Director, International Strategic Initiatives

Overview

The Director of International Strategic Initiatives  will lead efforts to secure strategic and financial resources and partnerships to mobilize resources to enable our global business operations.

 

Key operational responsibilities in this role will be to position Patient Safety Pathways, a Joint Commission International program launched in 2025 as a unique solution for strengthening patient safety systems, identify and pursue funding opportunities, cultivate relationships with donors and partners, and ensure sustainable support from foundations, corporations, governments, and individual donors.

 

This role will also contribute to JCI’s broader business strategy by providing strategic input on expansion of overall product offerings and optimizing international operations. Key areas of focus may include, but are not limited to, resource utilization, pricing strategies, and insights on operational models to enhance efficiency and strengthen integration across JCI’s international portfolio. This expanded scope ensures the Director supports both the sustainability of the Pathways program and the long-term growth of JCI’s global initiatives.

 

The position will report to the Vice President and Global Chief Patient Safety Officer and will have key relationships with the executive directors of international accreditation, global consulting, as well as the managing directors of Joint Commission International leaders.

Responsibilities

Strategic Engagement

• Contribute to defining and promoting JCI Pathways’ evolving role, including the production of related position papers and thought leadership, as well as the design and delivery of targeted advocacy that articulates the program’s unique value proposition.
• Coordinate the identification, prioritization, cultivation, development, and management of high-impact, strategic relationships, partnerships and alliances with global platforms/initiatives, governments, development agencies, foundations, philanthropies, corporations, and civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, academia, multilateral organizations, private sector actors, and other stakeholders to create synergies and contribute to a common patient safety and quality agenda and narrative.
• Develop and manage stakeholder engagement plans to position JCI Patient Safety Pathways on the global health agenda and develop strategic, institutional partnerships with key stakeholders, including through the elaboration of formal frameworks for collaboration.
• Coordinate the missions aimed at developing contributor relationships and mobilizing resources. This includes the planning of executive calendars, alignment of key messages, concept notes and briefing notes to engage with a wide range of partners and donors, as well as talking points and supporting documents for senior management.
• Explore opportunities for joint initiatives and resource-sharing collaborations.

Resource Mobilization

• Lead the development of a comprehensive Resource Mobilization Strategy and a “Business Case” for JCI Pathways, and other JCI programming aligned with JCI’s mission and strategic goals. This responsibility includes leading structured resource mobilization efforts as well as the identification, prioritization, building relationships and pursuit of funding opportunities from government, philanthropic, multilateral, institutional funders, corporate sectors and individual donors.
• Identify and analyze funding trends and donor priorities to guide fundraising efforts.
• Work with internal teams to identify resource needs and develop compelling cases for support.
• Support senior management to set annual resource mobilization targets and milestones and monitor progress toward achieving them.
• Develop concept notes, funding proposals and associated budgeting, fund-generation and resource mobilization workplan and follow-up the implementation of the plan, including designing and writing materials for communications with different prospective donors and agencies, coordinating across other functions as required.
• Maintain an updated database of funding opportunities and donor contacts.
• Contribute to the development and processing of agreements in connection with funding opportunities and ensure effective and timely communication, updates and drafting and follow-up in terms of submission of reports to the donors and grant renewal proposals.
• Support the drafting and monitoring of donor reports and grant compliance, and preparation and coordination of quality and timely submission of financial and narrative reports.
• Undertake all other relevant activities as and when assigned.

 

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