Country: Switzerland
Closing date: 14 Jan 2019
About the IAS:
The mission of the International AIDS Society (IAS) is to lead collective action on every front of the global HIV response through its membership base, scientific authority, and convening power.
Founded in 1988, the IAS is the world’s largest association of HIV professionals, with members from more than 180 countries working on all fronts of the global AIDS response. Together, we advocate and drive urgent action to reduce the global impact of HIV.
The IAS is the steward of the world’s two most prestigious HIV conferences – the International AIDS Conference and the IAS Conference on HIV Science. These conferences have established a gold-standard meeting that convenes the world’s top scientists, civil society members and policymakers to jointly discuss the fight against HIV.
We promote and invest in HIV advocacy and research on key issue areas through our strategic programmes, initiatives, and campaigns that advocate for urgent action to reduce the global impact of HIV, including increased investment in HIV cure research; optimizing treatment and care for infants, children and adolescents with HIV in resource-limited settings; preventing and treating HIV-related co-infections; and expanding access to prevention, treatment and care for key populations at higher risk for HIV – such as men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, sex workers and transgender individuals – including protecting their human rights by combatting punitive laws and discriminatory policies.
More information on IAS can be found at www.iasociety.org.
Details of Employment:
The Associate Project Manager, IAS Educational Fund position will be based in Geneva, Switzerland and report to the Director, Governance, Membership and Learning. The position is full-time and fixed-term to start as soon as possible for one year.
Purpose of the Position:
The IAS, through its Educational Fund programme, provides educational and training opportunities to frontline HIV professionals by:
- Organizing IAS Educational Fund meetings around the world to provide access to the latest science
- Providing scholarships to clinicians and other HIV service providers to attend IAS conferences (International AIDS Conferences and IAS Conferences on HIV Science)
- Providing fellowships to support the training of experts in HIV service delivery
- Making the content of IAS conferences accessible to a wider audience
The incumbent will be responsible for supporting the project management and implementation of the above IAS Educational Fund programme activities. This requires experience in workshop planning and implementation, as well as strong language skills.
More information on the IAS Educational Fund Programme can be found at www.iasociety.org/educationalfund.
Main Responsibilities:
Support the organization of IAS Educational Fund meetings in select countries:
- Work with local host organizations to organize workshops, symposia and experts/implementers meetings in different countries, led by conference delegates with support from a regional member of the IAS Governing Council
- Support the implementation of meetings including (but not limited to):
o Programme development
o Pre-reading material selection
o Speakers and co-chairs liaison
o Venue, audio-visual and catering
o Speakers and key participants travel support
o Reporting
o Post-meeting material distribution
o Event budget management
- Collect and analyze evaluation data after each meeting to assess the overall quality of programme implementation, as well as the longer-term impact of the programme on participants.
Facilitate remote-access to conference and regional meeting resources:
- Support the implementation of post-conference and thematic webinars for IAS Members
- Support the selection and professional recording of IAS conference sessions for online access after the conference
- Work with suppliers to coordinate the translation of selected conference sessions and material into different languages
- Monitor and evaluate online resources usage.
Provide support to the IAS Educational Fund scholarship programme:
- Assist with activities relating to this component of the programme, including communication with recipients, onsite support at the conference, support for professional development onsite activities as necessary
- Provide support for the impact assessment, and monitoring and evaluation activities relating to this component of the programme.
Perform any additional tasks requested by the Director, Governance, Membership and Learning.
Academic Qualifications:
- A degree in public health, health promotion, social sciences, international education or other relevant discipline.
Work Experience:
- At least 2 years’ experience in a similar role, working in HIV/AIDS, public health, education and/or the not-for-profit sector
- Experience developing workshops, seminars or conference with international partners (programme content and logistics)
- Experience organizing webinars
- Experience managing databases
- Experience working with international partners and managing relationships towards deliverables.
Skills/Competencies:
- Strong understanding of current issues in HIV science and policy
- Project management experience, including monitoring and evaluation experience
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Highly organized and systematic, with meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and an aptitude for multi-tasking
- Ability to work under pressure in an international context
- Sense of diplomacy and cross-cultural interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills and customer service attitude
- Facilitation skills and experience in designing participatory events an advantage
- Advanced computer skills in the Windows environment (MS Office, Outlook)
- Webinar and e-learning experience an advantage
- Ability to travel for work.
Languages:
- Fluency in English is required as well as at least one of the following languages: Spanish, Russian and/or Portuguese
- Advanced level proficiency in French or Arabic beneficial but not a requirement.
How to apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a cover letter, in English and by email only, torecruitment@iasociety.orgby Monday 14 January 2019. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Only candidates from Switzerland, from an EU/EFTA country or candidates already having a valid Swiss working permit will be considered.
IAS employees are evidence-based, human rights-focused, inclusive and accountable partners in the HIV response. Candidates should display genuine commitment to IAS values (learn more here).
The IAS is committed to recruiting and sustaining a skilled, effective, diverse and gender-balanced secretariat, and to the greater involvement of people living with HIV (GIPA) in all aspects of its work. People living with or affected by HIV are strongly encouraged to apply.