Smile Train
51 - 200 employees
Founded 2000
🤝 Non-profit
⚕️ Healthcare Insurance
🌍 Social Impact
Non-profit • Healthcare Insurance • Social Impact
Smile Train is the largest cleft-focused organization in the world, providing support to children with clefts through a sustainable model that empowers local medical professionals. Operating in over 75 countries, Smile Train offers 100%-free cleft surgery and essential care, including feeding and nutrition, hearing and speech services, and oral health counseling. They partner with medical professionals and organizations to deliver training and resources, uplifting communities by transforming the lives of more than 2 million children over the past 25 years. As a non-profit organization, they rely on donations to continue offering free, life-changing treatment to children worldwide.
Program Director, Francophone West Africa
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Smile Train
51 - 200 employees
Founded 2000
🤝 Non-profit
⚕️ Healthcare Insurance
🌍 Social Impact
Non-profit • Healthcare Insurance • Social Impact
Smile Train is the largest cleft-focused organization in the world, providing support to children with clefts through a sustainable model that empowers local medical professionals. Operating in over 75 countries, Smile Train offers 100%-free cleft surgery and essential care, including feeding and nutrition, hearing and speech services, and oral health counseling. They partner with medical professionals and organizations to deliver training and resources, uplifting communities by transforming the lives of more than 2 million children over the past 25 years. As a non-profit organization, they rely on donations to continue offering free, life-changing treatment to children worldwide.
📋 Description
• Oversee the planning, implementation, and monitoring of cleft care programs across the countries, ensuring strategic alignment with Smile Train’s global mission. • Lead efforts to expand access to high-quality CCC, incorporating surgery, anesthesia, speech therapy, orthodontics, Psychosocial, ENT and nutrition. • Align regional programming with Smile Train’s global goals, ensuring a “glocalized” approach. • Oversee fiscal year planning, budgeting, and performance monitoring across multiple countries. • Supervise and support country managers, fostering a high-performance, accountable, and collaborative culture. • Serve as the senior liaison for key healthcare and non-healthcare partners including hospitals, government institutions, NGOs, and academic entities. • Monitor program implementation using key performance indicators (KPIs) related to surgical volume, CCC delivery, training outcomes, and partner performance.
🎯 Requirements
• Master’s degree in public health, International Development, Health Administration, or a related field. • Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in program management, preferably in health or development sectors. • Experience with cross-sectoral collaboration and engagement with Government, medical institutions and global health partners. • Demonstrated ability to lead diverse teams across countries and contexts. • Proven leadership in managing multi-country programs in Francophone West Africa. • Fluency in French and English (spoken and written) is required. • Experience with donor-funded programs and managing complex grants. • Willingness to travel frequently within the region.
🏖️ Benefits
• Meaningful Work – Be part of work that creates meaningful, lasting impact — changing the world one smile at a time. • We’ve Got You Covered – Enjoy a generous stipend towards medical expenses to help prioritize the health of you and your family. • Rest and Recharge - Enjoy a generous vacation package, paid holidays, and sick time so you can rest, recharge, and return feeling your best. • Family Matters - We support employees through life’s most important moments with paid parental leave, giving you time and flexibility for the people who matter most. • Learn and Grow - Take advantage of an annual professional development stipend and opportunities to expand your skills and continue learning. • Work Your Way – Thrive with a remote work model built for connection, balance, and impact. • Travel the World – See our impact firsthand while partnering with global colleagues and programs through opportunities for domestic and international travel.
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