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  • Do you want to do work that really matters? Help us end avoidable blindness.
  • Full time, Fixed Term Role based in Mombasa, Kenya.
  • Closing Date: Friday, 16th October 2026.

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 Regional Coordinator (RC) is the area programme manager for Kenya’s Coast Region and a senior member of the Kenya Country Office. The role leads the planning, coordination and delivery of The Fred Hollows Foundation’s integrated eye health programme across Mombasa, Taita Taveta, Kilifi and Kwale counties, including partner private eye hospitals. In line with The Foundation’s strategy, the coordinator works with governments and other stakeholders to improve eye care services, strengthen the workforce, support data-informed decisions, enhance sector coordination and advance eye health as a social and economic priority.

The RC oversees the day-to-day work of a multidisciplinary programme, finance and operations team, including resource allocation, team cohesion, partnership management, effective communication and compliance with donor and organisational requirements.

The role is accountable for regional team performance, operational outcomes and delivery of multiyear partnership commitments across the four counties.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Regional Coordinator will own the outcomes of:

  1. Project Delivery, design and alignment: The coordinator will:
  • Lead the implementation of FHF Kenya program at the regional and county level.
  • Ensure integration of FHF Projects to attain seamless reporting, M&E and engagement for partners.
  • Coordinate technical support from Nairobi Managers, Advisors and team to ensure seamless support
  • Execute one plan that encompasses all FHF supported initiatives and with delegated budget and administrative responsibility for his/her area.
  • Coordinate work plans, fund transfers, and budget alignment to meet project targets and ensure accountability by the partners and various project teams.
  • Mobilize the regional team to co-design with partners relevant eye health projects in line with country strategy in collaboration with Nairobi teams.
  1. Coast Region Eye Health Leadership and Advocacy; Stakeholder Engagement and Representation: Lead the Foundation’s regional engagement with county governments, particularly Departments of Health, and represent it at key eye health forums. Build partnerships across executive, technical and community levels, strengthen regional visibility, monitor sector developments, and engage health management teams and other stakeholders to improve eye care, expand equitable access and reduce avoidable blindness in Kenya.
  2. Team leadership: Plan regional activities, coordinate technical and operational support with Nairobi teams, foster teamwork, and manage delegated budgets and procurement within agreed thresholds. Lead project reviews and manage, motivate, coach and mentor Coast Region staff through capacity development aligned with FHF policies and strategy.
  3. Service Efficiency: Develop tools to track project results and milestones, support partners to use surgical outcomes data for continuous quality improvement, and promote equitable access and participation for women, people with disabilities and other marginalised groups.
  4. Technical Support and Learning: Facilitate the implementation of technical support activities to the partners supporting the implementation of the integrated projects in collaboration with national MOH and other county-level health service departments and units.
  5. Partnerships: Develop and enhance partnerships at regional level among key stakeholders and supports capacity building among local partners and health professionals for common approaches and synergy towards impact.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

  • Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, International Development or Health Systems.
  • At least 5–6 years’ experience managing health programmes in an INGO context.
  • Experience in strengthening public health service delivery programs, Innovation in health service delivery, partner technical support and capacity building, advocacy, health systems performance and eye health programming.
  • Excellent knowledge of; national/county/community-level issues impacting health services.
  • Experience in project management and collaboration with ministries of health in one or more areas of health systems.
  • Experience with devolved health sector and working with County Government; experience working with Coastal counties is and added advantage.
  • Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders.
  • Considerable experience in leading the delivery of donor-funded programmes and working with donor organizations and development partners.
  • Experience managing staff and working and collaborating in a matrix organisation.
  • Superior presentation skills (both written and oral) and ability to communicate technical materials to a mix of audiences using print, electronic, and presentation media.

Please Note: The Foundation does not provide relocation support for this position. The successful candidate must be based in the Coast Region by the role’s start date.

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

How to apply

APPLICATIONS

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: Friday 16 October 2026

The 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

  1. Fred Hollows Foundation will never ask for a fee during any stage of the recruitment process.
  2. All active roles are advertised directly on our website here.
  3. Please note we will not be accepting CVs via agencies for this role.

