Position 1
CEDPA
THE CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND POPULATION ACTIVITIES
Senior Technical Advisor, HIV/AIDS
Washington, DC

REPORTS TO: Vice President, Programs

General:

Dedicated to women's empowerment, The Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) promotes positive change through partnership projects, training, and advocacy.

The Sr. Advisor will have primary responsibility for expanding and implementing CEDPA's HIV/AIDS program portfolio through his/her work with D.C. and field-based staff and managers in programs, M/E, capacity building and external relations. The incumbent should have extensive knowledge of and management experience in all aspects of HIV/AIDS programming including prevention, VCT, care and support, PMTCT, and mitigation in resource-constrained countries, with a special focus on how HIV/AIDS affects women, children and families. The candidate should have in-depth knowledge of and a proven track record of working successfully with major governmental HIV/AIDS funding sources such as USAID and HHS as well as private foundations and other donors.

Based in Washington, D.C., the Advisor could travel up to 30% to work with field offices and partners.

Qualifications:
· Professional advanced degree, preferably a MPH or other related degree.
· Minimum five years experience in international HIV/AIDS programs or ten years of domestic senior level HIV/AIDS experience.
· Demonstrated experience in designing, implementing and monitoring HIV/AIDS and integrated program activities.
· Demonstrated organizational, training and facilitation skills; workshop design experience, including curriculum development.
· Knowledge of/experience in reproductive health, gender and women's issues, and programmatic linkages between RH/HIV/AIDS.
· Experience working with vulnerable groups and multi-sectoral partners, civil society, faith based organizations, community leaders, and policy makers on issues related to HIV/AIDS.
· Understanding of and experience with HIV/AIDS advocacy and policy processes.
· Demonstrated knowledge of USAID and HHS funding processes and requirements.
· Excellent oral communication and writing skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a team setting with people of different backgrounds and points of view.
· Computer literacy in Word, Excel, SPSS and PowerPoint are required.
· Fluency in foreign language highly desirable.

Specific Responsibilities:
· Assess HIV/AIDS training, technical assistance and consultation needs of Washington DC and field based program managers and staff and provide on-going technical assistance, training and consultation on the development and implementation of HIV/AIDS programs and services to assure that staff have the latest, most-up-to-date scientific, programmatic and technical information related to HIV/AIDS and that information is being applied in CEDPA's program approaches.
· Provide leadership and technical oversight on the design of HIV/AIDS curricula, training modules and publications targeted to various domestic and international audiences, including, but not limited to, CEDPA staff and partners.
· Provide leadership, guidance and consultation to CEDPA's management on the incorporation of HIV/AIDS related programming and services into all of the organization's programs and services, as appropriate.
· Design and implement HIV/AIDS global project activities as needed.
· In partnership with External Relations, develop relationships with major global HIV/AIDS government funding sources such as USAID and HHS and private donors, and assist in the identification and development of proposals and solicitations for global HIV/AIDS funds.
· In partnership with External Relations, develop relationships with other U.S. based and international organizations providing HIV/AIDS services in resource-constrained countries that share CEDPA's organizational vision and commitment to women and assist in the development of partnership and collaborations.
· In partnership with the Monitoring and Evaluation Department, develop appropriate HIV/AIDS monitoring and evaluation indicators and systems to assist CEDPA document and evaluate its HIV/AIDS programs and services.
· Represent CEDPA in selected domestic and international HIV/AIDS meetings, conferences and other gatherings.
· Serve as spokesperson and advocate within and outside of CEDPA on HIV/AIDS issues with a particular focus on meeting the needs of women, children and families living with and/or affected by HIV/AIDS.
· Other duties as assigned.

Send cover letter and resume to:

Jill Solomon
Global Recruitment Specialists
91 Oakview Terrace, Short Hills, NJ 07078 USA
Telefax: 973-379-7325 USA
E-mail: [email][email protected] [2]
Web: www.globalrecruitment.net [3]

Position 2

CEDPA
THE CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND POPULATION ACTIVITIES

Director, Advocacy/Reproductive Health
Washington, DC

Reports to: Vice President - Programs, CEDPA

General: Serve as member of management team for USAID-funded POLICY Project and as director of advocacy-one of four major Project components. Function as leader of nine-person CEDPA team including six RH/Advocacy staff based in Washington and three externally based advocacy staff. Contribute to developing and implementing the FP/RH and maternal health advocacy strategy, provide technical leadership to design and implement advocacy and public-private partnerships activities in programs aimed at improving policy environments for FP/RH/HIV/AIDS. Extensive international travel required. Although a member of CEDPA staff, will work off-site in the offices of The Futures Group International.

Qualifications: Minimum ten years of experience working in FP/RH projects or programs in developing countries, with emphasis on working with civil society and capacity building. Knowledge of FP/RH policy processes and issues essential. Master's degree in related field required. Fluency in foreign language a plus.

Specific responsibilities
· Provide technical leadership and direction to project management and USAID in developing global strategy for advocacy and participation in FP/RH.

· Develop and manage annual workplan and budget to direct application of core funds for global and field activities.

· Track and manage element expenditures against the budget with support of project administration.

· Lead CEDPA/POLICY team.

· Provide insight and guidance on development of all country workplans.

· Provide technical leadership in the development of FP/RH advocacy approaches and tools.

· Provide technical assistance to public, private, and NGO sectors to enhance skills in the analysis, presentation, and dissemination of information for FP/RH policy formulation and participatory policy processes.

· Review and provide technical approval to all relevant scopes of work, consultant agreements, subcontracts and grants.

· Assign and provide management and technical support to staff for core and country program activities.

· Prepare documentation of results drawing country, regional and global facets of IR1; prepare technical and IR.1 level reports in response to project requirements.

· Conduct country level technical work as required.

Send cover letter and resume to:

Jill Solomon
Global Recruitment Specialists
91 Oakview Terrace, Short Hills, NJ 07078 USA
Telefax: 973-379-7325 USA
E-mail: [email][email protected] [2]
Web: www.globalrecruitment.net [3]