Director, Global Responsibility

As the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, Breakthrough T1D helps make everyday life with T1D better while driving toward cures. We invest in the most promising research to turn ideas into life-changing therapies and devices. We work with government, regulatory officials, and insurance companies to address issues that impact the T1D community -- breaking through barriers that limit access to care worldwide. We provide resources and guidance that makes it easier to live and thrive with T1D. This is more than a moment -- we're empowering a movement for the T1D community. Share your support and help educate and empower individuals facing type 1 diabetes.

Our mission is to improve lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life changing breakthroughs to treat, prevent and ultimately, cure T1D and its complications. Always, we are guided by a single purpose: As we drive towards curing type 1 diabetes, we help make everyday life better for the people who face it.

The Director of Global Responsibility is responsible for supporting the strategic planning, implementation, and oversight of Breakthrough T1D's global responsibility portfolio, including ALIGN T1D, an alliance of partners designed to boost the collective impact and sustainability of investments that advance access to comprehensive care, quality supplies, and system level solutions for people living with T1D. The role drives program strategy and execution across multiple global initiatives, manages strategic partnerships with alliance members, Ministries of Health, and implementing partners, and works closely with internal Breakthrough T1D teams including Development, Marketing and Communications, Research, Medical Affairs, and Advocacy to ensure alignment, amplify impact, support fundraising and policy goals, and strengthen organizational learning, reporting, and internal team leadership.

Ideal candidate must reside within the US

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Management:

• Track progress of strategic objectives (KPIs) across internal Breakthrough teams (including Global Responsibility staff and internal collaborators)
• Oversee ALIGN-T1D day-to-day program delivery, including assigning tasks and responsibilities across stakeholders, outlining milestones, and ensuring accountability across tasks
• Manage day-to-day relationship/contract with third party consultant to ensure ALIGN-T1D implementation across LMIC countries and support the Alliance's Secretariat, including shadowing the team
• Ensure documentation of program decisions, learnings, and best practices for institutional memory and communicating progress with ALIGN T1D funders

Funder & Partner Engagement:

• Support the implementation of ALIGN T1D governance structures, including grantee selection, Strategy Steering Group voting, and partnership giving, in collaboration with the Associate Vice President of Global Responsibility, internal Breakthrough T1D teams, external partners, and third-party Secretariat support
• Translate Ministry of Health concept notes and known landscape gaps into targeted funder proposals
• Oversee development of funder communications, agendas, and outputs
• Liaise between funders and Grants Management team to ensure funding is collected and distributed to meet ALIGN-T1D strategy and accommodate funder needs and restrictions

Strategy Development and Implementation:

• Co-manage day-to-day relationship with in-country working groups and grantee partners alongside third-party implementation consultant
• Oversee grantee selection and management, including alignment with funder criteria and pre-screening grantees
• With partners, continuously update and improve in-country goals and programs to meet emerging needs and outcomes

EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS: 

• 7-10 or more years' experience in global health, international development, or public health, including work in LMIC settings
• Knowledge of type one diabetes or other non-communicable diseases in LMICs
• Understanding of health systems, policy, and implementation science
• Track record working on large, multi-stakeholder programs from design through implementation
• Experience translating technical health priorities into actionable strategies and fundable proposals
• Comfort navigating between funders, governments, and implementing partners
• Strong people and 3rd party consultant manager with experience leading multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience building start-up teams and initiative preferred
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30 percent of the time, as required

EDUCATION: 

• Master's degree in public health, global health, international development, or a related field

Targeted Salary Range: $140-160K

Essential Functions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and infrequently up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits:

Breakthrough T1D offers competitive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 403(b) retirement plan, voluntary benefits, flexible spending and commuter benefit accounts, an employee assistance program (EAP), life and disability insurance, performance-based bonuses, and generous paid time off. Benefits may vary by job level and full time or part time status.

Additional information:

Requests for medical, religious, and other exemptions will be considered on an individual basis. Breakthrough T1D will comply with all federal, state, and local laws.

Breakthrough T1D supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Breakthrough T1D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.