Job description
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT @ PAEDIATRIC AND CHILD HEALTH ASSOCIATION (PACHA)
LOCATION: Malawi
POSITION: PROGRAMME MANAGER
OVERVIEW
The Paediatric and Child Health Association (PACHA) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing and improving children's health and welfare. Its mission is to ensure that children have access to the determinants of good health in Malawi and beyond.
PACHA's membership includes healthcare professionals and other child health and welfare advocates. The organisation has been working in Malawi since 2011.
With funding from the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation, PACHA, in collaboration with Witten/Herdecke University, has established the Else Kröner Centre for Global Child Health.
The Centre seeks to strengthen primary healthcare systems for children and young people, improve the quality of care, promote children's rights, and develop evidence-based strategies for sustainable health system strengthening.
PACHA invites applications from well-experienced, highly motivated and suitably qualified candidates for the position of Programme Manager.
JOB TYPE: Not specified
Application Deadline:Tuesday, 17th November 2026
POSITION: PROGRAMME MANAGER
JOB SUMMARY
The Programme Manager will coordinate and manage the Centre's programmes and affiliated projects to ensure that activities are implemented in line with established objectives.
The role involves strategic planning, budget development, programme monitoring and evaluation, stakeholder engagement, reporting, resource mobilisation, and procurement coordination.
DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Programme Manager will be responsible for the following:
1. Programme Planning and Coordination
Organise programmes and activities in accordance with project objectives.
Manage the Centre's long-term goals.
Develop programme budgets and operating plans.
Participate in planning the strategic direction of the Centre and its affiliated projects.
Coordinate programme activities to ensure that agreed objectives are achieved.
2. Monitoring, Evaluation and Performance Management
Develop evaluation methods to assess programme strengths and identify areas for improvement.
Organise regular progress meetings, including their preparation, implementation and documentation.
Establish regular and ad hoc meetings involving participants from different technical and hierarchical levels, according to programme needs.
Maintain a repository of programme documents, including meeting minutes, for reference and monitoring progress on agreed action points.
Implement and manage changes and interventions to ensure that the Centre's goals are achieved.
Develop and use management tools, including logical frameworks and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), to support effective programme management.
3. Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
Meet with stakeholders to promote clear and transparent communication regarding the Centre's activities, issues and decisions.
Facilitate communication among programme participants and relevant stakeholders.
Coordinate meetings and follow up on agreed actions.
4. Reporting and Documentation
Produce accurate and timely reports on programme status throughout the project life cycle.
Prepare administrative and scientific reports.
Maintain proper programme documentation and records.
5. Resource Mobilisation and Grant Applications
Generate programme ideas and identify funding opportunities.
Prepare and submit grant applications that align with the Centre's objectives.
6. Procurement and Financial Management
Participate in project budgeting and financial planning.
Support procurement processes for programme activities.
Contribute to financial management and bookkeeping where required.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
Academic Qualifications
Applicants must possess:
A Master's degree in Global Health or Public Health.
Professional Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of relevant work experience in a non-governmental organisation (NGO).
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
The ideal candidate should demonstrate:
Good communication skills.
Experience writing administrative and scientific reports.
Ability to organise and manage programmes and activities.
Strong planning, coordination and stakeholder-engagement skills.
Willingness to work outside normal working hours when required.
ADDED ADVANTAGE
Experience in bookkeeping and financial management.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should submit their applications by email to:
Email: recruitment.ekcpacha@outlook.com
Closing Date:Tuesday, 17th November 2026
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
PACHA does not charge any fees at any stage of its recruitment process. Applicants should not pay anyone to secure this opportunity.