- Significant executive leadership opportunity | International NGO
- Ideal for leaders with backgrounds in global health, international development, or remote community development
- Champion evidence-based decision making to foster innovation, continuous improvement, and programmatic excellence
- Lead strategic knowledge sharing to amplify impact, influence global best practices, and elevate sector-wide learning
about Adara
Adara Development is an international development organisation that has expertise in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, and Remote Community Development. Adara Development has worked in Nepal and Uganda since 1998 and has touched the lives of more than 600,000 people living in poverty as well as countless others through their influence, networks and knowledge sharing.
benefits
- Dynamic executive team
- Highly regarded, well-funded, international development organisation
- Empowering, supportive culture | Sydney location with hybrid / work from home flexibility
- Attractive salary and benefits including tax-effective packaging
the Role
As a key member of Adara’s Global Leadership Team, you will shape the organisation’s impact and knowledge-sharing strategy, ensuring excellence across all programmes.
You will lead the strategic direction and execution of Adara’s Research, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (RMEL), Knowledge Sharing, and Clinical Support functions—driving evidence-based decision-making, continuous improvement, and programmatic excellence across our Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) and Remote Community Development (RCD) portfolios.
With a commitment to strengthening localisation, your focus will be to:
- Lead strategic direction across RMEL, clinical support, and knowledge sharing
- Provide strategic and programmatic support to clinical, M&E and knowledge sharing teams
- Use data and learning to drive meaningful change for mothers, newborns, and communities
- Amplify Adara’s voice globally through powerful knowledge sharing
Skills required
You’re a visionary and influential leader with experience in programme management, and in research, measurement and evaluation methodologies formed within public health, international development, or a related field, ideally with a focus on MNCH or RCD programmes.
With proven ability to translate strategy into action, you’re skilled at engaging others in your vision and working collaboratively to lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with stakeholders across a range of geographic regions. Additionally, you have:
- A track record of successfully managing large-scale development programmes and initiatives
- Expertise in designing, conducting, and analysing research
- Experience in capturing, curating, and sharing knowledge in accessible and impactful ways
- Willingness, fitness and ability to travel internationally approximately twice per year
apply
If you’re passionate about facilitating lasting, positive impact to support communities living in poverty, then please read the detailed Job Description with Adara’s Cultures and Values found here, and then submit your cover letter addressing the skills required and your CV to careers@adaragroup.org or send through an email if you would like any further information.