• Do you want to do work that really matters? Help us end avoidable blindness.
• Full-time, 2-year fixed term contract, based in Sydney or Melbourne

ABOUT THE FRED HOLLOWS FOUNDATION

The Foundation is an international development organisation working to prevent blindness and restore sight. We continue to carry on the legacy of Professor Fred Hollows, who believed every person had the right to quality eye care, no matter where they live. The Foundation has grown to work in more than 25 countries throughout Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific, as well as Australia. The Foundation has restored sight to more than 3 million people worldwide. We have an ambitious five-year strategic plan that aims to take us even closer to realising our vision of a world in which no person is needlessly blind or vision impaired and Indigenous Australians exercise their right to sight and good health.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Program Quality Advisor provides technical advice and support to country teams and partners to develop, plan, monitor and learn from strategies and projects, with the key aim of capacity strengthening and skills transfer.

The Program Quality Advisor supports country and market teams in the design and delivery of innovative and best-practice projects, aligned with The Foundation’s strategy, the context-specific needs in-country, and the goals of partner institutions.

ABOUT YOU

You are a strategic and detail-oriented professional with a passion for strengthening program quality and impact. With a strong ability to provide technical guidance, you excel at supporting country teams and partners across the program cycle, with strong interest and experience in monitoring and evaluation. Your expertise in capacity building and skills transfer enables you to drive effective and context-specific solutions that align with organisational strategies and partner goals.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide high level technical support and guidance for the development, delivery monitoring and evaluation of high quality and strategic country, thematic and global programs and projects.
• Working closely with country teams and other programming and technical teams, support programmatic learning, knowledge sharing and continuous program improvement, and ensure projects are designed and delivered in line with the most up to date global knowledge, and are embedding clinical quality, research and innovation into projects and their management.
• Ensure guidance and principles for ensuring equity and inclusion are applied throughout the project management cycle, using evidence and knowledge translation to inform programming, while building the capacity of country team staff through use of available guidance, tools, and training materials.
• Working with others, actively assess the capacity of country teams and other internal and external stakeholders in project cycle management principles, processes and standards, and build capacity using a supportive, structured and outcomes focused approach to learning and capability strengthening.
• Work closely with the Influencing and Scaling Impact and the Public Affairs Divisions to develop new and innovative approaches to achieving our strategic goals and support teams secure new restricted income aligned with The Foundation’s global and country strategies and the portfolio balance.
• Support the planning, coordination and facilitation of strategy processes at a global level, and support country teams to develop their strategies and associated implementation and monitoring plans, including by facilitating and coordinating broad stakeholder engagement, reviews and approvals.
• Input into the development of organisational strategies and guidelines to improve the Foundation’s practice in key strategic areas, and further develop and strengthen the policies, procedures and tools of The Foundation which guide and support program development.
• Represent The Foundation at the global level, where appropriate, raising The Foundations profile with partners, donors and other organisations through engagement in external coordination mechanisms, reference groups, conferences and global meetings.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, International Development or a related field.
• Extensive experience in international public health or international development, with professional experience leading and facilitating project design.
• Expertise and professional experience in project cycle management, with strong experience in strategy and project design, monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience working within a development setting to strengthen systems, preferably with a strong understanding of health systems.
• Experience in resource mobilisation, including supporting the development of high-quality bids for donor funding.
• Experience in coaching and strengthening the capacity of others.

How we recognise your contribution

Through our internal programs and employee benefits we aim to create an environment where you will feel supported and empowered. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or finding an environment which enables you to thrive while balancing family or personal commitments, we have a range of programs in place to support you.

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APPLICATIONS

Please apply directly via the "Apply Now" Button, please include a CV and Cover Letter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for this position.

The Fred Hollows Foundation is committed to protecting the rights of children and community partners in all areas where we work. Applicants are advised that The Foundation reserves the right to conduct police checks and other screening procedures to ensure we maintain and promote a child safe environment.

Please note: We will not be accepting CV’s via agencies for this role.