Program Coordinator

The Organisation

A non-profit organisation training surgeons and maintaining surgical standards in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.


The Role

Reporting to the Global Health, Program and Operations Manager, your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing ongoing project management support
• Ensuring planned implementation of activities
• Monitoring and evaluating plans to assess progress
• Preparing program reports and managing program expenditure

Skills Required

To excel in this role, you must bring the following experience and attributes:

• Post-graduate qualification (Master of Public Health or International Development)
• A proven track record managing complex, donor-funded programs in the Asia-Pacific Region
• A minimum of five years’ experience in health and development programming in low and middle-income countries
• Technical knowledge in gender and inclusive development practice
• Ability to work autonomously and with a high level of initiative and sound judgement
• Ability to work within a team in a flexible and collaborative manner
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with confidence and tact with a range of professional staff and volunteers
• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and diplomacy in dealing with regional and country level counterparts
• Highly developed organisational skills in maintaining and implementing effective administrative systems and procedures
• Ability to coordinate tasks, set priorities and work to timelines in a challenging environment
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong report writing skills

Utilise your strong program coordination skills to support this organisation. To apply please send your CV with a cover letter responding to the skills required section above. Alternatively, call 03 8080 8978 or email Gabrielle.Patterson@ngorecruitment.com

Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.