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Program Officer, Vision Program
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![]() United States, New York, New York | |
![]() 885 2nd Avenue (Show on map) | |
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Guided by the remarkable legacy of its co-founder, Helen Keller, Helen Keller Intl partners with communities that are striving to overcome longstanding cycles of poverty. By delivering the essential building blocks of good health, sound nutrition and clear vision, we help millions of people create lasting change in their own lives. Working in more than 20 countries - across Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States - and together with a global community of supporters, we are ensuring every person has the opportunity - as Helen did - to reach their true potential.
Helen Keller is seeking a Program Officer to join the dynamic Vision Program team in New York to manage program activities in and around the five boroughs. Background Recognizing a lack of accessible, adequate vision care among low-income adults and children in the US, Helen Keller International established the US Vision Program (formerly known as ChildSight). Since 1994, Helen Keller has provided free vision screenings for more than 2.2 million individuals in the United States and provided more than 375,000 of them with prescription eyeglasses to solve common vision problems. Scope of the Position The Program Officer will provide on-site supervision of the implementation teams, develop and nurture relationships with key school and community partners, and participate in the development of work plans, schedules and budgets. As a member of the program management team, s/he will assist in the development and integration of new policies, procedures, and initiatives, support long-range planning and local fundraising efforts, lead data collection for donor reports, and capture success stories from the program. Specific Responsibilities Program Development
Program Management
Administrative Duties
Required Skills/Abilities
Education and Experience
Compensation The midpoint of the salary range for this position is $76,000 with a minimum of $60,800 and a maximum of $91,200. Actual salary will be based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, salary of internal peers, and business sector. |