Hi folks, FYI Katim Antje Becker wrote: > Greetings all, > > attached is the advertisement of a position of Project Director for a > regional communication initiative in eight countries in sub-Saharan > Africa. > > Please address questions and applications to: > The Chairperson, > Africa Alive! Interim Steering Committee > P. O. Box 22366 > Kampala, Uganda > > and send to [log in to unmask] or swiftuganda.com > > Thanks and greetings, > Antje Becker > > VACANCY: PROJECT DIRECTOR FOR AFRICA ALIVE! > > Africa Alive! is a new bold communication initiative to improve > reproductive health and reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS amongst > the youth in Africa. The initiative will be implemented through > synergistic partnerships among 50 organizations in eight > Sub-Saharan African countries: Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, > Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. > > Africa Alive! is seeking a suitable candidate for the > post of Project Director. > > Responsibilities of the Project Director > Coordinate Africa Alive! activities in the region including > liasing with national working groups, Board of Directors, donors, > and technical assistance institutions. > > Fund-raise and manage donor and private sector relations > for regional Africa Alive! activities. > > Provide support for national working groups for advocacy > and fundraising as needed. > > Provide other technical assistance to national working > groups as required. > > Manage funds, contracts, and technical assistance to > Africa Alive! > > Provide overall management and administration of the > regional Africa Alive! office. > > Qualifications > University degree and relevant post-graduate training in either > public health or communication related studies. Minimum five > years experience in the field of adolescent reproductive health, > HIV/AIDS, behavior change communication (BCC), or advocacy. > Experience in working with NGOs, governments and international > and donor community in Africa. Fluency in English and strong > interpersonal and written communication skills a must. Computer > literacy and knowledge of French will be an added advantage. > > Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda > Extensive travel in the region will be required. > > Salary package commensurate with experience. All applications > including a detailed curriculum vitae and to referees should be > addressed to: > > The Chairperson, > Africa Alive! Interim Steering Committee > P. O. Box 22366 > Kampala, Uganda > > Deadline: July 14, 1999 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Name: PDIRVAC.DOC > PDIRVAC.DOC Type: Winword File (application/msword) > Encoding: base64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------