Vacancy title:
Senior Program Manager

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
The Fred Hollows Foundation

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, August 13 2025

Duty Station:
Kigali | Kigali | Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 24 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The Senior Program Manager is accountable for ensuring projects align with the Country Strategy and The Foundation’s Strategic Framework. This role contributes to strategic planning, design, Monitoring & Evaluation and operational delivery, overseeing the Programs Department to ensure projects are coordinated and executed in line with both the Country Strategy and the Global Strategic Framework.

The role will be a focal point for deepening The Foundation’s local partnerships and ensuring the team uphold our Partnership Principles throughout our work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Senior Program Manager will own the outcomes of:

• Provide strategic leadership, effective management, and coordination of programs to ensure maximum impact and alignment with country, global strategies and partner priorities.
• Lead the development and design of new projects and collaborate with various FHF divisions to develop Project Design Documents, donor proposals, supporting resource mobilization efforts aligned with The Foundation’s strategic direction.
• Lead the design, planning, implementation, and monitoring of integrated People-Centred Eye Care programs, ensuring GEDSI considerations, development effectiveness principles, research, and innovation for continuous learning, quality improvement, accountability, and evidence-based outcomes.
• Foster strong relationships with key stakeholders, including government, NGOs, and community organizations, and support advocacy for Health Systems Strengthening objectives.
• Lead on country monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, ensuring compliance with internal timelines, donor requirements, and governance standards as well as fostering a learning culture among the team.
• Manage the Rwanda project budgets to ensure efficient use of resources for maximum impact, while providing technical support and strategic direction to the Program team for successful project delivery and alignment with The Foundation’s strategic direction.
• Provide strategic direction, supervision, and mentorship to program staff, fostering growth, development, and a culture of engagement and collaboration, while identifying training opportunities to enhance the skills and capabilities of program staff and implementing partners.
• Perform additional tasks as requested by the Country Manager.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Master’s degree in Health Management, International / Community Development, Public Administration, Sociology, Public health.
• Experience in international development and health sectors, with a focus on non-communicable diseases and working across diverse cultural environments.
• Proven experience in senior management and high-level leadership roles.
• Understanding of trends and standards in development work in Rwanda and wide knowledge in development and health concepts.
• Experience in high level advocacy and dealing with a variety of Government ministries, local and international donor organizations, and other partners.
• Experience in local partner capacity building in project cycle management.
• Experience leading project cycle management – from design to evaluation, to ensure quality and impactful programs.
• Experience in mainstreaming GEDSI within international development programming.
• Excellent co-ordination and communication, highly developed Monitoring and Evaluation, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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