Closing
date: 22 Aug 2016
date: 22 Aug 2016
Location:
Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Closing
Date: 22 August 2016 (at midnight UTC)
Date: 22 August 2016 (at midnight UTC)
Are
you a strategic planner, capable of leading and managing global programs teams?
Are you an expert in liaising with institutional donors and high level advocacy
and representation? The Fred Hollows Foundation is looking for a Director of
Programs who is committed to execut
you a strategic planner, capable of leading and managing global programs teams?
Are you an expert in liaising with institutional donors and high level advocacy
and representation? The Fred Hollows Foundation is looking for a Director of
Programs who is committed to execut
ive team collaboration, modelling agreed
values and behaviours, ensuring health, safety and wellbeing of staff and child
protection.
The
Director of Programs provides leadership for the international program team and
has management responsibility for staff members working globally (approximately
230). The Director of Programs reports to the Foundation’s CEO and is a member
of the executive management team which is collectively responsible for
achieving the Board endorsed strategic plan.
Director of Programs provides leadership for the international program team and
has management responsibility for staff members working globally (approximately
230). The Director of Programs reports to the Foundation’s CEO and is a member
of the executive management team which is collectively responsible for
achieving the Board endorsed strategic plan.
The
Director of Programs is accountable for ensuring strategic program development,
operational activity and reporting in support of The Foundation Strategic
Framework.
Director of Programs is accountable for ensuring strategic program development,
operational activity and reporting in support of The Foundation Strategic
Framework.
About
The Fred Hollows Foundation
The Fred Hollows Foundation
The
Fred Hollows Foundation is one of Australia’s leading international development
NGOs with a vision of a world in which no person is needlessly blind and
Indigenous Australians can exercise their right to good health.
Fred Hollows Foundation is one of Australia’s leading international development
NGOs with a vision of a world in which no person is needlessly blind and
Indigenous Australians can exercise their right to good health.
The
Foundation works in more than 25 countries in Africa, Asia, the Pacific and in
Australia. They develop and manage each country program with a strategy that
reflects the stage of development of the country’s eye health system, and seek
to work in countries with partner organisations and governments who are willing
to commit to strengthening and supporting their own eye health systems.
Foundation works in more than 25 countries in Africa, Asia, the Pacific and in
Australia. They develop and manage each country program with a strategy that
reflects the stage of development of the country’s eye health system, and seek
to work in countries with partner organisations and governments who are willing
to commit to strengthening and supporting their own eye health systems.
They
carry the learning from their country programs into strategic global
partnerships seeking to positively influence global eye health outcomes. They
use research to establish their evidence base, then use their findings to
measure progress against strategies and to advocate for change.
carry the learning from their country programs into strategic global
partnerships seeking to positively influence global eye health outcomes. They
use research to establish their evidence base, then use their findings to
measure progress against strategies and to advocate for change.
Essential
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
- Tertiary
qualifications in related field or able to demonstrate substantial
equivalent experience; - Significant
senior international program management experience including staff
management and leadership; - Significant
experience working in developing countries at national or regional
director level, or equivalent; - Substantial
experience in leading the design and implementation of international
development programs; - Experience
in negotiating and partnering with government, multi-lateral and other
non-government agencies; - Substantial
program management experience in at least some of the countries and
regions where The Foundation works (Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa); - Professional
experience in the public health sector – highly desirable; - Extensive
and continuously updated knowledge of the international development
sector, particularly within the area of public health including trends and
practices.
Essential
Skills
Skills
- Strong
leadership skills, balancing guiding strategic direction globally, while
managing risk; - Collaborative
management style; - Exceptional
interpersonal and cross-cultural management skills; - Ability
to manage and lead a wide variety of relationships, often at a distance,
utilising collaborative consultation, communication and negotiation
skills; - Flexibility
and the ability to lead complex change; - Experience
of organisational strategic planning, execution and reporting; - Proven
ability in providing high level policy advice and operational leadership; - Understanding
of advocacy in the context of international development.
Personal
Qualities
Qualities
- Commitment
to the mission and values of The Fred Hollows Foundation; - Integrity
and a firm commitment to transparency and accountability; - High
level representational skills including confident presentation and public
speaking skills; - The
professional gravitas to represent The Foundation in external forums and
to influence other decision makers; - Ability
to inspire large and often remote teams and provide leadership and clear
vision for further growth; - A
global mindset that is empathetic to a broad range of cultural needs.
Additional
Requirements
Requirements
- Eligibility
to work in Australia; - Preparedness
to undergo background checks including criminal records check and
qualifications checks; - Preparedness
to undergo an additional working with children check for positions which
have been identified as having access to children; - Availability
to travel domestically and internationally.
To
apply for this post, please follow the guidelines on the website – http://oxfordhr.co.uk/job/director-of-programs/
– complete our online application form. Please complete the form in sentence
case – there is no need to use block capitals.
apply for this post, please follow the guidelines on the website – http://oxfordhr.co.uk/job/director-of-programs/
– complete our online application form. Please complete the form in sentence
case – there is no need to use block capitals.
You
will be asked to submit the following information:
will be asked to submit the following information:
- An
up-to-date curriculum vitae (of no more than 2-3 sides of A4) - A
detailed statement (of no more than 2-sides of A4) explaining why
you are interested in this post and giving evidence of how you meet the
Person Specification criteria. (Please look at Help for Candidates for hints on how to
write a successful statement).
The
documents should be saved in Word in the following format:
documents should be saved in Word in the following format:
Your
First Name, Your Last Name, Document Name, and Date (yymm) e.g.:
First Name, Your Last Name, Document Name, and Date (yymm) e.g.:
Pat-Jones-CV-1602
Pat-Jones-Statement-1602
Pat-Jones-Statement-1602
Applications
will not be accepted without a completed application form.
will not be accepted without a completed application form.