead on establishing and facilitating networks to promote climate & energy scenarios.

Desired Candidate Profile:
• Masters in Rural Development/Energy/Environment/Management. A degree, preferably in the field of climate change and energy, environmental studies, will be an advantage.
• Minimum eight years experience in the field of energy/environment and experience of working with stakeholders in government, industry and/or rural sector. Experience in an international network handling Energy Policy will be a plus point.
• Strong diplomatic skills; thoroughness and attention to detail and organization.
• Ability to work independently; and strong interpersonal and communication skills in a multicultural environment.
• The suitable candidate will have the ability to network alliances and to create a cooperative environment, with capacity to thrive on, and learn from, diverse opinions.
• The candidate must be energetic, proactive and capable of working positively in a team; should be creative and problem-solving oriented and sensitive to political issues.
• Fluency in English is essential. Candidates must have strong interest in conservation and willingness to travel within India and internationally.

Remuneration: Negotiable and depends on the candidate’s experience levels and the overall WWF-India salary structure. WWF-India does not provide housing, telephone or vehicle facilities.

Interested candidates, with relevant qualifications and leadership skills should apply by 31st March, 2008, giving full details regarding compensation received in the present and previous assignments, expected salary, and three references to:

Director-HR & Manpower Development, WWF-INDIA,
172-B, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110 003
Ph. 4150 4815-19
Email: hr@wwfindia.net

Hivos
is seeking a
Programme Officer
Gender, Women & Development and ICT & Media

Hivos is a non-governmental organisation, rooted in the Netherlands and guided by humanist values, that wants to contribute to a free, fair and sustainable world where citizens, women and men, have equal access to resources, opportunities and markets and can participate actively and equally in decision making processes that determine their lives, their society and their future. Hivos' basic commitment is to poor and marginalised people - and their organisations - in countries of the global South. A sustainable improvement of their situation is the ultimate benchmark for the work and efforts of Hivos. The empowerment of women in order to achieve gender equality is a primary directive in Hivos' policy. To that end Hivos offers financial and political support for civil organizations and initiatives that share Hivos' goals. In addition to funding, Hivos is networking, lobbying and sharing knowledge in the national and international arena as well as in The Netherlands.

Hivos’ India Regional Office, based in Bangalore, is seeking a Programme Officer with specific qualifications in Gender, Women and Development and/or ICT and Media.

Main Responsibilities

1. Programme management;
2. Capacity building of partner organizations;
3. Development of relevant initiatives in partnership with other stakeholders;
4. Contribution to Hivos’ overall organizational and policy development.

Specific Tasks

a) Related to programme management
i. Operationalizing policies: Identifying and assessing potential partner organisations and their programmes
ii. Processing proposals from existing and new partner organizations, including direct and indirect support for improving proposal quality, and preparing Organisational Assessments and contract agreements
iii. Monitoring partners including routine correspondence, field visits, and progress reports
iv. Supporting partners in effort to strengthen their internal organisations and networks
v. Final assessment and approval of progress reports, financial statements and audit reports
vi. Maintaining proper project and sector files and documents
vii. Organising external evaluations and consultancy missions including identifying and contracting evaluators / consultants, drafting TORs, informing partners, assessing evaluation reports.
viii. Drafting progress / final reports to Hivos’ back donors

b) Related to capacity building
i. Identifying capacity building requirements of partner organisations, drafting TORs, selecting, contracting and monitoring consultants providing technical assistance to partner organisations

c) Related to partnerships and sector coordination
i. Profiling Hivos within the sector
ii. Fundraising
iii. Liaising with Hivos’ back donors
iv. Facilitating cooperation between Hivos partners and other Indian and international civil society organizations
v. Participating in relevant sector networks of national and international NGOs and government
vi. Building relationships with other donors and the corporate sector

d) Related to institutional matters
i. Contributing to Hivos publications and reports
ii. Organising occasional in-house and external seminars, workshops and consultations as well as other knowledge-sharing related initiatives.
iii. Contributing to programme highlights, institutional planning exercises including mid-term review and end-of-term review.
iv. Contributing to regional and sectoral policies of Hivos

Qualifications

• Sound development perspective, with an understanding of the development sector in India, and excellent analytical abilities.
• Excellent knowledge of and experience in the policy areas, Gender, Women & Development, and ICT & Media.
• At least 3 – 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Capacity for independent decision-making and taking end-line responsibility
• Ability to translate generic sector policies into realistic initiatives in the Indian context.
• Candidates should be well organized, diligent, show initiative, be able to work under high pressure to meet deadlines, able to work as a member of a team, and be prepared to travel extensively and frequently within and outside India (including in rural areas).
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written, in English; knowledge of Hindi and Kannada/Tamil/Telugu desirable
• Planning, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Computer skills are a pre-requisite.
• Desirable: Exposure and/or work experience in rural India; specific experience with gender and organizational change, political participation of women, violence against women, innovative and strategic use of ICTs in the development sector, FOSS, use of ICT in the context of RTI.
• Educational qualifications: Master’s degree in Development Studies, Women’s Studies, Sociology or equally relevant education.

Women are encouraged to apply.

Deadline for applications: 7 April 2008

To send a well motivated application letter stating why you would be suited for the position, along with names of three referees and your updated CV, write to: hrd.hivos.po@gmail.com. All applications received will be acknowledged.

Further information on Hivos: www.hivos.nl/english