Fred Hollows Foundation Senior Project Director – Global Eye Health Initiative Jobs in Ethiopia
Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic Project Leadership Hold full accountability for the successful delivery of the project, ensuring strategic alignment, operational excellence, and impact.
Oversee programmatic outputs and outcomes at the country level via in-country teams, providing leadership, troubleshooting, and support.
Drive global programmatic outcomes, with a specific focus on data systems and evidence-based approaches to improve eye health service delivery.
Ensure compliance with donor requirements, including timelines, budgets, procurement, and policy adherence.
Lead development of comprehensive, high-quality donor reports, ensuring alignment with both technical milestones and narrative impact stories.
Donor Engagement
Act as the primary liaison with the donor in collaboration with the Head of FHF USA, including relationship management, reporting, strategic engagement, and coordination of post-grant planning.
Learning, Evidence & Impact
In collaboration with Country Managers lead the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of project learnings, including data-driven insights, evaluations, and case studies.
Coordinate with MEL teams to articulate impact in ways that influence internal strategies and external stakeholders.
Champion the creation of communications materials, peer-reviewed publications, and knowledge products that showcase the project’s achievements.
Sector & Global Engagement
Represent the project and FHF at global and regional eye health data innovation and other forums.
Build strategic relationships to support sector-level engagement and systems strengthening in target geographies.
Collaboration & Technical Integration
Work closely with the FHF global technical teams to receive and integrate high-quality guidance, support, and best practices.
Facilitate cross-team coordination to ensure technical coherence across countries and alignment with global health standards.
FHF USA Leadership & Grant Management Support
Work closely with the Head of FHF USA in strategic donor engagement and relationship management, providing regular updates, strategic insights, and contributing to thought leadership.
Support
the Head of FHF USA in grant management, compliance and reporting requirements for the donor and the FHF USA Board of Directors.
What You Will Need
Extensive senior-level leadership experience in global health, international development, or a related field.
Demonstrated success at a Director level in managing complex, multi-country health or development programs, ideally with large global health foundations and/or institutional donors (e.g., USAID, FCDO, DFAT).
Advanced degree (MPH, MPA, MBA, or related) in international development, global health, public administration, or policy or equivalent professional experience
Proven track record of engaging with multiple stakeholder groups and driving system-level change in LMIC settings.
Strong understanding of health data systems and evidence-driven program design, implementation, and evaluation.
Skilled communicator and strategic thinker with the ability to synthesize complex ideas into compelling narratives and reports.
Experience in global advocacy, donor engagement, and post-grant strategic planning.
Cross-cultural fluency and ability to lead distributed teams in high-pressure, high-impact environments.
International development experience in Ethiopia or Cambodia, particularly with current relationships in the health, government and development sectors, will be an advantage.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Fred Hollows Foundation Senior Project Director – Global Eye Health Initiative Jobs in Ethiopia
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