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  • International Development Organisation
  • Key role in working as part of our African Regional Team
  • Be a significant contributor to ending avoidable blindness in Africa
  • Full-time position, based in Nairobi, Kenya; Kigali, Rwanda; or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Fred Hollows Foundation, an international NGO founded in 1992 has been a driving force in the development and implementation of blindness prevention programs in some of the poorest and most isolated regions in the world. Currently operating in 25 countries throughout Africa, South Asia and South East Asia, The Foundation is working to end avoidable blindness.

In order to help us achieve our vision, we are currently looking for a Regional Operations Coordinator. This is a newly created position in which your skills and expertise will be used to build operational capacity at a Country Level and improve integration and compliance with Head Office. Working closely with the Regional Associate Director, You will have oversight of all aspects of program management and planning overseeing and coordinating key operational initiatives which help facilitate high quality program development and consistent program delivery. With a focus on building capacity you will support countries to effectively comply with operational policies, systems and processes as well as developing and refining work processes and systems that are regionally appropriate. Specific areas of responsibility include; program planning, management and reporting with a particular emphasis on the development and effective integration of operational systems and processes that improve the quality of our programs, improving The Foundation’s capacity to work towards eradicating avoidable blindness by 2020.

To be successful in this position, you will have relevant tertiary qualification and substantive amount of experience working within the international development sector. You will have excellent knowledge of program management/coordination, bringing your skills to ensure we deliver even greater impact across the region

Essential criteria includes;

  • Relevant Master’s degree from a reputable academic institution
  • At least 5 years’ experience coordinating international development programs
  • Previous experience working in a head office capacity as well as in- country
  • Knowledge of organisational strategies, systems, processes and standards
  • Strong collaborative skills, with the ability to support and influence multiple stakeholders
  • Advanced written communication skills, with the ability to write effectively for varied purposes and audiences; including program design documents, donor proposals, reports, publications

This is an exciting time to join The Fred Hollows Foundation as we seek to deliver even greater impact and enhance our ability to accomplish our vision.

How to apply:

How to apply & who to contact

Applications should be made via our website: http://www.hollows.org/au/careers/current-vacancies and should include your resume and cover letter addressing all areas expressed in the ‘experience, skills & attributes’ section of the Job Description as well as details of your current and expected salary.

For further information please contact Susan Kamau, People Partner Africa at [email protected]

Applications close: Friday 24th March, 2017

To be eligible to apply for these positions, you must have the appropriate right to work in Kenya, Rwanda or Ethiopia, with the ability to travel freely throughout the Region.

The Fred Hollows Foundation is committed to protecting the rights of children 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.

