European Policy Advisor (Ref: POL/255)
Full Time, 2 Year Fixed Term Contract
Attractive Salary and benefits package
Based in Brussels
The mission of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance is to support communities to play a full and effective role in the AIDS response. Our vision is a world in which people do not die of AIDS. Since 1994, the Alliance and its partners have supported over 3,000 projects, in over 40 countries, reaching millions of people.
Stop AIDS Alliance (SAA) is a joint partnership between Stop AIDS NOW! (SAN!), the Netherlands, and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance (the Alliance), UK, created in 2002 to Influence and strengthen the EU’s response to the global HIV pandemic.
The European policy advisor will work closely with the Head of EU Policy and the European policy assistant on the implementation of SAA’s thematic work plan and advocacy strategy. He/she will be responsible for developing and maintaining strong working relationships with policy makers of EU Institutions and key EU Member States, as well as with a wide range of civil society organisations working in the field of HIV and global health. He/she will also manage the SAA website, lead on the SAA newsletter and organise key advocacy events with support of the European policy assistant. The European policy advisor will also support the Head of EU Policy and the SAA team with the daily tasks.
The successful candidate must have a good knowledge of the functioning of EU Institutions and an understanding of the EU development cooperation. You also have a strong interest in working on health and HIV/AIDS issues. You must be able to work autonomously and able to work on multiple tasks simultaneously. You will be well organised and have a high level of interpersonal, administrative and computer skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English are essential and the ability to work in another language, in particular French, is desirable.
Please see the person specification and job description for full details of the role.
How to apply:
To apply for this post, please download our application form and return completed to recruitment@aidsalliance.org. The subject box of your e-mail should include the job title and reference number. The information we ask you to supply on the form is necessary for our assessment of your skills and experience. Please therefore do not send us your CV in place of our application form.
Application deadline: Noon (UK time) Monday 1st March 2010
Interviews expected: Thursday 18th March 2010
Equal Opportunities:
Please follow this link to the Alliance Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form which you should complete and email along with your application. Completion of any part of this form is voluntary and all information will be treated in confidence and will not be seen by line management responsible for the appointment.
The International HIV/AIDS Alliance is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from appropriately qualified people from all sections of the community. Qualified people living with HIV are particularly encouraged to apply.
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