Technical Regional Project Officer

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of

Job Type: Full-Time

About Amref Health Africa

Amref Health Africa, founded in 1957, is the largest African-based international health development organisation. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref implements programmes across 35 African countries, reaching more than 40 million people, with a strong operational presence in Africa and advocacy and fundraising offices in Europe and North America. Amref established its Tanzania Country Office in 1987, and has since grown into a trusted partner to government and communities in strengthening health systems, advancing primary health care, and expanding access to quality health services.

Guided by its vision of lasting health change in Africa, Amref’s mission is to catalyze community-led, people-centered health systems and address the social determinants of health. Amref believes sustainable health transformation is driven from within communities and works to strengthen health systems while empowering communities to demand and access quality, affordable healthcare.

About the Community Health Systems Strengthening Programme

Africa’s population is growing rapidly, with young people forming an increasing share of the workforce. Yet job creation has not kept pace, leaving millions—particularly young women—without access to stable, dignified livelihoods due to barriers such as limited education, social norms, and unpaid care responsibilities.

At the same time, Africa’s health sector is expanding and presents a powerful opportunity to create sustainable livelihood pathways. This programme focuses on transforming community-based health work into respected, viable career pathways for young people, especially women. Starting in Kenya, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, and Malawi, the programme aims to professionalize community health workers, create dignified employment, and strengthen systems—contributing to both youth livelihoods and healthier communities.

Job Description

The Technical Regional Project Officer provides hands-on technical and operational support for the rollout, implementation, and day-to-day delivery of the Country Integrated and Coordinated Community Health Workers (ICCHW) programme across Tanzania’s primary health care system.

Reporting to the Senior Programme Manager, the role contributes to the assessment, training, and convening of ecosystem stakeholders that strengthen Community Health Workers (CHW) capacity and support sustainable workforce pathways. The position works in coordination with the Ministry of Health (MoH Tanzania), Prime Minister’s Office – Regional Authorities and Local Governments (PMO-RALG); Regional and Council Health Management Teams, training institutions, and relevant public and private sector actors to support implementation efforts that expand opportunity for youth and women within the health sector.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management and Programme Implementation

• Lead structured implementation of approved national service modular and CHW training activities across assigned regions in alignment with national programme workplans.
• Implement and maintain detailed sub-regional-level implementation plans, trackers, and milestone schedules, including the classroom and field work sessions.
• Coordinate roll-out of pre-service training programmes for CHWs and ensuring alignment with programme timelines and county priorities.
• Ensure all assessed CHWs join the designated training institutions as planned.
• Manage multiple concurrent workstreams within assigned counties, prioritizing competing demands while maintaining delivery standards.
• Maintain risk logs capturing operational, technical, and stipend-related risks, and escalate systemic issues to the Project Manager.

Training Roll-out & Capacity Building

• Support country and regional/council assessments to identify priority gaps in CHW training, employment, and entrepreneurship pathways within the health ecosystem to inform programme planning and resource allocation.
• Deploy and digitalize the approved curriculum, ensuring usability and alignment with community health and PHC priorities.
• Track the training-of-trainers (ToT) and digital orientation sessions conducted at approved regional training institutions.
• Support targeted capacity building efforts to strengthen recruitment and retention of women and youth as CHWs.
• Provide hands-on technical and operational support during the three-month field attachment training rollout activities, and ensure CHWs have the right tools and equipment.
• Conduct structured and proactive field visits to councils and district implementation sites to provide hands-on supportive supervision, quality assurance, and technical mentorship to District teams and Community Health Workers (CHWs).
• Advocate for CHW eLearning opportunities through different effective platforms (i.e. Leap)

CHW Stipend Tracking & Payment Coordination

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of CHWs eligible for stipend payments based on verified training participation and activity status.
• Coordinate with Regional and Council Health Management Teams (R/CHMTs) and council/facility Finance focal points to track the council or facilities stipend disbursement processes and timelines.
• Monitor stipend payment status at council or facility level and reconcile payment records against eligible CHW lists.
• Identify delays, discrepancies, or documentation gaps affecting stipend processing and follow up proactively at council or facility level.
• Escalate systemic payment bottlenecks or risks to the Project Manager for further engagement at higher governance levels.
• Maintain structured documentation of stipend tracking processes to support transparency, audit readiness, and CHW confidence.

