Regional Programme Officer job

Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation employment opportunity
Job title: Regional Programme Officer
The Benjamin W. Mkapa Foundation (BMF), in collaboration with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), is implementing an initiative funded by the U.S. Department of State focused on integrated HIV/TB, maternal and child health, and community health services. The Regional Program Officer will support the implementation, coordination, monitoring, verification, and reporting of Project-supported Health Workforce (HRH) and Community Health Services (CHS) interventions at regional, Local Government Authority (LGA), facility, and community levels. The Officer will be co-located at an EGPAF Zonal Office and serve as an integrated member of the EGPAF team for day-to-day administrative purposes while adhering to BMF programmatic guidelines and standards for technical deliverables.
The Officer will support implementation of health workforce and community health interventions in collaboration with Regional Authorities, LGAs, health facilities, communities, and other stakeholders, in line with approved plans, budgets, targets, and guidelines. Government engagement will be conducted through established EGPAF coordination mechanisms and within the agreed mandate of EGPAF and BMF. The role will primarily focus on coordination, monitoring, verification, data quality assurance, and reporting. Approximately 60% of effort will be dedicated to facility-based health workforce interventions and 40% to community health workers (CHWs).
The Officer will work under a jointly approved BMF-EGPAF workplan and participate in relevant EGPAF-led implementation and coordination activities. Day-to-day administrative supervision will be provided by EGPAF, while technical guidance and accountability for BMF programme deliverables will remain with BMF. All activities will be implemented in accordance with applicable government policies, BMF standards, and donor requirements.

Position details

• Department: Directorate of Programs and Strategic Information
• Duty station: Dodoma, Singida, Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, Tabora or Kagera (with travel to project sites as required)
• Contract period: Twelve (12) months, with the possibility of extension subject to grant renewal.

• Contract type: Full-time

• Supervises: None

Key roles and responsibilities

Key Output 1: Programme Implementation and Coordination

• Support planning, coordination, and implementation of HRH and CHS interventions in assigned regions and LGAs in line with the harmonized workplan agreed between BMF and EGPAF.

• Work closely with the EGPAF Zonal Office team and relevant BMF teams to coordinate implementation and follow-up of programme activities.

• Coordinate programme activities with Regional Authorities, LGAs, health facilities, CHW focal persons, community structures, and other stakeholders in accordance with the stakeholder engagement protocol set.

• Support regional and LGA work planning and track implementation against approved targets, budgets, milestones, and timelines.

• Participate in meetings, training, supportive supervision, technical working groups, and programme review activities.

• Identify implementation challenges, risks, and opportunities and facilitate timely corrective action and escalation.

Key Output 2: Health Workforce and Community Health Services

• Support deployment, availability, attendance, performance, retention, transition, and mainstreaming of supported skilled health workers and CHWs.

• Conduct routine physical verification and field monitoring of supported skilled health workers and CHWs.

• Support verification of payroll, allowance, and related payment inputs based on approved eligibility and verification requirements.

• Support linkages between CHWs, health facilities, and communities, including referral, follow-up, health promotion, and continuity of care.

• Provide evidence and technical input to promote government ownership, integration, transition, mainstreaming, and sustainability of supported interventions.

Key Output 3: Monitoring, Data Quality and Reporting

• Collect, verify, clean, analyse, and maintain accurate and timely HRH and CHW programme data in accordance with the data workflow defined.

• Maintain programme tracking tools, databases, implementation matrices, and other monitoring systems.

• Conduct routine data quality checks and physical verification to assess data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness.

• Track programme performance against indicators, targets, workplans, and milestones.

• Prepare timely monthly and quarterly implementation, monitoring, verification, and data quality reports for submission to EGPAF and BMF as per agreed timelines.

• Promote the use of programme evidence and data for planning, performance improvement, and decision-making.