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Project Officer - Pacific & Timor-Leste - Flexible Location

The Fred Hollows Foundation
  • Do you want to do work that really matters? Help us end avoidable blindness
  • Full time, 2-year contract based in Darwin, Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane (Flexible work arrangements available)

ABOUT THE FRED HOLLOWS FOUNDATION

The Foundation is an international development organisation working to prevent blindness and restore sight. This year marks The Foundation’s 30th anniversary of carrying 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 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 2.5 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.

ABOUT YOU

You will be a strong project manager with the ability to manage competing priorities. You will be able to work to short deadlines in an ambiguous and often changing environment. This is a small team, so you will be able to work across a variety of tasks, no two days will be the same! You will be results driven and show resilience to work with a variety of stakeholders with complex needs. Finally, you will be happy to jump in and assist with tasks as needed to ensure deadlines and goals are met.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Foundation currently remotely manages projects in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Timor-Leste. With no country office in these locations, The Foundation works closely with partners such as Ministries of Health, research institutes, intergovernmental and other non-governmental organisations to implement projects.

The Project Officer (PO) will provide support for the design and delivery of project activities, through our implementing partners, to achieve the objectives and deliverables within our Pacific and Timor-Leste Programs and overarching strategy. The PO will focus on the areas of contract development and management, project monitoring and reporting and risk management and compliance.

The PO will also provide some surge capacity support to other FHF remotely managed countries (Eritrea, Tanzania, Uganda, Palestine, Afghanistan) in the areas of system support and contracting as needed. These requests will be co-ordinated between the PO’s line manager and the Head of Program Implementation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Support the programs team to implement projects in accordance with approved Project Design Documents, work plans and annual budgets.
  • Support the Pacific and Timor-Leste team in ensuring that program activities are planned, implemented, monitored, and reported on in a timely manner.
  • Support the Oceania Team in organising and preparing any areas of work that are required for internal reporting.
  • Support the Pacific and Timor-Leste team with administrative and logistical tasks such as travel arrangements, procurement, note taking of key stakeholder meetings, contract registration etc.
  • Undertake desk-based research of expert material to inform program development, policy, practice, and presentations.
  • Maintain the regional risk register and support partners with safeguarding, due diligence and capacity building activities.
  • Take part in partner or key stakeholder meetings when requested and provide documentation of the meeting content and outcomes/action follow ups.
  • Be the regional focal point for internal communications and support with external requests.
  • Maintain project and partner records and linked files in the Foundation’s Project Management System for Oceania and other Type A (remotely managed) country programs as required.
  • Support other Type A (remotely managed) country programs with contracting and data entry in surge periods.
  • Other tasks as requested, are relevant to your role and the success of The Foundation.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

  • Relevant working experience, preferably in a similar context.
  • Knowledge of end-to-end project management principles in a Program context, including budgeting and reporting.
  • The ability to work in a diverse work environment.
  • Proven ability to influence and work with multiple internal stakeholders and communicate your needs and context effectively.

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

  • Experience working in the Pacific and/or Timor Leste context.
  • Experience in working with Ministries of Health or intergovernmental organisations.
  • Previous hands-on experience in project implementation and working through partners.
  • Ability to support the development of skills and capacity including training initiatives.

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. Including:

  • Generous salary packaging - we provide access to not-for-profit salary packaging options, which will increase your take home pay, we also offer 17.5% annual leave loading
  • Flexible work environment – we focus on output, not hours and enable you to prioritise your health and wellbeing
  • Generous leave allowances – we offer Paid parental leave; 5 days bonus leave every year; an annual Foundation-wide “Me Day”; and time off for culturally significant/ceremonial leave
  • Ongoing commitment to your continuous learning and career development – through tailored leadership and professional development programs, access to Linkedin Learning and focused development conversations.

To find out more about our benefits click here.

APPLICATIONS

Please apply directly via the "Apply Now" Button.

Should you have any questions regarding the opportunity please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Specialist, at [email protected], using the subject line: Project Officer - Pacific & Timor-Leste - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs, for a confidential conversation.

Kindly note that CVs will not be considered through this email address.

Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Pacific Islander and Timorese peoples living in Australia encouraged to apply.

A position description is attached.

The Fred Hollows Foundation is committed to protecting the rights of children and community partners 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. The Foundation is also committed to protecting the health of our beneficiaries, donors and partners and require incumbents of this role to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (except where medical conditions may make vaccination harmful to their health).

Please note: We will not be accepting CV’s via agencies for this role.

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