Vacancy: Project Director - Hope for African Children AIDS Initiative
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With thousands of lives lost to HIV/AIDS each day in Africa, the Hope
for African Children Initiative has been established to help local
communities provide care and support for children affected by the
epidemic. This valuable initiative brings together five international
development organizations with funding from the Gates Foundation. The
initiative aims to support existing innovative community responses
that promote hope and dignity to Children affected by AIDS.
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, the Project Director will take on a pivotal
senior role that will provide overall leadership to the initiative,
coordinate its technical and financial resources - ensuring that its
core vision, strategic focus and operating principles are always at
the fore. Reporting to the Chairman of the Program Policy Council
(PPC), the Project Director will implement the Council's policies in
the use of resources, and represent the PPC in national and interna-
tional forums.
The Project Director will also provide technical oversight in the
"state-of-the-art" implementation of the initiative, disseminate les-
sons learned, develop effective fiscal policies, and undertake fund-
raising and policy analysis.
Job requirements include: minimum of 5 years' field experience in Af-
rica and a Master's degree in international health (or related de-
gree), strong team building skills built on solid management experi-
ence, the ability to coordinate comprehensive HIV/AIDS interventions
at the community level and a background in fundraising, grant manage-
ment and policy analysis.
For more information about this exciting position, please submit a CV
with a covering letter, explaining how your previous experience meets
the requirements of the position and confirming your availability for
the interview date given below, to:
Scott Edgar Response
75 Farringdon Road
London EC1M 3PH, United Kingdom
Tel: +44-207-269-1401
Fax: +44-207-831-5459
mailto:plan@segroup.co.uk
Salary commensurate with experience.
Please note that all applications must be in English, and that any
attachments send with e-mailed applications must be sent in Microsoft
Office Word6. We regret that we will be unable to consider any appli-
cations received with missing or unreadable attachments. The closing
date for receipt of applications is 16th February 2001, and inter-
views will be held on 1st March 2001 in New York. For more informa-
tion about PLAN, please visit our website:
http://www.plan-international.org
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