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.
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