Overview
The Project Manager will lead the operational coordination and delivery management of a continental initiative aimed at transforming health financing systems across Africa. The role ensures timely and high-quality implementation of activities, coherence across workstreams, and effective monitoring and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate the Theory of Change into a comprehensive implementation framework.
- Develop and maintain a consolidated delivery roadmap.
- Ensure coherence and integration across project components.
- Coordinate the work of the Project Management Team and technical experts.
- Develop and maintain a Master Implementation Plan.
- Coordinate country-level operational activities with Sub-Regional Offices, UN Resident Coordinators, and National government counterparts.
- Coordinate and facilitate the Technical Multi-Stakeholder Task Force.
- Coordinate the design and implementation of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) framework.
- Support the implementation of the project’s resource mobilization strategy.
- Manage day-to-day coordination with technical partners and stakeholders.
- Coordinate with financial management focal points to track budget execution.
- Maintain operational risk and issue log.
- Produce monthly delivery dashboards, quarterly progress reports, and annual results reports.
Required Experience
- Minimum 10 years of experience in programme or project management is required.
- Proven experience managing multi-country, multi-stakeholder initiatives is required.
- Experience within international organizations (UN, MDBs, or equivalent) is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience in Programme coordination and delivery, Results-based management and reporting, Stakeholder engagement in complex institutional environments is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (master’s or higher) in Economics, Public Finance, Public Policy, Health Economics, Development Studies or related fields is required. A first-level university degree in combination with additional two years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