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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 Kenya CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week The Fred Hollows Foundation
  • Do you want to do work that really matters? Help us end avoidable blindness.
  • Full time, Fixed Term Role based in Mombasa, Kenya.
  • Closing Date: Friday, 16th October 2026.
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 Regional Coordinator (RC) is the area programme manager for Kenya’s Coast Region and a senior member of the Kenya Country Office. The role leads the planning, coordination and delivery of The Fred Hollows Foundation’s integrated eye health programme across Mombasa, Taita Taveta, Kilifi and Kwale counties, including partner private eye hospitals. In line with The Foundation’s strategy, the coordinator works with governments and other stakeholders to improve eye care services, strengthen the workforce, support data-informed decisions, enhance sector coordination and advance eye health as a social and economic priority.The RC oversees the day-to-day work of a multidisciplinary programme, finance and operations team, including resource allocation, team cohesion, partnership management, effective communication and compliance with donor and organisational requirements.The role is accountable for regional team performance, operational outcomes and delivery of multiyear partnership commitments across the four counties.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:The Regional Coordinator will own the outcomes of:
  1. Project Delivery, design and alignment: The coordinator will:
  • Lead the implementation of FHF Kenya program at the regional and county level.
  • Ensure integration of FHF Projects to attain seamless reporting, M&E and engagement for partners.
  • Coordinate technical support from Nairobi Managers, Advisors and team to ensure seamless support
  • Execute one plan that encompasses all FHF supported initiatives and with delegated budget and administrative responsibility for his/her area.
  • Coordinate work plans, fund transfers, and budget alignment to meet project targets and ensure accountability by the partners and various project teams.
  • Mobilize the regional team to co-design with partners relevant eye health projects in line with country strategy in collaboration with Nairobi teams.
  1. Coast Region Eye Health Leadership and Advocacy; Stakeholder Engagement and Representation: Lead the Foundation’s regional engagement with county governments, particularly Departments of Health, and represent it at key eye health forums. Build partnerships across executive, technical and community levels, strengthen regional visibility, monitor sector developments, and engage health management teams and other stakeholders to improve eye care, expand equitable access and reduce avoidable blindness in Kenya.
  2. Team leadership: Plan regional activities, coordinate technical and operational support with Nairobi teams, foster teamwork, and manage delegated budgets and procurement within agreed thresholds. Lead project reviews and manage, motivate, coach and mentor Coast Region staff through capacity development aligned with FHF policies and strategy.
  3. Service Efficiency: Develop tools to track project results and milestones, support partners to use surgical outcomes data for continuous quality improvement, and promote equitable access and participation for women, people with disabilities and other marginalised groups.
  4. Technical Support and Learning: Facilitate the implementation of technical support activities to the partners supporting the implementation of the integrated projects in collaboration with national MOH and other county-level health service departments and units.
  5. Partnerships: Develop and enhance partnerships at regional level among key stakeholders and supports capacity building among local partners and health professionals for common approaches and synergy towards impact.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
  • Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, International Development or Health Systems.
  • At least 5–6 years’ experience managing health programmes in an INGO context.
  • Experience in strengthening public health service delivery programs, Innovation in health service delivery, partner technical support and capacity building, advocacy, health systems performance and eye health programming.
  • Excellent knowledge of; national/county/community-level issues impacting health services.
  • Experience in project management and collaboration with ministries of health in one or more areas of health systems.
  • Experience with devolved health sector and working with County Government; experience working with Coastal counties is and added advantage.
  • Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders.
  • Considerable experience in leading the delivery of donor-funded programmes and working with donor organizations and development partners.
  • Experience managing staff and working and collaborating in a matrix organisation.
  • Superior presentation skills (both written and oral) and ability to communicate technical materials to a mix of audiences using print, electronic, and presentation media.
Please Note: The Foundation does not provide relocation support for this position. The successful candidate must be based in the Coast Region by the role’s start date.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

How to apply

APPLICATIONSPlease 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: Friday 16 October 2026The 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
  1. Fred Hollows Foundation will never ask for a fee during any stage of the recruitment process.
  2. All active roles are advertised directly on our website here.
  3. Please note we will not be accepting CVs via agencies for this role.
 2026-10-17

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