The Carter Center : Senior Associate Director, Caregivers, Health Programs

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Senior Associate Director (Sr. AD), Caregivers

The Senior Associate Director (Sr. AD), Caregivers, reports to the Director of the Rosalynn Carter Mental Health & Caregivers Program (RCMHCP or MHCP) of the Health Programs and oversees the Caregiver pillar. In collaboration with the Director, the Sr. AD. plays a lead role in setting the program's strategy and holds responsibilities for growing the caregiver portfolio of work supporting caregivers and caregiving. The Sr. AD provides supervision and mentorship of staff, projects, and budgets, as well as administrative and programmatic oversight. The position drives the program's visibility and knowledge production overall and in key thematic areas through organizational reports, peer-reviewed publications, convening partners and facilitating expert meetings, and active engagement and advocacy with high-level partners. The role includes supervision of staff, graduate assistants, and interns. This position may require periodic international travel and re-entry into the United States. Due to the travel locations, Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) will be required.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead and support the development and execution of the Caregiver strategy, including assessing new partnership opportunities, strengthening existing collaborations, and ensuring alignment across program pillars.
• Develop short- and long-term program goals by assessing strengths, gaps, opportunities, and constraints; provide strategic recommendations to the Director.
• Advance initiatives that scale trainings, influence policy, shift narratives, and incubate innovative approaches at local, national, and global levels, ensuring alignment across Health and Peace Programs.
• Oversee budgets for assigned projects, monitor expenditures, investigate variances, and ensure responsible financial management.
• Partner with Development to identify funding opportunities, prepare grant proposals and reports, and maintain donor relationships.
• Guide staff in designing and implementing Caregiver activities; foster coordination with Public Policy, Global Mental Health, and Journalism pillars.
• Represent the program to internal and external stakeholders, including partners, donors, delegations, and other organizations.
• Build and maintain strong partner and donor relationships; promote collaboration across Health and Peace Programs and international offices.
• Supervise Caregiver staff, support Associate Director in managing personnel matters, and participate in hiring and performance management.
• Ensure accurate recordkeeping, quality control of documents, and strong program operations through direct oversight or delegated supervision.
• Write and edit briefings, reports, correspondence, and public-facing materials in collaboration with relevant Carter Center offices.
• Work with the data analyst to support applied research in partnership with subject-matter experts, academic institutions, and government and NGO partners.
• Support implementation of Carter Center and Health Program policies; ensure staff awareness, compliance, and opportunities to contribute to operational improvements.
• Encourage ongoing professional development for self and staff through training, networking, and industry engagement.

Minimum Qualifications :

Master's degree in a field related to the program and seven years of professional experience related to the program and previous supervisory and program / project management experience, or equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.

Preferred Qualifications :

Experience with domestic and / or international policy and program development, implementation, and evaluation to support caregivers and caregiving. Demonstrated proficiency in public health strategy development & implementation, project management, developing and implementing activities, staff supervision, budget preparation and execution, and partnership building. Excellent writing skills including writing for internal and executive staff as well as for the general public and funding proposals. Team player, diplomatic, skilled public speaker.

NOTE : This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to The Carter Center on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs. Schedule is based on agreed upon guidelines. All non-exempt employees must reside within the state of Georgia. The Carter Center reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

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