Senior
Programme Officer, Health (TZ)
The
Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a private, non-denominational, international
development agency promoting creative and effective solutions to selected
problems that impede social and economic development in parts of Africa and
Asia.
AKF-Tanzania
is part of the AKF-East Africa regional structure that supports programmes in
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
In the
health sector, AKF’s portfolio in Tanzania includes projects in maternal, new
born and child health (MNCH) with a strong focus on community health and health
systems strengthening.
Reporting to the Country Director, the incumbent will oversee and shape the health and nutrition programming portfolio of the Foundation in Tanzania and exposure to the East Africa region.
Reporting to the Country Director, the incumbent will oversee and shape the health and nutrition programming portfolio of the Foundation in Tanzania and exposure to the East Africa region.
The
successful candidate will be expected to take lead in the health and nutrition
sector and contribute to AKF-T’s strategic directions, programme development,
grant management, and learning and policy engagement in sector.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate
work planning and implementation of health projects with multiple
implementing partners.
- Oversee
the development of high quality project implementation plans, progress
reports and performance monitoring frameworks.
- Track
financial utilisation of projects and prepare reports to grant donors.
- Identify
implementation challenges and recommend solutions.
- Provide
technical oversight and quality control of health and nutrition projects.
- Lead
program development and resource mobilisation for AKF’s health, nutrition
and early childhood development portfolio in Tanzania.
- Implement
a robust learning system for the health and nutrition sector that enables
learning to inform policies, programme and practices; and
- Foster
productive relationships with key stakeholders including; partner
organisations, relevant ministries and government authorities, networks,
working groups, policy forums, development partners, donor agencies and
civil society organizations working on maternal, new born and child
health, nutrition and early childhood development.
Candidate
Requirements
- Minimum
of a Master’s degree in health, nutrition or related field
- At
least six (6) years of solid experience working within the health system,
public health and/or project management on health and/or nutrition
projects
- Experience
of working with maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition
programmes;
- Demonstrated
capacity to write high quality reports for donor projects and analytical
briefs;
- Programme
development experience with ability to write strong proposals and
responsive bids for new programming coupled with proven experience in
budget planning, preparation of mentoring and evaluation plans
- Exceptional
written and verbal skills in English. Knowledge of Kiswahili will be an
advantage;
- Management,
leadership and communication skills;
- Ability
to communicate with and manage relationships with multiple partners and
coordinate activities;
- Thorough
understanding of the global and national efforts on MNCH and nutrition.
- Experience
of working in Tanzania or East Africa will be an advantage
How to
apply:
Send your application including a cover letter and detailed CV, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by Tuesday 13th September 2016 to:
Adept Systems
Management
Consultants
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please
note that we do not charge fees for receiving or processing job applications.
AKF is an equal opportunity employer.