PROGRAM MANAGER- HEALTH WORKFORCE
Mkapa Foundation
Job Description
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.
Requirements & skills
Experience Required Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible experience in health workforce
- 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.
