source: http://indevjobs.org/Jobs/job.2008-11-07.8502713838
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Vacancy in The Special Child Trust Location New Delhi Job Description The Special Child Trust is a newly established trust fund based out of New Delhi. Its broad objectives are to raise public awareness and sensitivity about children with special needs and raise and deploy funds for organizations working in the area of special needs. What are Special Needs Special needs encompass a variety of different conditions including but not limited to Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Down syndrome, Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders and other such Learning Disabilities. Objectives of the Organization • Create awareness about importance of early diagnosis, parent and teacher education, better access to therapy and related services. • Social sensitivity towards the unique challenges faced by these children and their families and better assimilation into mainstream community settings. • To be the umbrella organization for raising funds to be directed and deployed with organizations working for children with special needs. • Development of sustainable educational institutions with the ultimate goal of mainstreaming such kids to the best of their individual abilities. • Promote the dispersion and application of global knowledge and best practices regarding the topic within the stakeholder community. • Establish, promote and manage special needs classrooms across as many schools as possible. • Annual scholarships for at least 2 practitioners interested to pursue higher education in child development or related fields in India or Abroad Job Profile Candidate will work directly with the founder and board of trustees, be responsible for building a small team and putting together the program infrastructure for the trust. - Prior Experience: 3 - 5 years in program management of similar activities - Well networked, self motivated and entrepreneurial - Will work closely in strategy formulation with the board and operate in a fairly independent fashion to effectuate the plan. - Organizing dialogues with various stakeholders & creating follow up action plans based on that - Responsibility for driving the website and knowledge portal To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
