Chief People Officer

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Full Time Senior Leadership

18 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Position:
Chief People Officer

Reports To:

CEO

Location:

US, remote

Position Type:
Full time

ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE:

For more than 43 million people, blindness is a daily reality; another 295 million suffer from moderate to severe vision impairment. 90% of these people live in low- and middle-income countries where access to eye care is limited and the challenges for those who can’t see are severe. But there is hope: 80% of this burden is treatable or preventable. For example, 17 million blind people could be cured with a 10-minute cataract surgery.

Millions more suffer from corneal blindness, which is often preventable or treatable. At Cure Blindness Project, we believe avoidable blindness can – and must – be overcome. For more than 30 years, we have worked alongside a capable network of collaborators to help people around the world retain and regain their sight by developing high-quality, cost-effective eye care systems in underserved areas of the world.

With the help of partners in more than 30 countries, Cure Blindness Project has provided more than 2 million sight-restoring surgeries and screened more than 20 million people to provide care and basic treatments. We’ve trained more than 25,200 eye health professionals and have established 6 eye hospitals. There is more work left to do, but we can overcome the mountain of global blindness together.

Cure Blindness Project is expanding its team to meet new challenges, scale its work, and broaden its reach. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about changing lives and want to be a part of a team that works together to reach new heights. We want leaders who can aim high, make things happen, and are invested in building a positive team dynamic to bring the work to life.

VISION: A world where no one is needlessly blind.

MISSION:
We enable countries to cure avoidable blindness by developing high quality, cost-effective eye care in underserved areas of the world.

The Chief People Officer (CPO) is a strategic executive responsible for shaping Cure Blindness Project's global People strategy and building the leadership, culture, and organizational capabilities that enable the organization to achieve its mission. As a member of the executive Leadership Team, the CPO serves as a trusted advisor to the CEO, Board of Directors, and senior leaders, providing strategic counsel on organizational effectiveness, talent, leadership development, workforce planning, culture, and change management.

The CPO develops and executes a global People strategy that ensures Cure Blindness Project attracts, develops, and retains exceptional talent across its global workforce. The role partners closely with leaders across the organization to align People strategies with business priorities while ensuring operational excellence and compliance.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the CPO leads the global People function, directly managing a U.S.

-based People team and providing dotted-line management and strategic guidance to People staff across country offices in Asia and Africa.

Executive Leadership & Organizational Strategy

• Serve as a strategic member of the executive Leadership Team, contributing to organizational strategy, annual planning, and budgeting for the global People function.
• Advise and partner with the CEO and Leadership Team to align talent strategy with organizational priorities and future growth.
• Lead org-wide change initiatives that strengthen organizational effectiveness and improve the organization's ability to scale globally.
• Use workforce analytics to guide strategic decisions and measure organizational performance.

Talent & Culture

• Develop and execute a global talent strategy encompassing workforce planning, talent acquisition, leadership development, performance management, succession planning, employee engagement, and career development.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and…