March
12, 2001
(Regd.
Office: AI India Foundation, 73C, Himalaya House, KG Marg, New Delhi)
Amnesty
International India-Programme Office needs a Program Assistant for its New Delhi
office to work as part of a small team working on programs of membership
development and campaigns on AI's concerns and themes by members and others,
including NGOs as well as through information dissemination and servicing of
members, general public and media.
You
must have interest in, and personal commitment to, the full range of human
rights as well as a broad understanding of political and social environment in
India. You must have good understanding of organisational development in the
context of a voluntary/membership organisation, campaigning and ability to
support campaign and media work. You must have excellent word processing and
electronic database skills and ability to draft correspondence, prepare
reports, select and edit material to a high standard.
You
must be willing to provide administrative support to other staff, volunteers
and members and cover for others in the office. You will need initiative,
ability to manage your own work priorities, consulting when required. You must
have excellent communication skills, be culturally and gender sensitive and be
fluent in spoken and written English.
Working
knowledge of Hindi essential and knowledge of more than one Indian language
will be an asset. You must be able to work under pressure as part of a team and
be willing to travel. You will bring experience of managing a small office
including organising meetings and taking minutes of meetings accurately,
setting up and maintaining office systems including communication, information
retrieval, dissemination and payment control. You must have the ability to
maintain basic system of accounting with the assistance of an accountant.
The
post will be based in New Delhi office of Amnesty International India but
involves travel in the field. The recruitment is initially on a fixed term
contract for 18 months. Consolidated salary of Rs. 25,000 per month with an
increase of 10% in the second year, 27 days leave per year in addition to
statutory public holidays will be offered.20
For
further information please contact: G-13, I Floor, Hauz Khas
Market
New Delhi, 110 016. Telephone and Fax: 011-651 0202/685
4763 or mail to admin-in@amnesty.org