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About the Job
  • Do you want to do work that really matters? Help us end avoidable blindness
  • Full time role-based Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
  • Flexible work from home arrangements available
  • Closing Date: 30 November 2025

ABOUT THE FRED HOLLOWS FOUNDATION

The 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.org

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Program Communications Specialist plays a key role in advancing the organization’s eye health programs and advocacy efforts through evidence generation and impact communications, strategic communications and public engagement. The position is responsible for designing and implementing program communication strategies that effectively convey the organization’s impact, promote eye health awareness, and strengthen relationships with stakeholders, donors, government partners, and communities.

Working closely with program and technical teams, the specialist translates complex public health information into clear, compelling messages and materials for diverse audiences. This includes program impact communications, programs factsheets, managing media relations, producing success stories and digital content, coordinating campaigns and events, and ensuring consistent branding and visibility across all communication platforms.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Program Communications Specialist will own the outcomes of:

  • Develop and implement comprehensive program communication strategies to support the eye health program goals and organizational priorities.
  • Collaborate with program staff, technical advisors, and field offices to generate evidence, gather program impact stories, photos, and data.
  • Ensure alignment of all communication activities with the organization’s brand, mission, and donor requirements.
  • Support advocacy initiatives by crafting persuasive narratives and messaging for campaigns and events.
  • Produce, edit, and disseminate communication materials, including program impact, evidence, success stories, press releases, newsletters, social media posts, and reports.
  • Provide program communication capacity-building support to program teams and partners.
  • Document communication results and lessons learned to improve future initiatives.
  • Ensure communication materials comply with donor branding and visibility guidelines.
  • Other tasks as requested by your manager.
About You

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

  • At least 5 years of relevant experience in program communication, preferably within the health or development sector.
  • Master’s degree in communication, Journalism, Public Health, or related field Experience in a customer facing role.
  • Experience in the international development & NFP sector.
  • Some project management experience.
  • Experience working with INGOs or donor-funded health programs is an asset.
  • Experience in a customer facing role.
  • Experience in the international development & NFP sector.
  • Some project management experience.
  • Strong program impact communication, storytelling, content creation, and editing abilities.
  • Solid understanding of public health issues and community-based programming.
  • Proficiency in digital communication tools, social media management, and basic graphic design or multimedia production.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and meet tight deadlines.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, creativity, and attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (knowledge of local languages (Amharic, Oromiffa) is an advantage).

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.

To find out more about our benefits click here

Requirement Skill
Graphic design
Brand management
Storytelling
Public speaking
Effective communication and sociability
Photo Editing
Integration of visual communication in social media platforms
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign
Desired Skill
Presentation
Negotiation
Teamwork
Social media/digital communication
Microsoft Office Pack: Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Powerpoint

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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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0 USD Addis Ababa CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week The Fred Hollows Foundation
About the Job
  • Do you want to do work that really matters? Help us end avoidable blindness
  • Full time role-based Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
  • Flexible work from home arrangements available
  • Closing Date: 30 November 2025
ABOUT 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 Program Communications Specialist plays a key role in advancing the organization’s eye health programs and advocacy efforts through evidence generation and impact communications, strategic communications and public engagement. The position is responsible for designing and implementing program communication strategies that effectively convey the organization’s impact, promote eye health awareness, and strengthen relationships with stakeholders, donors, government partners, and communities.Working closely with program and technical teams, the specialist translates complex public health information into clear, compelling messages and materials for diverse audiences. This includes program impact communications, programs factsheets, managing media relations, producing success stories and digital content, coordinating campaigns and events, and ensuring consistent branding and visibility across all communication platforms.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESThe Program Communications Specialist will own the outcomes of:
  • Develop and implement comprehensive program communication strategies to support the eye health program goals and organizational priorities.
  • Collaborate with program staff, technical advisors, and field offices to generate evidence, gather program impact stories, photos, and data.
  • Ensure alignment of all communication activities with the organization’s brand, mission, and donor requirements.
  • Support advocacy initiatives by crafting persuasive narratives and messaging for campaigns and events.
  • Produce, edit, and disseminate communication materials, including program impact, evidence, success stories, press releases, newsletters, social media posts, and reports.
  • Provide program communication capacity-building support to program teams and partners.
  • Document communication results and lessons learned to improve future initiatives.
  • Ensure communication materials comply with donor branding and visibility guidelines.
  • Other tasks as requested by your manager.
About You
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience in program communication, preferably within the health or development sector.
  • Master’s degree in communication, Journalism, Public Health, or related field Experience in a customer facing role.
  • Experience in the international development & NFP sector.
  • Some project management experience.
  • Experience working with INGOs or donor-funded health programs is an asset.
  • Experience in a customer facing role.
  • Experience in the international development & NFP sector.
  • Some project management experience.
  • Strong program impact communication, storytelling, content creation, and editing abilities.
  • Solid understanding of public health issues and community-based programming.
  • Proficiency in digital communication tools, social media management, and basic graphic design or multimedia production.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and meet tight deadlines.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, creativity, and attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (knowledge of local languages (Amharic, Oromiffa) is 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.To find out more about our benefits click here
Requirement Skill
Graphic design
Brand management
Storytelling
Public speaking
Effective communication and sociability
Photo Editing
Integration of visual communication in social media platforms
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign
Desired Skill
Presentation
Negotiation
Teamwork
Social media/digital communication
Microsoft Office Pack: Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Powerpoint
 2025-12-01

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