For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -
A cumulative ten (10) years of progressive professional work experience with at least five (5) years in senior leadership or project management.
Master's degree in Public Health, Health Systems Management, Health Policy, Project Management, Business Administration, Research, Education, Development Studies, or related field.
Bachelor's degree in a Health Sciences, Epidemiology or health-related discipline.
Training in Project Management.
Training in Financial Management or Grant Management will be an added advantage.
Membership in a relevant professional body where applicable.
Duties and Responsibilities:*
Lead programme planning, implementation, coordination, and delivery of activities to achieve objectives, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
Manage partnerships and stakeholder engagement by building and maintaining effective relationships, serving as the key liaison and programme representative in strategic and technical forums.
Ensure sustainability by overseeing financial management, budgeting, compliance, audits, reporting, and resource mobilization efforts.
Coordinate monitoring, evaluation, learning and reporting to track performance for continuous improvement and support informed decision-making.
Drive institutional capacity building through curriculum development and enhancement, research, innovation, digital learning and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Ensure risk management, compliance and quality assurance by promoting inclusion, safeguarding, transparency, and accountability across programme activities.
Provide leadership to achieve programme goals through supervising and supporting programme staff, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team culture.