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.
Maelezo ya Kazi
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.
Ujuzi Unaohitajika
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.
Muhtasari wa Kazi
Kazi Zinazofanana
PROGRAM MANAGER- HEALTH WORKFORCE
Mkapa Foundation