Program Manager, Health Workforce

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ghana.

📋 Description

• Manage day-to-day programmatic and administrative grant operations for grantees across an assigned portfolio of 3–4 countries.

• Act as the main point of contact for grantees, executing processes, troubleshooting with implementers, and escalating any technical, financial, or compliance concerns.

• Assist in the creation of grant management tools and materials, including templates for budget and financial reporting, as well as the initiative administration manual.

• Collaborate with country-level planning partners to steer planning efforts, ensure alignment with funding parameters, and monitor progress.

• Oversee due diligence for proposed implementers, manage the collection of documents, and assist in the preparation of due diligence reports.

• Evaluate concept notes, provide technical and strategic feedback, monitor donor responses, and facilitate necessary revisions.

• Conduct regular check-in meetings while implementers formulate work plans and budgets.

• Assemble investment recommendations, incorporating work plans, budgets, theory of change, and results frameworks.

• Monitor planning processes and proactively address any delays or obstacles.

• Carry out routine check-ins with grantees, review reports, resolve issues, and escalate matters as needed.

• Supervise the execution of work plans and budgets in accordance with approved terms.

• Gather and assess narrative and financial reports while maintaining portfolio tracking dashboards.

• Identify implementation challenges, facilitate problem-solving, and support the development of corrective action plans.

• Ensure contractual obligations are fulfilled and compile final reports and deliverables.

• Collect lessons learned and outstanding issues for the initiative's overall close-out and learning processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in program/grant management, preferably in global health, international development, or donor-funded programs.

• Proficient in managing multiple simultaneous workstreams and country relationships, including interactions with government and partner stakeholders, while serving as the primary contact for grantees.

• Understanding of due diligence processes, grant documentation, and budgeting and/or financial reporting.

• Strong organizational skills and ability to track progress effectively.

• Excellent problem-solving abilities.

• Specialized knowledge in health systems strengthening, public health, community health, health workforce, PHC, MNCH, and/or related disciplines.

• Familiarity with health workforce and health systems programming in East, West, and/or Southern Africa.

• Experience collaborating with private philanthropies, grant-making, and donor reporting.

• Insight into the cultural, political, and economic contexts of African nations; lived experience is preferred.

• An advanced degree in nursing, midwifery, medicine, public health, community health, health policy/systems/financing, or a related field is preferred.

• Openness to regular international travel.

• Fluency in English is required.

• Proficiency in French or Portuguese is a plus.

• Eligibility for work authorization in Ghana or another eligible location.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity environment.

• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• Opportunities for regular international travel.