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Job type full-time
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About the opportunity
The director, health programming builds internews organizational capacity to be a true leader in the health information and communications space, ensuring our health programs around the world advance consistent goals and methodologies and maximize our impact on building healthier lives globallyThe director is a collaborative leader, passionate about the power of information as a key component to addressing health issues in communities around the worldIn addition to setting strategy, advancing thought leadership and supporting business development, the director oversees a diverse portfolio of activities, including a small team of advisors who pilot and innovate approaches and methodologies, and are building internews` health journalism network.
Logistics
Internews has offices in washington, dc and london, uk which support a hybrid workforce with staff working remotely, fully in-office, or partially remoteUltimately, this position may work remotely from the us or the uk, partially remote from our washington, dc or london, uk office, or fully in-office for candidates based in the london or washington, dc areasThis position is not eligible for relocation assistance; additionally, you must have work authorization in your location that does not require sponsorship from internews.
Our commitment to fostering a culture of belonging
We are an organization of dynamic, mission-driven individuals who are passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the worldWe pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibilityWe believe that diverse teams are strong teams and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all peopleOur current team includes a mix of genders, parents and non-parents, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic backgroundsWe are an eeo employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.
Day-to-day tasks will include:
Health programming strategy and development
Develop and maintain a keen understanding of the challenges and opportunities in global health, particularly as communications and information influences the sectorBased on this understanding, build and drive the overall organizational health strategy and programming to maximize effectiveness and impact;
Cultivate relationships with major health partners, academics, donors, and supporters of public health around the world, with the goal of growing our network of partners and supporters;
Raise internews` profile in the health community through representing at conferences, donor meetings, and other opportunities;
Actively contribute to communication materials, website and social media content, webinars, advocacy, and representationOrganize and manage health team to ensure internews has clear and timely processes to tap into representation needs from relevant health team members as needed;
On an annual basis, prepare annual workplans and budgets, with an eye towards advancing internews` overall mission and supporting growth;
Working with the global development team, evaluate trends in donor (including usg, foundations, private funders, and european donors) policy and strategy for health programming; devise funding strategies in response to these trends and communicate these strategies to senior internews management;
Lead the health team to support the design and implementation of all health-related centralized programs, consortia, and mechanisms that allow us to invest in our own capacity, research, pilots, and learningLead the design and proposal process for all multi-region health programs, with support from relevant regions; and
Lead the health team to support single region or country-level health programs with overall technical approach to design, including program approaches and methodologies, budget recommendations for these program approaches, and support writing, editing, and reviewing as requestedThe health programming team also recommends and helps recruit the specialized skills necessary to support that design.
Health programming implementation and community
Lead implementation of all health-related centralized programs that allow us to invest in our own capacity, research, pilots, and learningThe director is responsible for identifying and drafting methodological approaches, and coordinating with the technical leadership unit to complete and socialize them across the organization;
Support the implementation process of country or regional health programs, including providing the technical expertise, or providing the technical support to the in-country health leads;
Build and lead a community of practice of all internews health program leads and health specialists across the organization to adapt, learn, and improve our health programs;
Cultivate external consultants and technical experts who are familiar with internews` health work and who remain connected to our health team, our evolving approaches and tools, and internews mission, and who are able to support, train, or deploy as neededIterate the health mentor bench approach to most effectively serve internews program and mission;
Foster the development of the health journalism network that draws on the experience of the earth journalism network in order to keep a vibrant body of work alive in addition to direct projects;
Provide oversight and support to development of virtual learning courses, webinars, and other activities of the health team;
Identify and maximize synergies between health, environment and humanitarian programming and contribute to effective solutions and approaches for technical expertise across internews;
Manage and serve as budget authority over the global health program portfolio budget; and
Work with monitoring and evaluation teams to track and monitor budget.
Leadership and supervision
Supervise health advisors and consultants, support their professional development and skill building, and coordinate their support to internews programs around the world, ensuring momentum on deliverables/activities is maintained;
Supervise all project leads for global health programs;
Serve as a core leader within the technical leadership unit, reporting to the senior vice president and collaborating strategically with other program leads;
Work closely with the technical leadership unit`s business manager, program officer and program assistant, as well as collaboratively with colleagues across internews; and
In all duties, demonstrate understanding of and commitment to upholding internews` core values.
Supervisory responsibilities
The director, health programming supervises health advisors and consultants, as well as project leads for global health programsThe director, health programming carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization`s policies and applicable lawsResponsibilities include training employees; managing, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications we`re looking for
At least five years` experience in international media development and/or the global health sector
Substantive understanding of the challenges and opportunities in global health, particularly as communications and information influences the sector
Substantive understanding of trends in international media development and their relationship to global health
Strong strategic thinking capacity, and ability to turn strategy into relevant programming and keep teams on task and on target
Relevant contact networks amongst key actors in global health
Proven experience in business development and fundraising, including partnerships development at local and international level
Proven experience of working within consortia, including with other international development agencies
Proven ability to deliver tasks on deadline, individually and through management of team members
Excellent interpersonal and networking skills
Excellent communication and reporting skills, both written and oral
Experience writing successful proposals for both private and government funders
An understanding of the vision/mission, core values and objectives of internews
This position is being offered and hired by internews networkBenefits will be consistent with internews network`s offerings and will be reviewed during the hiring processAdditional information can be found on our about working for internews _ page._
Internews network is an eeo/aap/ofccp employerEvery qualified applicant will be considered for employmentInternews does not discriminate based on race, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Job type: full-time
Work location: multiple locations
