AC:136:Executive Director

ATRIOS Consulting · India

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: apply@jobs.atrios.in and reni.manu@atrios.in [Subject Line: AC:136:Executive Director] Note: Please use the exact subject line for a quicker response.