Officer, Program

Overview

The AFGHS project is funded by the U.S. Department of State (DoS) to support the delivery of lifesaving, comprehensive maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and malaria services across Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. It aims to improve service and data quality, strengthen health-system integration and resilience, facilitate effective transition, and promote local ownership and accountability for sustained health outcomes.

 

Jhpiego works closely with the Ministries of Health in Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, the Reproductive and Child Health Section (RCHS), the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme (ZAMEP), and Regional Administration and Local Government (RALG) structures to align implementation with national priorities and strengthen locally led implementation and oversight.

 

 

 

This Position will be closed: October 23, 2026

Responsibilities

 

Program Planning, Coordination and Implementation

• Support the development, consolidation, and monitoring of regional level annual, quarterly, and monthly project workplans across MNCH and malaria technical areas.
• Coordinate with technical teams, field offices, and operations staff to facilitate timely implementation of planned activities.
• Track regional level implementation progress against approved workplans, project targets, milestones, and deliverables, identifying delays and supporting timely corrective actions.
• Facilitate coordination across technical teams to promote integrated implementation, efficient resource utilization, and alignment with project priorities.
• Support the organization of regional/technical project meetings, workshops, trainings, field visits, and other program activities.

Program Operations and Financial Coordination

• Work closely with Finance, Administration, Procurement, and Logistics teams to ensure timely availability of resources and operational support for project activities.
• Support preparation, review, and reconciliation of activity budgets, advances, payment requests, and financial documentation in accordance with Jhpiego and donor requirements.
• Coordinate logistical arrangements for trainings, meetings, field activities, consultants, and technical assistance visits.
• Monitor operational requirements and follow up on procurement, travel, and administrative requests to minimize implementation delays.
• Support review of field activity expenditures and financial reports to ensure alignment with approved budgets and workplans.

Performance Monitoring, Milestone Tracking and Reporting

• Maintain program management tools and trackers to monitor activity implementation, deliverables, and payment-linked milestones.
• Work with technical and MEL teams to compile implementation updates, identify performance gaps, and support timely achievement and verification of project milestones.
• Support preparation and consolidation of monthly, quarterly, and annual programmatic reports, ensuring timely submission and accurate documentation of achievements.
• Document action points from project performance reviews and coordination meetings, following up with responsible teams to ensure completion.
• Contribute to documenting project achievements, lessons learned, success stories, and implementation challenges.

Government and Partner Coordination

• Support coordination with regional level MoH, PMO-RALG, regional and council health management teams (R/CHMTs), and other government and implementing partners to facilitate joint planning and implementation.
• Assist regional field teams in organizing government-led meetings, supportive supervision, capacity-strengthening activities, and program reviews.
• Maintain updated stakeholder contact lists, coordination records, and documentation of government and partner engagement.
• Support coordination and follow-up with local implementing partners and subgrantees, including activity planning, implementation tracking, and reporting.

Sustainability and Transition

• Support integration of project activities into government-led planning, implementation, supervision, and performance review mechanisms to strengthen local ownership and sustainability.
• Assist field teams in tracking sustainability and transition commitments, including capacity strengthening, progressive transfer of responsibilities, and integration into government systems.
• Document progress, challenges, and follow-up actions related to transition activities, ensuring alignment with approved project milestones and sustainability priorities.

Program Documentation and Knowledge Management

• Maintain organized and up-to-date project files, including workplans, reports, meeting records, correspondence, agreements, and milestone verification documentation.
• Support management of the project resource library, ensuring accessibility of technical documents, tools, publications, and learning materials.
• Assist in preparing, formatting, and finalizing program documents, presentations, reports, and other communication materials.
• Ensure accurate documentation and archiving of project activities in accordance with Jhpiego and donor requirements.
• Perform other programmatic and administrative duties as assigned by the Senior Program Manager.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, Social Sciences, or Development Studies or demonstrated equivalent through experience.
• Five years of work experience in a voluntary, public, private sector, or NGO.
• Ability to coach, mentor, and develop technical capacity in regional and national programs and technical staff in the areas RMNCAH, performance, and quality improvement
• Self-management is necessary (i.e., motivation, dealing with pressure, adaptability).
• Ability to communicate effectively, instilling trust and confidence.
• Ability to handle a variety of different assignments, sometimes under pressure of deadlines.
• Be cooperative, competent, hardworking, flexible, and dependable.
• Excellent verbal, written communications, and presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, inspiring teamwork, and motivating fellow team members, consultants, and partners to achieve results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with USG programs
• Experienced in RMNCH and/or Malaria service deliveries and management
• Computer literacy, particularly in the use of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint experience Excellent written and oral English and Kiswahili skills
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines, and intense pressure to perform.

 

 

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at www.jhpiego.org/careers

Applicants must submit a single document for uploading to include cover letters, resume, and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

                                                                                     

 

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

 

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

 

 

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