Coordination and Partner/Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with CHWs, Regional and Council Health Management Teams (R/CHMTs), and Regional Finance teams.
• Liaise with local government stakeholders supporting CHW stipend and workforce integration processes.
• Collaborate closely with program MEL and programme teams to ensure alignment of training, employment tracking, and reporting requirements.
• Facilitate structured stakeholder convenings and coordination forums at regional level.
• Represent Amref at national, regional, and district-level forums, Technical Working Groups (TWGs), and partner coordination meetings.

People & Performance

• Strengthen local supervisory capacity, verify adherence to programme standards, identify operational risks or gaps early, and support district leadership to resolve implementation challenges and sustain high-quality service delivery.
• Facilitate in-service/digital orientation sessions for CHWs and training-of-trainers where needed.
• Track learner participation, completion, and assessment performance.
• Gather user feedback to inform platform and content improvements, and flag delays or anomalies affecting learner progression or completion.
• Support coordination of certification documentation and validation processes.
• Foster a culture of accountability, responsiveness, and solution-oriented thinking within the project or workstream.

Learner Monitoring, Employment Tracking & Reporting

• Track learner enrolment, course uptake, completion, and certification across assigned regions.
• Monitor CHW employment and integration outcomes, including stipend activation and retention trends.
• Maintain accurate in-service/digital learning data aligned to MEL and donor reporting frameworks.
• Provide structured progress reports and dashboards to the Project Manager and country leadership.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Identify recurring operational or adoption challenges at regional level and propose practical, field-informed improvements.
• Participate in testing and refinement of in-service/digital learning tools and curriculum enhancements.
• Contribute insights to strengthen youth-focused programming and workforce integration pathways.

Qualifications

• Planning and Organizing: Establishes an action plan for self and others to complete work efficiently and on time, by setting priorities, establishing timelines and leveraging resources. Focuses on workable solutions rather than escalating prematurely or deflecting responsibility.
• Entrepreneurial & Adaptive Mindset: Demonstrates initiative in improving workflows, usability, and learner support processes within established governance frameworks. Remains flexible and solution-oriented when implementation challenges arise.
• Personal Accountability: Takes ownership of commitments and follows through reliably. Demonstrates self-discipline in managing time, documentation, and quality standards without requiring close supervision. Initiates action to correct quality problems or notifies others of quality issues as appropriate.
• Collaboration: Builds trust through respectful communication, active listening, and clarity. Navigates differing perspectives with composure and professionalism. Communicates directions and updates clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Service Orientation: Demonstrates empathy and patience when supporting others. Demonstrates respect and professionalism when navigating differing priorities. Follows-up to ensure intended actions are accomplished and results are achieved. Checks for user/stakeholder satisfaction and seeks suggestions for improvement.
• Integrity & Ethical Conduct: Consistently acts in alignment with safeguarding, confidentiality, and data protection principles. Demonstrates reliability and transparency in handling information, finances, and people interactions. Exercises sound judgment when reconciling discrepancies or escalating risks.
• Stress Tolerance: Maintains stable performance under pressure or opposition (e.g. experiencing time pressure, conflict, or job ambiguity). Demonstrates persistence and emotional steadiness in high-pressure environments, and handles stress in a manner that is acceptable to others in the organization and programme.

Additional Information

Please include a cover letter that highlights why you believe you are an ideal candidate for this role, along with your CV showcasing your relevant skills and experience.

The application deadline is Wednesday, 25 March 2026.

Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.

Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.