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Technical Specialist
LINKAGES India Project
Academy for Educational Development

Supervisor   Resident Advisor
LINKAGES India
 
Responsibilities
The Technical Specialist will be based in the LINKAGES India New Delhi  Office to support the activities of the LINKAGES India project.

Specifically the Technical Specialist will :

Provide technical assistance within LINKAGES mandate to partner organizations in mainstreaming Nutrition BCC strategies

Assist PVO partners and USAID/India to identify TA consultants as needed for mainstreaming the BCC strategy within their larger programs

Develop annual work-plans and budget projections that reflects LINKAGES TA and expected results for each program initiative

Work with the LINKAGES India team to develop scopes of work for  consultants and supervise and monitor the quality of TA and reporting as needed

Work with partner organizations to ensure smooth operations and timely reporting of in-country activities

Regularly monitor progress of partner organizations in relation to agreed upon work-plans and timelines

Assist partner organizations in maintaining quality control of all  project activities including those conducted by partner staff and those conducted by consultants

Visit partner sites as appropriates to assess program progress, respond to needs for identifying TA and assess any ongoing technical assistance.

Actively participate in and contribute to major program activities such as workshops, training events as appropriate, review of materials and so forth

Assist in documenting partner activities including progress, constraints, issues, projection of TA needs, etc.

Assist in writing proposals needed.

Carry out other tasks as assigned by the LINKAGES India Resident Advisor.
 

Requirements
Post graduate degree in Public Health / Nutrition / Education or a related discipline and a minimum of 7 years "hands on" experience working on health programs with a behavior change communication and nutrition component

Technical expertise in the areas of maternal and infant nutrition and / or behavior change communication

Demonstrated ability to build and work with partner organizations.

Prior experience of working with USAID funded projects is desirable

Excellent interpersonal skills

Experience in program design and implementation

Knowledge of Office 2000, presentation packages and data analysis packages

Remuneration
Based on experience and skills
Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer
 

Applicants are requested to send a letter of interest along with their resumes, by the 10th of August 2001 to :

Versha Mathur
AED/LINKAGES India, 17 Poorvi Marg, Grd Flr, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 110 057
Phone : 6155216 / 6155243
Fax :        656 4081
Email : linkagesindia@vsnl.com
             versha@id.eth.net