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JOB DESCRIPTION
Position:         Capacity Building Technical Advisors
Responsible to:    CSOs Capacity Building Specialist HQ
Location:    States

Grade:           

Line Management:   
This position requires dual reporting lines. While the successful candidate reports to the State Programme Manager on the day to day basis, S/he also has technical line of reporting to the ActionAid Project Lead on ENR

Overall purpose
Capacity Building Technical Advisors will work with the rest of the ENR Team at the state level in building the capacity of Civil Society Organizations that will be selected through a participatory process.  They will provide technical assistance to SACA, LACA on prevention as well as Capacity building across the project in delivering Prevention strategies. Specific responsibilities include:

Specific Responsibilities
•    Providing technical assistance and mentoring to SACA, LACA and CSO partners’
key staff, to become more effective in capacity development through training,
individual consultations and coaching initiatives;
•    Supporting the implementation of the comprehensive national HIV & AIDS response programming with bias on prevention by developing a menu of tools and follow-up activities appropriate for the States, LGAs and CSO partners;
•    Training state level staff in the four main functions of capacity development:
assessment, methods, materials, and measurement across identified relevant content areas;
•    Assisting SACA, LACAs and CSO Partners in ensuring effective and high quality
programming by following Technical Assistance (TA) standards; and,
•    Assisting SACAs in the production and monitoring of the State Capacity
Development work plans.

Reporting and Accountability
•    Submit to line manager timely informative reports, indicating performance in processes planned for the month and progress towards outputs and objectives of the ENR programme.
•    Submit situational and any other non-routine reports when necessary or when asked to.
•    Participate in programmed meetings of the AAN ENR Team, sharing experiences from the field, bringing up issues of general programme nature for collective decision making.
•    Identify and recommend opportunities for collaboration and other forms of engagement by AAN outside the ambit of ENR.

Others
•    Represent AAN including the Right to Health (R2H) Theme and ensure the maintenance of optimum relations at all levels with relevant agencies and Civil Society Organisations in the state.
•    Actively take part in the overall policy, programme, procedure and strategy development of AAN in general.

CONFIDENTIAL - Application Form – ENR Capacity Building Technical Advisor      

Please complete clearly and electronically and send as an attachment to [email protected].  Applications close on 12th March, 2010.  Interview date will be communicated to shortlisted candidates.
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