Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 17th Aug 2022
- Sydney > CBD, Inner West & Eastern Suburbs Sydney
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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.
You will be a passionate professional, with extensive experience working in the Healthy Ageing sector. You are an excellent stakeholder manager, able to influence and communicate complex ideas to non – technical colleagues. You will be focused on outcomes, able to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities. Further, you will be a strong writer, able to tailor your approach to a variety of audiences. You will be able to work autonomously but be happy to pitch in to support the team. Finally, you will be a strategic thinker, with experience across program design, research and implementation.
The Senior Advisor, Healthy Ageing will support The Foundation to develop a healthy ageing ‘offer’ and provide technical advice and guidance. This is a 12-month project The Foundation is undertaking which aims to explore the feasibility of developing an established work program in the area. The project seeks to; understand how our existing work in the ageing space can be defined and what our ‘offer’ could look like, how we can better align with existing work and what potential, and new, healthy ageing related activities could look like.
Mapping, analysis, and positioning:
Program technical advice and design:
Policy and advocacy:
Communication and Learning:
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:
To find out more about our benefits click here
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: Senior Advisor - Healthy Ageing - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs for a confidential conversation. Kindly note that CVs will not be considered through this email address.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for this position.
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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