Die 18. Internationale AIDS-Konferenz 2010 sucht eine/n Youth Programme Assistant mit Arbeitsort Wien. Bewerbungen in Englisch bitte bis 23. Oktober.
The XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) is the world’s largest gathering on HIV. The conference is held very two years, and is a place where 25,000 participants representing all stakeholders in the global response to HIV meet to assess progress and identify future priorities.
AIDS 2010 is organized by the International AIDS Society (IAS), in partnership with government, scientific and civil society partners in Austria and international partners from civil society and the United Nations. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the IAS is the world’s leading independent association of HIV professionals. The conference is organized in partnership with a number of international bodies and local partners, including: the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and its co-sponsors; the International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO); the Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+); the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW); the World YWCA; the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC); and the East European & Central Asian Union of PLWH (ECUO).
AIDS 2010 will be held from 18 to 23 July 2010 at the Reed Messe, Wien.
AIDS 2010 will be the eighteenth in this series of international AIDS conferences. In August 2008, it was held in Mexico City, Mexico, and the previous meeting was held in Toronto, Canada in 2006. With more than 2,500 international journalists expected to attend, the conference is the single most widely covered health event in the world.
The conference’s international secretariat is hosted in Geneva, Switzerland in the IAS’ headquarters. In addition, a local conference secretariat has been established in Vienna, Austria.
To complement its existing staff in Geneva and in Vienna, AIDS 2010 is seeking a Youth Programme Assistant, starting November 2009. The position will be full-time, based at the IAS offices in Vienna for a fixed term up to August 2010.
Based in Vienna and reporting to the Youth Programme Coordinator the Programme Assistant will assist with the management and support of youth related activities at AIDS 2010.
Responsibilities include (but are not restricted to):
* Assist the programme activity department to establish and maintain internal and external partnerships necessary for the department
* Assist in preparing invitations, contracts, contact sheets, timelines, project plans, budgets, minutes and reports for the department
* Develop and maintain systems and processes to record and manage department outputs and documentation
* When requested, assist at meetings of the governing bodies, committees and subcommittees of the conferences
* Support in managing programme-related conference work, including organizing meetings, responding to telephone and email inquiries, taking minutes, booking travel arrangements, etc.
* Perform other duties as determined by the Project Manager and Youth Programme Coordinator
Skills and qualifications:
* Experience in a non-profit, preferably youth and/or community-based organization
* Excellent organizational, problem solving, interpersonal, cross-cultural and team skills
* Excellent communication skills, including writing and presenting in English
* Ability to communicate in Russian is an asset
* Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines under pressure in an intense, complex, multi-stakeholder environment
* Computer skills in various software applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)
* Experience working with and supporting volunteers and committees
* Experience with International AIDS Conferences would be an asset
* Able to work a flexible work schedule including some evenings and weekends, increasing near and during the conference
Only candidates currently holding a valid Austrian working permit, from an EU/EFTA country, or from Austria are able to be considered for this position.
The AIDS 2010 secretariat 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 HIV, and those from the most affected regions, are strongly encouraged to apply.
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and cover letter to
recruitment@iasociety.org by Friday October 23.
All applications must be made in English only.
