Program Officer, Health Workforce

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

📋 Description

• Oversee daily programmatic and administrative grant management for grantees within an assigned portfolio covering 3–4 countries.

• Manage investments throughout their entire life cycle, from planning to close-out.

• Act as the main point of contact for the grantees within the portfolio.

• Implement grant management processes and collaborate with implementers to resolve issues.

• Address technical, financial, or compliance concerns by escalating them to the appropriate lead.

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

• Collaborate with country-level planning partners to facilitate planning, align with funding criteria, and monitor progress.

• Manage implementer due diligence, oversee document collection, and support the preparation of due diligence reports.

• Evaluate draft concept notes and offer technical and strategic insights.

• Track donor feedback and coordinate revision cycles with country partners.

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

• Assist with investment recommendations, including work plans, budgets, theory of change, and results framework.

• Monitor planning processes and proactively address bottlenecks.

• Perform routine grantee check-ins, review reports, and resolve or escalate issues as necessary.

• Oversee work plan and budget execution in accordance with approved terms.

• Gather and assess narrative and financial reports.

• Maintain portfolio-level tracking dashboards.

• Identify technical implementation issues and support the development of corrective action plans.

• Ensure all contractual obligations are fulfilled at close-out.

• Compile final reports, deliverables, lessons learned, and unresolved issues for the comprehensive initiative close-out and learning process.

⛳️ Requirements

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

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

• Familiar with due diligence processes, grant documentation, and budgeting and/or financial reporting.

• Strong organizational and tracking abilities.

• Excellent problem-solving skills.

• Expertise in health systems strengthening, public health, community health, health workforce, PHC, MNCH, and/or related areas.

• Knowledge of health workforce and health systems programming in East, West, and/or Southern Africa.

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

• Understanding of the cultural, political, and economic landscape in African countries; lived experience is preferred.

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

• Willingness to travel internationally on a regular basis.

• Fluency in English is required.

• Proficiency in French or Portuguese is an advantage.

• Eligibility for work authorization in Ghana or the applicable work location.

🏝️ Benefits

• An equal employment opportunity environment.

• A commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• Opportunities for international travel.