SPARC Program Manager Jobs in Kenya

SPARC Program Manager Jobs in Kenya

SPARC is designed to be a sustainable initiative housed within an existing African-based institution.

The goal of SPARC is to connect and build on the breadth of existing expertise in strategic purchasing in sub-Saharan Africa, and deepen this expertise to offer context-specific partnerships to build strategic demand.

SPARC is an initiative implemented by Results for Development (R4D) in partnership with Amref Health Africa, and with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

An advisory Committee made up of key global, regional and country stakeholders has provided input and guidance to position SPARC as a complementary resource and partner to the many health financing initiatives on the African continent and globally.

SPARC will benefit from Amref Health Africa's reach across sub-Saharan Africa to foster strong partnerships across the continent to continue to build expertise on strategic purchasing and broker support based on country demand.

Through these partnerships SPARC will help promote evidence informed policy making that leads to better health spending and facilitates learning and sharing of best practices in health purchasing.

The Job:

Under the leadership of the Executive Director, the Program Manager will provide strategic management of SPARC's programmatic pillars (coaching/mentoring program, country engagement, and knowledge management) and business operations to ensure the work plan is coherently implemented and SPARC achieves its mission of becoming the "go-to" resource center for strategic purchasing in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Program Manager will provide day to day management and oversight of program activities and will be responsible for the development and execution of project deliverables, lead project monitoring and budgeting.

The programme Manager will also advise on overall project strategy and design, contribute technical expertise to specific health system challenges, and oversee implementation of activities.

He/She will be responsible for ensuring effective coordination with other actors, monitoring and evaluation and quality assurance, representation and partnership development, proposal and resource development; and organizational learning.. .

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