The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a global
leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS.
We are working in 15 countries around the world to provide HIV
prevention, care, and treatment services for children, women, and families—with
a mission to eliminate pediatric AIDS.
Communication and Networking Officer
- Reporting
to the GSG Director, you will develop communication and advocacy
strategies and carry out
- communications
activities to promote and disseminate information about implementation of
the Global Plan.
- You
will support communication among GSG members as well as with relevant
external stakeholders (e.g. the GSG Secretariat, GSG focal points, GSG
work- streams, the Inter Agency Technical Team).
- You
will support production of meeting reports including the Annual Global
Plan progress, workshops organized by the GSG Secretariat and facilitate
or directly prepare the translation of select GSG-related materials into
other relevant languages (English, French, Portuguese)
- You
will Provide technical support on communications and advocacy to Global
Plan priority countries and, with the M&E Technical Advisor, support
countries to document their experiences in overcoming key barriers to
eMTCT in various formats including case studies, newsletters, etc.
- You
will regularly liaise with the media as Communications Focal Point for the
GSG secretariat, including thorough management of press and other media
inquiries , in addition to developing and maintaining relationships with
key local, regional and international media houses to leverage and
maximize opportunities for promoting and publicizing GSG activities.
To be successful in this role you will be a holder of:-
- University
degree in communications or related field such as external relations,
information management and journalism. Master’s degree preferred.
- At
least 5 years working experience in communications, networking and media
relations with previous experience in managing websites, list-serves,
conducting workshops, and managing office publications.
- Good
knowledge on using computers, communication technology and networking
software.
- Fluency
in written and oral English required; fluency in written and oral French
strongly preferred.
- Minimum
3 years work experience with international organizations will be
desirable.
M&E Technical Advisor
Reporting to the GSG Director, you will support the leadership of the Global Steering Group (GSG) by producing and providing information that will enhance their understanding of the key technical, programmatic and policy issues affecting the implementation of the Global Plan.
- You
will identify opportunities for leveraging and advancing the Global Plan
agenda at country and regional/international levels, determining
priorities for action and contributing to packaging of information for
advocacy.
- You
will ensure that complex information from a range of sources is
appropriately analyzed and interpreted for use at operational and
strategic .
- You
will develop and maintain the Global Plan dashboard as a management tool
to monitor implementation of the Global Plan at country level.
- You
will support country technical and advocacy missions and promote knowledge
sharing by supporting GSG focal points to document their experiences in
overcoming key barriers to elimination of mother-to-child HIV
transmission.
To be successful in this role you will be a holder of:-
- Masters’
degree in public health. A bias towards epidemiology preferred.
- Minimum
7 years relevant experience in public health, experience in monitoring and
evaluation of HIV programs strongly preferred
- Strong
research and epidemiological skills, including a background in
quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
- Demonstrated
experience with developing and using M&E tools
- Ability
to develop effective working relationship with government entities and
other partners
- Demonstrated
ability to publish in peer reviewed journals
- Fluency
in written and oral English required; fluency in written and oral French
is an added advantage
Executive Administrative Assistant
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Director of the Global Steering Group (GSG) in Nairobi, the Executive Administrative Assistant will provide secretarial, administrative and logistical assistance to the Director and other professional staff within the GSG secretariat.
You will ensure efficient day-to-day running of the secretariat, facilitating information flow in the office, ensuring that all correspondences to the GSG director’s office are managed efficiently.
You will manage, coordinate and maintain the calendar of
meetings and activities of the Office, prepare and follow up on processing of
Project related travel requisitions and claims.
You will offer ICT support by working closely with ICT manager for installation and maintenance of local and wide area networks, managing video and teleconferencing and recording all conference calls to support writing of minutes.
Help in installing and maintaining the ICT infrastructure and
perform troubleshooting To be successful in this role you will be a holder of:-
- A
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Information Technology.
Business administration
- A
Diploma in Operations Management or Office Management will be an added
advantage
- At
least 3 years’ experience in working as an executive assistant to Chief
executive officer
- Minimum
3 years’ experience in administrative/ICT support functions in a busy
office.
- Knowledge
of records management, general administrative procedures
- At
least 2 years’ experience in handling of Web Based Managements systems and
website management
- Good
writing and communications skills
If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please
submit your application attaching current resume’ to: mthuku@pedaids.org .
The closing date is 24 October, 2012
Only short listed candidates will be contacted
