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Oxfam Great Britain is an international development agency with a Southern African office based in Pretoria, South Africa. The organisation is looking to appoint an HIV/AIDS global project manager to provide leadership, to project manage the implementation of Oxfam's global HIV/AIDS strategy, and to establish the Centre of Learning on HIV/AIDS in the Southern African region.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Project-manage the corporate HIV/AIDS strategy, with full attention to issues of gender and other aspects of diversity, with particular emphasis on mainstreaming in Oxfam's development and humanitarian programmes.
• Develop the Southern African region as Oxfam's first Centre of Learning.
• Lead on advocacy and communications within the global HIV/AIDS team.
• Develop a programme and systems for knowledge management for Oxfam in the HIV/AIDS field.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Appropriate academic qualifications and a sound knowledge of HIV/AIDS issues, especially as they relate to international development policy and practice.
• Proven strategic project management experience, and excellent conceptual, analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• An understanding of mainstreaming issues, and experience in providing advisory support to senior managers, as well as the ability to communicate effectively in English.

This is an open-ended contract post offering a competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Interested candidates should fax or email CV's by Friday 12 September 2003 to:
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