• Help us close the gap in Health Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Lead a team to ensure the effective delivery of our programs
• 2 Year Fixed term contract with possible extension, preferably located in Darwin

Since 1999, The Foundation has been working to close the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Working closely with our partners in regions across Australia, our Indigenous Australia Program team works to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples can always exercise their rights to sight, good health and self-determination.

Over the next 5 years, we are determined to deepen our impact in preventing blindness and restoring sight of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Our initiatives are strongly aligned to Strong Eyes, Strong Communities- the Five Year Plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health and Vision, developed by Vision 2020 Australia.

The Position

The Team Leader - Program Delivery is accountable for the effective design and operational delivery of programs within the Indigenous Australia Program. In this role you will lead a small team (3) of project leads to helps us effectively implement our programs.

In this leadership position you will be responsible for:

• Leading, developing and coordinating key relationships with partner organisations and key stakeholders
• Leading, developing, contract managing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating effective programs
• Leading the program team and supporting management team to ensure all reporting, budgetary, operational and legislative requirements are met
• Undertaking advocacy as required
• Contributing to the team and providing mentoring to support a culture of engagement and collaboration within The Foundation

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Demonstrated ability to manage teams, partner relationships and negotiate outcomes with key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare high quality reports for management, Board, donor bodies on budgets, operations and legislative requirements
• Demonstrated ability to undertake program development, implementation, management, financial management and evaluation of programs
• Demonstrated ability to work in diverse teams in a culturally appropriate manner

In addition to the above, we are seeking someone who is innovative, energetic, resilient and adaptable. If you are interested in taking the next step into a rewarding and high-impact role, please apply now.

The success of our program is reliant on people who can work successful alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and partners, therefore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply.