Descriptions
Summary
**Overview**
- Provide overall leadership and strategic oversight for the implementation of the Pandemic Fund-supported project to strengthen specimen referral and transportation systems across Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.
- Ensure the development and operationalization of a scalable, integrated, and multisectoral specimen referral system aligned with the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005), IDSR framework, and One Health approach.
- Work closely with the Ministry of Health (Mainland and Zanzibar) and other Pandemic Fund stakeholders/partners to strengthen coordination between human and animal health laboratory networks, improve efficiency and traceability of specimen transport, and support rapid detection and response to public health threats.
**Deadline:** April 20th, 2026
**Job Type:** Full-time
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Strategic Leadership & Program Oversight
- Provide overall leadership and direction for project implementation across Mainland and Zanzibar
- Lead development and execution of work plans, budgets, and performance monitoring frameworks
- Ensure alignment with national policies, WHO guidance, and Global Health Security priorities
- Drive adaptive management using data and performance monitoring
- Technical Leadership – Specimen Referral Systems
- Oversee development and dissemination of standardized SOPs and referral algorithms for priority diseases
- Ensure integration of specimen referral systems across human and animal health sectors (One Health)
- Provide strategic guidance on strengthening referral coordination, biosafety, and transport systems
- Support operationalization of national and international specimen transport frameworks
- Program Implementation & Coordination
- Oversee dissemination of Zanzibar Integrated Sample Referral and Transport Operational Manual (ZISRT–OPM) and National Sample Referral System (SRS) Atlas for Mainland Tanzania
- Ensure effective rollout across all target facilities and regions
- Coordinate national and regional workshops and multisectoral stakeholder engagements
- Strengthen coordination mechanisms between laboratories, surveillance units, and transport systems
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as primary liaison with MoH (Mainland and Zanzibar), WHO, and key partners
- Represent Jhpiego in national technical working groups and One Health platforms
- Facilitate multisectoral collaboration across human, animal, and environmental health sectors
- People & Team Management
- Supervise and mentor project staff, ensuring high-quality and timely delivery
- Foster a high-performing, accountable, and collaborative team environment
- Build capacity of government counterparts and partners
- Financial & Operational Oversight
- Oversee project budgets, financial tracking, and reporting
- Ensure compliance with WHO and Jhpiego policies and procedures
- Ensure efficient and accountable use of resources
- Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
- Oversee monitoring of project performance, including dissemination and adoption of referral systems
- Ensure timely preparation of technical and donor reports
- Promote use of data to improve program implementation and decision-making
- Business Development & Knowledge Management
- Document best practices and lessons learned
- Support dissemination of project results to national and global stakeholders
- Contribute to future funding opportunities and scale-up
**Requirements:**
- Advanced [...]
How to apply
Use the application link below to open the official application form.
