Chief of Party- REACH Malaria
2025-08-19T19:12:36+00:00
Path
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FULL_TIME
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
00000
Tanzania
Nonprofit, and NGO
Healthcare
2025-08-29T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
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The Tanzania Chief of Party (CoP) will report to the global PMI REACH Malaria Deputy Project Director and is responsible for coordinating and supporting implementation of all key project activities, with emphasis on high-quality outputs and compliance with USG requests. The CoP is also responsible for overall strategic development and oversight, project monitoring and evaluation, and general program management.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the project’s primary liaison with USG Embassy, international and regional partners, and host country government officials.
- Supervise project staff, including e.g. the Malaria Technical Advisor and MEL Manager, ensuring that they are successfully managing project activities and achieving deliverables.
- Initiate and manage effective collaborative partnerships.
- Oversee annual project work planning and periodic reporting to ensure high quality and timely delivery of products.
- Oversee compliance with the goals set in the contract and with USG regulations and PATH policies and systems.
- Contribute to the design of project monitoring and evaluation systems and to regular project evaluations to assess progress and recommend solutions.
- Represent the project at periodic meetings with stakeholders to report on planned activities and actions, including implementation status.
- Provide financial management support to country office teams through analyzing financial data, monitoring project expenses against budgets, and forecasting, with support from the Finance and Administration Staff.
- Monitor compliance with PMI REACH Malaria contract and PATH policies, identify and effectively communicate any risks to compliance.
- Liaise with PATH Security Lead to monitor and ensure security of project staff and operations
- Collaborate with the PMI REACH Malaria Senior Technical Advisor and team members focusing on malaria case management, MiP, malaria diagnostics, maternal, newborn and child health, data and digital health, etc. for their technical inputs into project deliverables and activity plans.
- Work closely with the relevant stakeholders, including ministries of health, universities, NGOs, civil society, and private sector partners in coordinating activity implementation.
- Coordinate planning and review meetings to track progress of implementation of interventions and ensure coordination between program team and external stakeholders.
- Document activities and field observations for program reports, support in the creation of presentations for updates and meetings.
- Ensure smooth collaboration of operations across PATH’s platform of projects in Tanzania.
Required skills and experience:
- Master’s degree with 10 years of work experience in public health, international development or a related field.
- At least ten (10) years of experience in managing health programs in developing countries, including experience and technical knowledge in malaria.
- At least five (5) years of experience (out of 10 years) should be as a COP or senior field management experience such as Project Director, Regional Director or Country Director roles.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage technical teams and multi-partner collaborative projects, with in-depth knowledge of Tanzanian government systems and procedures for managing complex programs with many sites and partners are mandatory.
- Familiarity with stakeholders in the malaria services space, including malaria case management, prevention of MiP, SMC, surveillance, data collection and use for service delivery.
- Demonstrated ability to work with USG, implementing partners, institutions at the national and regional level, local nongovernmental organizations, and community-based organizations and structures.
- Successful experience working with the Government of Tanzania is required.
- Strong problem-solving, organizational skills, and a positive, solution-oriented approach to challenges.
- Strong financial management skills, including experience in budgeting and tracking financials.
- Excellent analytical, presentation, and report writing skills.
- Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination.
- Extremely detail-oriented, with the ability to communicate effectively and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Strong work ethic, resourcefulness, integrity, credibility, and dedication to PATH’s mission.
- Professional proficiency in English is required.
- Priority for candidates based in and qualified to work in Tanzania.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) is required.
- Ability to travel up to 30 percent in-country; limited international travel expected
Serve as the project’s primary liaison with USG Embassy, international and regional partners, and host country government officials. Supervise project staff, including e.g. the Malaria Technical Advisor and MEL Manager, ensuring that they are successfully managing project activities and achieving deliverables. Initiate and manage effective collaborative partnerships. Oversee annual project work planning and periodic reporting to ensure high quality and timely delivery of products. Oversee compliance with the goals set in the contract and with USG regulations and PATH policies and systems. Contribute to the design of project monitoring and evaluation systems and to regular project evaluations to assess progress and recommend solutions. Represent the project at periodic meetings with stakeholders to report on planned activities and actions, including implementation status. Provide financial management support to country office teams through analyzing financial data, monitoring project expenses against budgets, and forecasting, with support from the Finance and Administration Staff. Monitor compliance with PMI REACH Malaria contract and PATH policies, identify and effectively communicate any risks to compliance. Liaise with PATH Security Lead to monitor and ensure security of project staff and operations Collaborate with the PMI REACH Malaria Senior Technical Advisor and team members focusing on malaria case management, MiP, malaria diagnostics, maternal, newborn and child health, data and digital health, etc. for their technical inputs into project deliverables and activity plans. Work closely with the relevant stakeholders, including ministries of health, universities, NGOs, civil society, and private sector partners in coordinating activity implementation. Coordinate planning and review meetings to track progress of implementation of interventions and ensure coordination between program team and external stakeholders. Document activities and field observations for program reports, support in the creation of presentations for updates and meetings. Ensure smooth collaboration of operations across PATH’s platform of projects in Tanzania.
