Officer, Program
About the role
Jhpiego is seeking a Program Officer in Dar es Salaam to support planning, coordination, implementation, financial and operational tracking, reporting, government and partner coordination, and sustainability of maternal, newborn and child health and malaria programs across Tanzania. Responsibilities: - Support the development, consolidation, and monitoring of regional annual, quarterly, and monthly project workplans across MNCH and malaria technical areas - Coordinate with technical teams, field offices, and operations staff to facilitate timely implementation of planned activities - Track implementation progress against approved workplans, targets, milestones, and deliverables - Support integrated implementation and efficient resource utilization across technical teams - Organize regional and technical project meetings, workshops, trainings, field visits, and other program activities - Coordinate with Finance, Administration, Procurement, and Logistics teams to ensure operational support - Support preparation, review, and reconciliation of activity budgets, advances, payment requests, and financial documentation - Coordinate logistics for trainings, meetings, field activities, consultants, and technical assistance visits - Monitor procurement, travel, administrative requests, field expenditures, and financial reports - Maintain program management tools and trackers for activities, deliverables, and payment-linked milestones - Compile implementation updates and support achievement and verification of project milestones - Prepare and consolidate monthly, quarterly, and annual programmatic reports - Document action points from performance reviews and coordination meetings and follow up on completion - Document project achievements, lessons learned, success stories, and implementation challenges - Coordinate with government health authorities, regional and council health management teams, and implementing partners - Support government-led meetings, supportive supervision, capacity-strengthening activities, and program reviews - Coordinate with local implementing partners and subgrantees on planning, implementation tracking, and reporting - Support integration of project activities into government-led systems to strengthen local ownership and sustainability - Track sustainability and transition commitments and document progress and follow-up actions - Maintain organized project files, reports, meeting records, agreements, and milestone documentation - Support management of the project resource library - Prepare and finalize program documents, presentations, reports, and communication materials - Perform other programmatic and administrative duties assigned by the Senior Program Manager How to apply: Submit a single document that contains your cover letter, resume, and references. Apply via the Jhpiego careers page at https://www.jhpiego.org/careers or directly through the Jhpiego application portal: https://jobs-jhpiego.icims.com/jobs/8276/officer%2c-program/job
Key requirements
- Program planning, coordination, and implementation skills
- Knowledge of maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and reproductive health programs
- Knowledge of malaria service delivery and management
- Performance monitoring, milestone tracking, reporting, and documentation skills
- Budget, financial documentation, procurement, logistics, and operational coordination skills
- Government, partner, and stakeholder coordination skills
- Ability to coach and mentor technical staff
- Self-management, adaptability, and ability to work under pressure
- Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to inspire teamwork and motivate colleagues, consultants, and partners
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Fluency in English and Kiswahili