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Employment Opportunities at Actionaid Africa Region for Regional Thematic Coordinators

Actionaid is an international development agency working in over 30 countries world wide. ActionAid Africa Region is seeking competent and qualified applicants to fill the following positions of Thematic Regional Coordinators:

• HIV/AIDS Programme Coordinator
• HIV/AIDS Policy Analyst

These are all senior programme management positions in Actionaid and require self-driven and motivated persons, able to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and minimum supervision.

The more detailed responsibilities for each post can be viewed on Actionaid's website at: [email protected] or www.charityjob.co.uk

REQUIREMENTS:

• Candidates must be in possession of at least a first degree, with a postgraduate qualification in development studies or equivalent and work experience in a related field, of a minimum of 5 years at a senior level - preferably in a development agency.
• Team leadership, networking, creation of support mechanisms to independent teams and a donor relationship maintenance capability.
• Knowledge and expertise in HIV/AIDS field of at least 5 years.
• Ability to lead and manage projects in NGOs, as well as the ability to work in diverse and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of Africa, familiarity with development work, and proven experience in running donor-funded projects.
• In-depth knowledge of current policy debates and development approaches in the relevant field, strong leadership and management skills, computer literacy in basic packages.

All applications with relevant documents must clearly state the position applied for and must state salary expectations equivalent in US $ addressed to the:

Africa Regional HR&OD Coordinator
ActionAid Africa Regional office
PO Box CY 2451, Causeway
Harare Zimbabwe
Email:

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All short-listed candidates will be required to provide two references before the interview date. Applications can also be delivered to any of the Actionaid Country Programmes in Africa. The applicants will be interviewed in December 2003 and should be ready to take on the new assignment in February 2004. The closing date for applications is 15 November 2003.

The Project Director will provide senior-level expertise in the development, management, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive HIV/AIDS programme in the southern region of Malawi, based in Blantyre.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Providing oversight to a comprehensive HIV/AIDS programme with multiple district offices.
• Ensuring project accountability, including financial accounting.
• Reporting and monitoring and evaluation.
• Coordinating efforts to increase local capacity in HIV/AIDS programming.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Master/PhD in public health or related field
• Minimum of 10 years' experience managing large international donor-funded health programmes, including 5 years of senior-level project management experience and HIV/AIDS experience
• Experience working with local government personnel and with local NGOs.

This is not an expatriate assignment. No relocation or expatriate benefits provided.

FHI has a competitive compensation package. Interested candidates can send an application to:

Family Health Insurance HR
2101 Wilson Blvd. Suite 700
Arlington VA 22201
Fax +1 703 516-9036
Email: