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The international aid agency, Save the Children (SC), is seeking an HIV/AIDS Adviser to provide technical support to programme staff involved in the implementation of HIV/AIDS related projects in Ethiopia, assist in the development of proposals and the start-up of new interventions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supporting the development and implementation of HIV/AIDS sector projects and activities
• Ensuring that HIV/AIDS is recognised and integrated into various sectoral work, including emergency response interventions
• Contributing to the development of Save the Children's ongoing policy, strategy and advocacy development
• Monitoring trends in the government of Ethiopia and donor policy in relation to HIV/AIDS
• Contributing to the development and implementation of the country strategy, thematic plans and operational plan, using child rights programming
• Providing technical support and capacity building to develop Save the Children's HIV/AIDS work in Ethiopia
• Representing SC Ethiopia at appropriate local and national levels

REQUIREMENTS:

• A post-graduate qualification in international public health or equivalent
• At least 2 years' international experience in HIV/AIDS prevention and impact mitigation programming work and an in-depth understanding of HIV/AIDS issues
• Broad knowledge of development issues, experienced in research, implementation and monitoring/evaluation in HIV/AIDS
• Highly skilled in technical capacity building, willing to undertake extensive travel within Ethiopia
• Fluent in written and spoken English and competence in Amharic is desirable
• Recruitment and selection procedures and checks reflect our commitment to protect children from abuse
• Save the Children aims to be an equal opportunities employer.

Apply by 14 May 2004

For more information or to apply:
http://jobsearch.savethechildren.org.uk/