Jobs and other Opportunities

Image and Content Courtesy: SIWI The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and SIWI welcome entries for the third edition of the WASH Media Awards competition open to journalists who publish or broadcast original investigative reports between March 2009 and April 2010 on water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) issues in their countries. Journalists can submit one piece of work such as an article from traditional print or recognized online newspapers, magazines or journals; a radio broadcast; or a television documentary or report. To be eligible, entries must be published or broadcast between 1 March 2009 and 1 April 2010. Articles or broadcasts can be submitted in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. Works not originally published or broadcast in one of these languages must be translated into one of the five competition languages.

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Third Sector Partners, a leading CxO and board search firm in the Not for Profit sector has been retained by IRRAD to recruit a COO. OVERVIEW Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD), based in Gurgaon, Haryana, is an initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation, registered as a Trust in India since 1999 to further the well-being of rural communities in India. IRRAD's mission is to implement Integrated Sustainable Village Development (ISVD) in select village clusters, build capacity in rural development, undertake rural research, improve village governance, and serve as a premier knowledge institution for rural development and poverty reduction in India.

WaterAid India invites applications from experienced and professionally qualified candidates for the following position, to be based in New Delhi as part of the WaterAid India Country Office. The salary and benefits offered is competitive one of the best in the sector. Admin & IT Officer New Delhi Primarily responsible for the Admin and IT functions for the Delhi office, the position is required to coordinate, support and consolidate Admin and IT support role for the entire programme which includes the country office in Delhi and 4 Regional Offices. The post holder reports to Director Finance and Administration. This being a critical programme support function, the position is expected to demonstrate people friendly attitude, provide timely support and develop well planned work plans and annual calendar of deadlines for key compliance. In performance evaluation of this position, the Line Manager will take inputs from other Units of WAI.

Send to the Portal by Divya Mishra Assistant Editor FlyteLite ========== I handle a magazine called FlyLite (which is the in-flight magazine for JetLite) and for our April issue, we're carrying a story on the dams and bridges of India. We are currently looking for images for the following structures: 1. Gandhi Setu, Patna 2. The Grand Anicut Dam, Tamil Nadu 3. Idukki Dam, Kerala 4. Hirakud Dam, Orissa 5. Krishna Raja Sagara Dam, Karnataka

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a technical assistance grant to raise awareness through the media on the serious threat that climate change poses to hundreds of millions of people in the region.

Along with two other friends, I am looking for opportunity to volunteer in Bihar.We are alternative Healers by profession with counselling skills. And open to any avenue where we could be of use.Lookin forward eagerly to your response.

I would like to volunteer… I can do field work as well as admin work… I am a post graduate student… I am based in Delhi Please advise Neha Negi, neha.negi@gmail.com ===============  Would you like to offer your services for volunteering ?

The Rashtriya Jal Puraskar and the Bhoomijal Samvardhan Puraskar are awards for Innovative Practices of Ground Water Augmentation through Rainwater Harvesting and Artificial Recharge/ Promoting Water Use Efficiency/ Recycling & Re-use of water/ Awareness Creation 3 new categories have been added this year for the awards.

PATH's Safe Water project Request for letters of interest for monitoring and evaluation PATH is requesting letters of interest (LOIs) from organizations who wish to be considered to provide monitoring and evaluation (M&E) services for several pilot projects testing commercial channels for household water treatment and safe storage products in India. All the details are here