Program Officer

**Title**:Program Officer **Reports to**:Region Head, Africa and The Middle East

**Status**:Contractor **Location**: Pretoria, South Africa

**Foundation Overview**:
The Max Foundation is a non-profit global health organization that believes in a world where all people are able to access high impact medicines, where geography is not destiny, and where everyone can strive for health with dignity and with hope.

We exist to accelerate health equity. We do this by delivering medication, technology, and services to patients facing cancer and other critical illnesses, focusing our energy on those who no one else is helping. We carry out our work with team members based in Seattle at our headquarters and in many targeted low
- and middle-income countries.

**Role Summary**:
The Program Officer (PO) will be responsible for leading essential Max programs that provide patients in Africa with access to treatment, care, and support. The PO will play a key role in program planning & implementation, documenting processes, and reporting outcomes. The PO will work closely with internal and external key stakeholders, including our supply chain partners, healthcare professionals, partner organizations and corporations, government authorities, patient advocates, patients, and caregivers to successfully implement programs. In addition to external stakeholders, the PO will collaborate closely with internal team members at a country, regional, and global level to ensure mission alignment.

**Responsibilities**:

- Plan, implement, and monitor the patient support programs of the organization. These programs include treatment, as well as, emotional, educational, and/or financial support programs, and relevant activities for the well-being of the patient community in the region.
- Facilitate the development of new program initiatives, strengthen existing programs, and tailor them to the needs of the target populations that the organization is serving.
- Implement programs per outlined procedures, including the collection of all required information, documentation, and performing required follow-ups.
- Maintain accurate and comprehensive documentation and record-keeping in program database.
- Continually monitor program progression, with the goal of maximizing positive impact for target populations.
- Generate program progress reports on a periodic basis.
- Manage communications about program development and progress with internal and external stakeholders, as well as the community-at-large.
- Build strong, professional relationships with key stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of program.
- Communicate regularly with patients and/or caregivers, and make referrals to relevant support materials and resources (e.g., emotional, educational, financial, etc.).
- Work closely with regional team members, in the implementation of programs, to ensure program compliance, identification of country need and developing initiatives and solutions towards addressing and serving in-country needs and priorities.

**Qualifications**:

- Passionate about our mission and working directly with patients and the healthcare community.
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Nursing, Social Work, Public Health, Communications, or other relevant qualification.
- 3+ years of experience in project management, communications, social work, event planning, marketing, public healthcare, or another relevant field.
- Well-versed with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and Power Point.
- Comfortable and proficient using computer and phone as primary tools for the job.
- Competence with graphic design; short video-making and editing will be an added advantage.
- Excellent social media platform management and audience engagement.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with respect for multi-cultural approaches.
- Fluent (written and oral) in English, other language skills a plus
- Excellent judgment, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making capacity.
- Strong collaboration, organization, and project management proficiencies.
- Demonstrated accountability and strong leadership attitude.
- Meticulous attention to detail, demonstrating accuracy and thoroughness.
- Possess own transportation within city; willing to travel and work in hospitals, as needed
- Willing to work on weekends to support patients, if required.

**Note: Due to COVID-19, Max team-members are working hybrid from home and office. Personal attendance at office may be required on occasion.**

**Compensation**:We offer compensation commensurate with experience. No relocation provided.
- The Max Foundation is dedicated to diversity in staff and is an equal opportunity employer._