The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the world s largest alliance of national societies of obstetrics and gynaecology, bringing together professionals from more than 130 countries and territories. For over 65 years, FIGO has collaborated with the world s top health, rights and donor bodies. We are in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) and consultative status with the United Nations (UN).
FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of the health and rights of women and girls and to the reduction of disparities in health care, as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. We pursue our mission through education, research implementation, advocacy and capacity building with our member societies.
The Head of Business Development and Programmes is a new role providing strategic direction to the programmes teams, securing income to fund the programmes portfolio and ensuring that all our work aligns with our values and contributes to our organisational goals. They hold lead responsibility for developing, managing and securing a pipeline of restricted funding and partnerships to ensure that the programme portfolio grows year-on-year in line with FIGO strategy and plans. They are also responsible for leading our approach to local partner organisations (primarily our member associations) and ensuring that they are equipped to comply with our policies and procedures. The role also has responsibility over a variety of restricted funding of various sizes, sources and durations, which make up a key part of organisational income. As a member of the Senior Leadership team, they will play a key role in the design and implementation of organisational strategies and policies.