Master’s degree with 10 years of work experience in public health, international development or a related field. At least ten (10) years of experience in managing health programs in developing countries, including experience and technical knowledge in malaria. At least five (5) years of experience (out of 10 years) should be as a COP or senior field management experience such as Project Director, Regional Director or Country Director roles. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage technical teams and multi-partner collaborative projects, with in-depth knowledge of Tanzanian government systems and procedures for managing complex programs with many sites and partners are mandatory. Familiarity with stakeholders in the malaria services space, including malaria case management, prevention of MiP, SMC, surveillance, data collection and use for service delivery. Demonstrated ability to work with USG, implementing partners, institutions at the national and regional level, local nongovernmental organizations, and community-based organizations and structures. Successful experience working with the Government of Tanzania is required. Strong problem-solving, organizational skills, and a positive, solution-oriented approach to challenges. Strong financial management skills, including experience in budgeting and tracking financials. Excellent analytical, presentation, and report writing skills. Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination. Extremely detail-oriented, with the ability to communicate effectively and concisely, both orally and in writing. Strong work ethic, resourcefulness, integrity, credibility, and dedication to PATH’s mission. Professional proficiency in English is required. Priority for candidates based in and qualified to work in Tanzania. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) is required. Ability to travel up to 30 percent in-country; limited international travel expected
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Vacancy title:
Chief of Party- REACH Malaria
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Healthcare]
Jobs at:
Path
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 29 2025
Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 19 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The Tanzania Chief of Party (CoP) will report to the global PMI REACH Malaria Deputy Project Director and is responsible for coordinating and supporting implementation of all key project activities, with emphasis on high-quality outputs and compliance with USG requests. The CoP is also responsible for overall strategic development and oversight, project monitoring and evaluation, and general program management.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the project’s primary liaison with USG Embassy, international and regional partners, and host country government officials.
- Supervise project staff, including e.g. the Malaria Technical Advisor and MEL Manager, ensuring that they are successfully managing project activities and achieving deliverables.
- Initiate and manage effective collaborative partnerships.
- Oversee annual project work planning and periodic reporting to ensure high quality and timely delivery of products.
- Oversee compliance with the goals set in the contract and with USG regulations and PATH policies and systems.
- Contribute to the design of project monitoring and evaluation systems and to regular project evaluations to assess progress and recommend solutions.
- Represent the project at periodic meetings with stakeholders to report on planned activities and actions, including implementation status.
- Provide financial management support to country office teams through analyzing financial data, monitoring project expenses against budgets, and forecasting, with support from the Finance and Administration Staff.
- Monitor compliance with PMI REACH Malaria contract and PATH policies, identify and effectively communicate any risks to compliance.
- Liaise with PATH Security Lead to monitor and ensure security of project staff and operations
- Collaborate with the PMI REACH Malaria Senior Technical Advisor and team members focusing on malaria case management, MiP, malaria diagnostics, maternal, newborn and child health, data and digital health, etc. for their technical inputs into project deliverables and activity plans.
- Work closely with the relevant stakeholders, including ministries of health, universities, NGOs, civil society, and private sector partners in coordinating activity implementation.
- Coordinate planning and review meetings to track progress of implementation of interventions and ensure coordination between program team and external stakeholders.
- Document activities and field observations for program reports, support in the creation of presentations for updates and meetings.
- Ensure smooth collaboration of operations across PATH’s platform of projects in Tanzania.
Required skills and experience:
- Master’s degree with 10 years of work experience in public health, international development or a related field.
- At least ten (10) years of experience in managing health programs in developing countries, including experience and technical knowledge in malaria.
- At least five (5) years of experience (out of 10 years) should be as a COP or senior field management experience such as Project Director, Regional Director or Country Director roles.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage technical teams and multi-partner collaborative projects, with in-depth knowledge of Tanzanian government systems and procedures for managing complex programs with many sites and partners are mandatory.
- Familiarity with stakeholders in the malaria services space, including malaria case management, prevention of MiP, SMC, surveillance, data collection and use for service delivery.
- Demonstrated ability to work with USG, implementing partners, institutions at the national and regional level, local nongovernmental organizations, and community-based organizations and structures.
- Successful experience working with the Government of Tanzania is required.
- Strong problem-solving, organizational skills, and a positive, solution-oriented approach to challenges.
- Strong financial management skills, including experience in budgeting and tracking financials.
- Excellent analytical, presentation, and report writing skills.
- Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination.
- Extremely detail-oriented, with the ability to communicate effectively and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Strong work ethic, resourcefulness, integrity, credibility, and dedication to PATH’s mission.
- Professional proficiency in English is required.
- Priority for candidates based in and qualified to work in Tanzania.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) is required.
- Ability to travel up to 30 percent in-country; limited international travel expected
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 120
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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