Mkapa Foundation

PROGRAM MANAGER- HEALTH WORKFORCE

Mkapa Foundation
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania( with travel to project sites as required) Posted 2 days, 13 hours ago Program Management Health Workforces
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About the Company

The Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation (BMF) is a Tanzanian non-profit trust founded in 2006 by the late third President of Tanzania. It primarily focuses on health systems strengthening, the development of Human Resources for Health (HRH), and expanding universal health care access across Tanzania and the rest of Africa.

Job Description

Experience Required Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible experience in health workforce

The Program Manager – Health Workforce provides strategic leadership and oversight of the Foundation's Health
Workforce Portfolio, ensuring the effective design, implementation, quality, and growth of programs that
strengthen health workforce systems and improve health outcomes. The role oversees multiple health workforce
initiatives across Mainland Tanzania and collaborates closely with programs in Zanzibar. The position is also
responsible for portfolio performance, stakeholder engagement, quality assurance, and resource mobilization,
while supporting expansion of the Foundation's health workforce portfolio within Tanzania and beyond.

Required Skills

* Demonstrated experience leading multi-stakeholder programs involving government institutions development partners and implementing organizations. * Strong understanding of health workforce systems policies and priorities in Tanzania with regional experience considered an added advantage. * Proven experience in program design implementation budgeting monitoring reporting quality assurance and risk management. * Demonstrated experience in proposal development resource mobilization and partnership development. * Strong leadership strategic planning stakeholder engagement communication negotiation and team management skills. * Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making abilities. * Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a dynamic environment. * Commitment to accountability innovation collaboration and sustainable health systems strengthening.

Application Instructions

Master's degree in Public Health, Health System Management, Health Workforce Development, Health Policy ,Medicine, Nursing, Public Administration or other related field.

Job Overview

Job Type Full Time
Salary Negotiable
Hours/Week Not specified
Positions 1
Deadline Jul 21, 2026
Location Dar es Salaam, Tanzania( with travel to project sites as required)
Category Program Management
Job Title Health Workforces
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