The Carter Center: Director, Rosalynn Carter Mental Health and Caregiver Program (RCMHCP), Health Programs

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Description

 

 

The Carter Center is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization founded in 1982 in Atlanta, GA, by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, in partnership with Emory University. The Center has helped to improve millions of lives in more than 80 countries by waging peace, fighting disease, and building hope. The Carter Center is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering. It seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.  

 

The Carter Center collaborates with other organizations, public and private, in carrying out its mission around the world. Current information about the Center’s many programs and activities are available at The Carter Center.

 

SUMMARY:

The Director assumes primary technical and administrative responsibility and leadership for the Rosalynn Carter Mental Health and Caregiver Program (RCMHCP), which consists of four pillars:

• Rosalynn Carter Caregiver Initiative
• Global Behavioral Health
• U.S. Public Policy
• Rosalynn Carter Journalism Fellowships and Newsroom Collaborative

The Program works to achieve measurable reductions in discrimination against persons with mental illness/substance use disorder (MI/SUD), increase accurate and effective mental health journalism, enhance mental health/substance use support services through public policy and global health systems strengthening, and elevate recognition of the role caregivers play and improve support for caregiving.

 

Reporting to the Vice President, Health Programs and working closely with the Senior Advisor, RCMHCP, the Director advises senior leadership on mental health and caregiving, providing strategic direction, policy formation, and multi-faceted program activities management, including budgeting, fundraising, and public relations. Responsibilities may include applied research, publications, and expert meetings.

 

This role requires frequent international travel to help supervise and manage field operations, with Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) required.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures program impact, sets strategic goals, and provides direct supervision and leadership to Senior Associate Directors and Associate Directors across the program’s four pillars, while fostering a collaborative culture and cross-program partnerships.
• Leads caregiving strategy implementation to position the Program as an evidence-based thought leader in the caregiving ecosystem—leveraging key partnerships with Georgia Southwestern University (GSW), stakeholder relationships, and historical insights while navigating specific conditions of related endowments, donors, and stakeholders.
• Oversees performance monitoring and evaluation of international mental health projects (including field visits), provides technical support through standardized program design and evaluation, and collaborates with Program staff and the Vice President of Health Programs to identify technical consultants, conduct annual reviews, and manage project plans, budgets, and both U.S.-based and in-country staff.
• Develops the RCMHCP strategic plan, setting short- and long-term goals based on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and constraints. Leads cross-program initiatives, aligning activities with the Center’s mission, and provides expert analysis and recommendations.
• Provides guidance on fundraising proposals, grant reports, and briefings; collaborates with Development staff to identify potential donors and manage existing donor relationships, grants, proposal submissions, and reports.
• Serves as the primary liaison on mental health and substance use topics between The Carter Center and external health organizations, including HHS, WHO, and CDC. Engages with NGOs, donors, government agencies, coalitions, and academic institutions globally.
• Communicates RCMHCP activities to employees, consultants, donors, and stakeholders.
• Represents The Carter Center and RCMHCP with the media, donors, and public speaking engagements, including conducting briefings for senior staff, visitors, and dignitaries.
• Prepares oral and written reports, scientific papers, presentations, and Program publications, including newsletters and peer reviewed scientific reports.
• Directly supervises U.S.-based Senior and Associate Directors and jointly supervises a Nurse Educator.