Job Description
We are #hiring for a Philanthropic Initiative of a Foundation - Palliative Care!
Job Description:
Lead the overall development of a 75-bed palliative-care institution with extended homecare services, translating the Foundation's vision into a high-quality, compassionate and sustainable institution.
- Lead the institution's overall strategy, operations, culture and organisational development.
- Translate the Foundation's vision into clear organisational priorities and execution.
- Build a culture rooted in compassion, dignity, humility, integrity, accountability and excellence.
- Partner with senior clinical consultants to strengthen clinical governance, patient safety, quality and multidisciplinary care while respecting clinical autonomy.
- Recruit, develop, mentor and retain high-performing multidisciplinary teams.
- Build leadership capability, performance management and learning systems across the organisation.
- Establish robust operational systems, dashboards, governance mechanisms, compliance and risk-management processes.
- Lead budgeting, financial planning, resource allocation and long-term organisational sustainability.
- Develop strategic partnerships with hospitals, academia, government, philanthropy and other ecosystem stakeholders.
- Support the development of training, research, volunteering, outreach and community-based initiatives.
- Champion continuous improvement, innovation and evidence-informed practice.
- Ensure patient and family feedback and organisational outcomes inform service improvement.
- Represent the institution externally and build trusted relationships with key stakeholders.
- Drive the development of the institution into a nationally respected centre for palliative care.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
The ideal candidate will be a doctor/healthcare leader and institution builder who is motivated by building a mission-driven healthcare institution rather than simply managing an established hospital.
Strong preference for candidates with experience in one or more of the following:
- Community Medicine / Public Health
- Palliative Medicine / Palliative Care
- General Medicine / Family Medicine
- Oncology with palliative-care exposure
- Medical Superintendent / Medical Director / Hospital Director / Clinical Director roles
- Mission hospitals / charitable healthcare / NGOs
- Community health and home-based care
- Academic / teaching and mentoring environments
Formal Palliative Medicine qualification is not mandatory where the candidate has meaningful palliative-care exposure and demonstrates the willingness to deeply understand and embrace the philosophy of care beyond cure.
Key Skillsets Required:
- Institutional & Strategic Leadership
- Healthcare Operations & Administration
- People Leadership & Team Development
- Clinical Governance & Quality
- Palliative & Community Healthcare
- Organisational Culture Building
- Financial & Resource Stewardship
- Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Strategic Partnerships & Stakeholder Management
- Systems & Process Development
- Community Engagement
- Training, Learning & Capacity Building
- Change Management & Institution Building
- Patient & Family-Centred Care
Send your CV to: and (Subject Line: AC:136:Executive Director) Note: Please use the exact subject line for a quicker response.