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Job Description

1. ABOUT AMREF HEALTH AFRICA
Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based
international health development organisation; currently implementing more than 180 programmes,
reaching more than 40 million people across 35 African countries; and a staff complement of over 2,000.  Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten countries in Africa – Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. An additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices are located in Europe and North America.

Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To catalyse and drive community-led and people-centred health systems while addressing social determinants of health’. We believe that the power to transform Africa’s health lies within its communities, and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but that communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of quality and affordable health care.

2. ABOUT THE ROLE

The Regional Programme Manager will provide programme management and technical oversight of
Amref’s Learning for Life (L4L): Building a Resilient and Responsive Health Workforce in Africa programme which sits within the Institute of Capacity Development (ICD). This 4-year programme in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation will be implemented in Kenya, Senegal and Zambia during this first phase. The estimated ratio of health workers per population in Africa is 11.2 workers per 10,000 people, far below the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended ratio of 44.5. It is estimated that the global shortage of health workers will increase from 12 to 18 million by 2030 – which translates to a shortage of six million health workers. Africa also has the world’s fastest growing population, which presents governments and policy makers with both opportunities and challenges to ensure sufficient livelihood opportunities for its young population. To address these challenges and accelerate the current Universal Health Coverage (UHC) gains, Amref is implementing this innovative, multi-country, multi-million dollar programme with the ultimate aim of contributing to increased and sustainable job creation within primary health care
(PHC) sectors across Africa.

Reporting to the Programme Director, the Regional Programme Manager will provide overall programme management support for effective programme delivery and sustainable impact, ensuring that the commitments made in the grant are attained and surpassed in line with the organisation’s strategy and goals. S/he will sit on the programme’s implementation team (PIT).

5. EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Required qualifications and experience

• Advanced degree in business administration, management sciences or related field. Programme
  management certification will be an added advantage.
• Solid experience leading diverse teams and preferably managing complex, regional programmes.
• Five (5)+ years relevant work experience in management of multi-country programmes in the health and/or development sector.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and executing projects, including steering work planning, managing and mentoring colleagues, and overseeing compliant and cost-effective use of resources to deliver on objectives.