Mkapa Foundation

SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER-HEALTH WORKFORCE &MNCH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING

Mkapa Foundation
Zanzibar (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 7 years of progressively responsible experience in health workforce strengthening

The Senior Program Officer – Health Workforce & MNCH Systems Strengthening will serve as an Embedded
Technical Advisor to the Ministry of Health, Zanzibar, supporting health workforce interventions that improve
maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes.
The role will provide technical leadership in workforce planning, recruitment, deployment, retention, leadership
development, and performance improvement, with a focus on strengthening primary healthcare services. Working
within Ministry structures, the officer will support health workforce systems strengthening and evidence-based
implementation of workforce solutions.
The officer will also lead day-to-day coordination of the Foundation's project in Zanzibar, ensuring linkages with
the Ministry of Health, consortium lead agency, implementing partners, and other stakeholders to ensure effective
implementation and delivery of project results.

Required Skills

-Demonstrated experience supporting government led health sector initiatives including HRH related intervention -Experience managing donor funded project and coordinating multiple stakeholders partners and implementing agencies -Knowledge of the Zanzibar or Tanzania health sectors and HRH landscape is highly desirable

Application Instructions

Master's degree in Public Health, Health Systems Management, Health Policy, Human Resources for
Health, Medicine, Nursing, Public Administration, or a related field.

Job Overview

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