Head of Team: Africa International HIV/AIDS Alliance Brighton, United Kingdom

The International HIV/AIDS Alliance supports communities to meet the challenges of AIDS and build healthier communities. In 2013, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance (“the Alliance”) celebrates 20 years at the forefront of the fight to end AIDS. The Alliance Secretariat has its primary office in Brighton, UK, in addition to offices in: Washington DC; Delhi; Brussels; Geneva; and regional posts in: Argentina; Kenya, Morocco, Senegal; South Africa; Uganda; Ukraine and Thailand. Our current strategy, HIV and Healthy Communities voices the collective will of these Linking Organisations and the Secretariat in our vision of a world in which people do not die of AIDS. A new Alliance Strategy 2012-2020 is currently being finalised and will build on our existing strategy with an emphasis on ‘sustaining the HIV response’.  We are seeking a Head of Team: Africa to lead the team in delivering the Alliance strategy in Africa, with and through the Alliance Linking Organisations. The Head of Team: Africa will ensure the development and monitoring of Africa-specific work-plans, budgets, funding proposals and reports. The successful candidate will lead a team of 18 staff and will also develop and maintain professional relationships with programme partners and relevant donors. As a member of the Alliance’s Field Programmes Department Management Team and Head of Team group, they will also contribute to the Alliance’s overall planning, management and development.   The successful candidate will have knowledge of the socio-economic and political realities of the context in the region, substantial experience of HIV/AIDS or reproductive health work at field level and demonstrable work experience in sub-Saharan Africa.   For more details on this post, including Job Description and Person Specification please visit our website www.aidsalliance.org and click on ‘jobs’.             Application deadline:                      Sunday 11 November 2012 at midnight (UK time) Telephone Interviews expected:     Thursday 22 November 2012   The International HIV/AIDS Alliance is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from appropriately qualified people from all sections of the community. Qualified people living with HIV are particularly encouraged to apply.