SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER-HEALTH WORKFORCE &MNCH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING
Mkapa Foundation
Job Description
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.
Requirements & skills
Experience Required Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in health workforce strengthening
- 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.
