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