Director of Programs
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Support hospital executive teams to achieve operational, clinical, and spiritual excellence.
- Monitor performance through CURE dashboards and KPIs, helping resolve issues and track progress toward goals.
- Facilitate quarterly hospital reviews and contribute to leadership development and succession planning.
- Strategic Plan Execution
- Ensure hospital alignment with CURE’s four-year strategic plan (CURE Max), including initiatives around capacity growth, comprehensive care, and ministry impact.
- Translate strategic goals into hospital-level action plans and track execution through measurable targets.
- Operational Standardization & The CURE Way Manual (Network Project)
- Co-lead the development and implementation of the CURE Way Operating Manual, including standardized processes across hospital departments.
- Promote best practices, efficiency models, and documentation systems that unify and streamline operations across the network.
- Multi-Year Operational Planning
- Collaborate with corporate and hospital teams to develop multi-year operational growth plans, including staffing models, service expansion, infrastructure improvements, and capital investments.
- Align operational projections with organizational growth goals and funding priorities.
- Coordination & Communication
- Act as the primary link between hospital teams and central departments (medical, ministry, HR, finance, facilities).
- Cascade critical information and strategic direction from HQ, while advocating for hospital needs and realities.
- Project Management & Change Leadership
- Support major initiatives such as hospital expansions, service line additions, or new hospital openings.
- Guide teams through transitions and new system implementations with a focus on adoption, training, and sustainability.
- Funding Proposal & Report Development
- Collaborate with Donor Relations and Grants teams to supply accurate operational data, narratives, and projections for donor reports, funding proposals, and site visit briefs.
- Support proposal preparation for institutional and major donors, ensuring hospital voices and plans are well-represented.
- Christian Leadership & Representation
- Model servant leadership and uphold the values of CURE in all work.
- Represent CURE’s regional programs to external stakeholders, partners, and funders, as needed.
Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the co-worker for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Co-worker must perform other tasks, duties, and projects as assigned.EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: * Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s in Public Health, Business, International Development, or related field strongly preferred.
- 7–10+ years of operational leadership, preferably in global health or nonprofit hospital networks.
- Experience developing multi-year operational or business plans and supporting institutional donor proposals.
- Strong communication, analytical, and project management skills.
- Cross-cultural fluency and willingness to travel regionally.