Senior Project Director - Global Eye Health Initiative

Company: The Fred Hollows Foundation
Location: New York
Posted on: May 20, 2025

Job Description:

• Do you want to do work that really matters? Help us end avoidable blindness
• Full time fixed term 2-year contract role based in the USA (Preferably New York or East Coast), Cambodia (Phnom Penh), or Ethiopia (Addis Abba)
• Flexible work from home arrangements available, we offer a hybrid flexible work environment!
• Openness to regular international travel is required to be successful in this role
• Closing Date: Sunday the 1st of June 2025ABOUT THE FRED HOLLOWS FOUNDATIONThe Fred Hollows 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 is known around the world as an organisation that works with purpose and determination. With a reputation for excellence, we are well known for making change happen.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. To find out more about our work, please visit our website https://www.hollows.orgTHE OPPORTUNITYThe Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) is seeking an exceptional Senior Project Director to lead a 2-year global eye health initiative with significant project implementation across Cambodia and Ethiopia.This role is tasked with engaging our country and global teams facilitate the end to end delivery of the project, from strategy to execution, ensuring strong outcomes at both country and global levels.The project focuses on advancing eye health systems through innovative service delivery models and data integration, with a goal of scaling impact, strengthening partnerships, and contributing to global health knowledge. You will work closely with sector stakeholders, country-based program managers, technical experts, and donor representatives, serving as the lead contact point for strategic oversight and engagement.This role acts as the nexus for all the key stakeholders who deliver this work: championing locally led development and engaging the donor meaningfully in our life changing work.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 USALeadership & 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'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
              • 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 we recognise your contributionThrough 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.Please apply directly using the "Apply" button. Your application should include a CV and, preferably, a cover letter that outlines your interest in the role and addresses the key criteria listed in the "Key Responsibilities", and "What you need to succeed" sections of the advertisement.Applications Close: Sunday the 1st of June 2025The Fred Hollows Foundation is committed to ensuring our projects and activities are implemented in a safe and productive environment that prevents harm and avoids impacting the health and safety of all people, particularly children, vulnerable people and disadvantaged groups. 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 be advised :
                • Fred Hollows Foundation will never ask for a fee during any stage of the recruitment process.
                • All active roles are advertised directly on our website here .
                • Please note we will not be accepting CV's via agencies for this role.
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