Vacancy title:
Program Manager

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Healthcare, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
Africa Center for Health Systems and Gender Justice (ACHGJ)

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, July 10 2025

Duty Station:
Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, July 7 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Key Responsibilities

• Program Management
• Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of assigned programs in alignment with approved Program proposals, budgets, and action plans.
• Develop detailed implementation plans, define outcomes, and ensure effective delivery through coordination with project teams/ consultants, the strategy and communication and finance team.
• Collaborate closely with partner organizations to ensure the delivery of high-quality, impactful interventions.
• Provide ongoing technical support to partners, including capacity strengthening, and coordinate or arrange for external expertise where needed.
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements, including timely submission of high-quality narrative and financial reports, in line with donor agreements, ACHGJC policies, and institutional funding procedures.
• Undertake or commission research and analysis to inform program design or as part of implementation and support advocacy priorities per outlined program outcomes.
• Facilitate knowledge management and learning, including documentation and sharing of best practices, lessons learned, and innovations with and among partners.
• Design and implement learning and capacity development opportunities for partners and grantees to strengthen program impact and sustainability.
• Contribute to the development of communication materials such as presentations, success stories, case studies, fact sheets, and visual assets to support internal and external engagement and dissemination of project impact.
• Strategic alignment and coordination
• Align program objectives with the organization’s broader mission and strategic priorities.
• Support leadership in refining the organization’s strategic approach through data and insights from program implementation.
• Manage and coordinate multiple interrelated projects within the organization, ensuring consistency, integration, and synergy.
• Establish frameworks and tools for efficient project tracking and communication across teams and projects/ programs.
• Resource and Stakeholder Management
• Oversee program budgets, timelines, and human resources to optimize impact and ensure accountability.
• Manage consultants, grantees, or implementing partners as needed to deliver program components.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with internal teams, donors, civil society organizations, government partners, and communities.
• Represent the organization and respective program/s at external events, conferences, and stakeholder meetings.
• Conduct regular follow-ups with partners on the progress of project activities and
• convene routine coordination meetings to assess and guide implementation.
• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
• Develop and oversee MEL frameworks to track performance indicators, measure impact, and inform adaptive program management – focus on feminist DMEL strategies.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement across all program activities.
• Risk Management
• Identify potential risks to the success of the program and implement mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with relevant donor requirements and organizational policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, Gender Studies, Public Health Economics, Public Policy, or related field (master’s degree preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in program management, ideally in gender justice, economic empowerment, or related areas.
• Proven ability to design, implement, and manage complex programs in cross-functional environments.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methods and tools.
• Experience working with data-driven approaches to social impact and advocacy.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong budget management and resource planning abilities.
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and social justice.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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