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The Fred Hollows Foundation

We are an international development organisation working towards eliminating avoidable blindness and improving Indigenous Australian health.It started around Fred and Gabi’s dinner table Four years after he was diagnosed with cancer, and knowing he didn’t have much longer to live, Fred and Gabi Hollows decided they needed to find a way to continue his work. They started The Foundation with a group of friends and supporters to keep alive Fred’s dream: that everyone, no matter whether rich or poor, would have the right to high quality and affordable eye care. They promised to continue to fight for the change Fred so badly wanted.Today we continue Fred’s vision: we see a world in which no person is needlessly blind and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders exercise their right to good health.Fred died less than one year later. It was a terribly sad time, but brightened by the knowledge that through The Fred Hollows Foundation his work would carry on. – Gabi Hollows The Fred Hollows Foundation today Since its humble beginnings in Fred and Gabi’s kitchen, The Foundation now works in more than 25 countries and has restored sight to over two million people.We are driven by Fred’s vision to eliminate avoidable blindness, for Indigenous Australians to have access to quality heath services and to stand up for what is right. We believe that collaboration, getting things done with integrity, and empowering local communities is the best way to make a difference.Today, there are 32.4 million people in the world who are blind – but many don’t need to be. We focus on preventable and treatable diseases such as cataract, trachoma and diabetic retinopathy. Our in-country work involves local training and providing affordable technology, so doctors, nurses and health care workers can recognise, diagnose, refer and treat eye problems in their communities. We use research to improve our understanding of avoidable blindness, then use our findings to implement strategies and advocate for change.The Foundation is overseen by our Board of Directors, which includes Gabi Hollows. CEO Brian Doolan leads day-to-day operations, and we’re still advised by Fred’s great mate and fellow humanitarian, Dr Sanduk Ruit. We are independent, not-for-profit, politically unaligned and secular.Fred’s influence Fred was the type of man who knew exactly what he wanted, then went about getting it. Through his years with the Aboriginal Medical Service, National Trachoma and Eye Health Program and his work in developing countries, he was driven by the injustices he saw.Being the man he was, he spent his final years planning to establish factories in Eritrea and Nepal and develop low cost lenses in these two countries that he cared deeply about. Months before his death, he also flew to Vietnam to keep a promise to train ophthalmologists in modern eye surgery techniques so that local people would be empowered to help their own communities.We’re working just as tirelessly as Fred did to end avoidable blindness – by fighting injustice, building local capacity, empowering the countries where we work, and staying true to our values. He had a big dream and it’s a dream that lives on in the work of The Foundation.We will only be done when every person, regardless of who they are, where they live or whether they are rich or poor, is living in a world free of avoidable blindness. – Brian Doolan Together, we can do this We know exactly how to help mothers who are pulling out their eyelashes in agony from trachoma. We know how to treat children who are needlessly blind from cataract and to get them back to school. We know how to prevent people with diabetes going irreversibly blind because they can’t access quality eye care.We know how to help, but there’s a lot of work still to be done across the world and in Indigenous communities in Australia. Eliminating avoidable blindness can be achieved – with the help of our partners and, most importantly, you, our invaluable supporters.

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  • International Development Organisation
  • Key role in working as part of our African Regional Team
  • Be a significant contributor to ending avoidable blindness in Africa
  • Full-time position, based in Nairobi, Kenya; Kigali, Rwanda; or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Fred Hollows Foundation, an international NGO founded in 1992 has been a driving force in the development and implementation of blindness prevention programs in some of the poorest and most isolated regions in the world. Currently operating in 25 countries throughout Africa, South Asia and South East Asia, The Foundation is working to end avoidable blindness.

In order to help us achieve our vision, we are currently looking for a Regional Operations Coordinator. This is a newly created position in which your skills and expertise will be used to build operational capacity at a Country Level and improve integration and compliance with Head Office. Working closely with the Regional Associate Director, You will have oversight of all aspects of program management and planning overseeing and coordinating key operational initiatives which help facilitate high quality program development and consistent program delivery. With a focus on building capacity you will support countries to effectively comply with operational policies, systems and processes as well as developing and refining work processes and systems that are regionally appropriate. Specific areas of responsibility include; program planning, management and reporting with a particular emphasis on the development and effective integration of operational systems and processes that improve the quality of our programs, improving The Foundation’s capacity to work towards eradicating avoidable blindness by 2020.

To be successful in this position, you will have relevant tertiary qualification and substantive amount of experience working within the international development sector. You will have excellent knowledge of program management/coordination, bringing your skills to ensure we deliver even greater impact across the region

Essential criteria includes;

  • Relevant Master's degree from a reputable academic institution
  • At least 5 years’ experience coordinating international development programs
  • Previous experience working in a head office capacity as well as in- country
  • Knowledge of organisational strategies, systems, processes and standards
  • Strong collaborative skills, with the ability to support and influence multiple stakeholders
  • Advanced written communication skills, with the ability to write effectively for varied purposes and audiences; including program design documents, donor proposals, reports, publications

This is an exciting time to join The Fred Hollows Foundation as we seek to deliver even greater impact and enhance our ability to accomplish our vision.

How to apply:

How to apply & who to contact

Applications should be made via our website: http://www.hollows.org/au/careers/current-vacancies and should include your resume and cover letter addressing all areas expressed in the ‘experience, skills & attributes’ section of the Job Description as well as details of your current and expected salary.

For further information please contact Susan Kamau, People Partner Africa at [email protected]

Applications close: Friday 24th March, 2017

To be eligible to apply for these positions, you must have the appropriate right to work in Kenya, Rwanda or Ethiopia, with the ability to travel freely throughout the Region.

The Fred Hollows Foundation is committed to protecting the rights of children 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.

 2017-03-24

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