KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ROLE REQUIREMENTS<\/p>\n
Programme Planning & Coordination<\/p>\n
\tLead the development and maintenance of a single, integrated AFIYA delivery plan covering all workstreams and countries, ensuring clear sequencing of activities, identification of dependencies, and visibility of key decision points across the programme lifecycle.
\n\tMaintain a rolling 12\u201318 month forward delivery horizon, refreshed quarterly to reflect programme performance, emerging risks, contextual shifts, and adaptive management decisions.
\n\tEnsure strong alignment between AFIYA strategic priorities, approved budgets, partner delivery plans, and implementation timelines, supporting realistic planning and effective resource utilisation.
\n\tProvide end-to-end visibility of programme delivery progress, surfacing implementation risks, bottlenecks, and cross-workstream dependencies early to enable timely decision-making and course correction.
\n\tStrengthen programme delivery discipline through structured planning cycles, milestone tracking, and clear reporting rhythms across countries and delivery partners.
\n\tSupport the Head of Delivery by ensuring that programme decisions are informed by credible, timely performance data, delivery insights, and forward-looking risk analysis.
\n\tCoordinate planning and delivery interfaces across technical teams, country teams, implementing partners, to ensure coherent and efficient programme execution.
\n\tSupport adaptive programme management by ensuring delivery plans are living tools that respond to learning, evidence, and evolving programme priorities.<\/p>\n
Delivery Cadence & Governance<\/p>\n
Design, institutionalise, and drive a clear and consistent programme delivery rhythm to strengthen accountability, visibility, and timely decision-making across AFIYA, including:<\/p>\n
\tWeekly internal delivery check-ins focused on progress tracking, risk surfacing, and immediate priority actions
\n\tMonthly country performance reviews assessing delivery progress, financial performance, partner implementation status, and emerging risks and opportunities
\n\tQuarterly portfolio performance and decision reviews to assess strategic alignment, resource utilisation, delivery trajectory, and key investment or course-correction decisions
\n\tEstablish and maintain strong governance standards across programme forums, ensuring discussions are focused, decision-oriented, and aligned to programme priorities and outcomes.
\n\tPrepare clear, concise, and decision-focused agendas, high-quality pre-read materials, and structured action trackers to support productive and efficient governance engagements.
\n\tEnsure all decisions, actions, and agreed next steps are clearly documented, assigned to accountable owners, and systematically tracked to completion.
\n\tStrengthen transparency and information flow by ensuring governance outputs are communicated to relevant stakeholders in a timely and accessible manner.
\n\tContinuously review and refine delivery cadence and governance structures to ensure they remain fit for purpose, proportionate, and supportive of adaptive programme management.<\/p>\n
Risk, Dependency & Decision Management<\/p>\n
\tMaintain a programme-level risk and dependency register covering delivery, financial, facility-related, reputational, and fiduciary risks.
\n\tProactively identify and surface emerging risks, bottlenecks, and trade-offs, escalating them to the Head of Delivery with clear options for resolution.
\n\tMonitor critical dependencies across workstreams, countries, and implementing partners to ensure timely interventions and minimise delivery delays.
\n\tSupport structured, evidence-based decision-making by providing credible information, timely analysis, and actionable insights to the Head of Delivery, AFIYA.
\n\tEnsure financial and operational decisions are aligned with programme priorities, dependencies, and strategic objectives, enabling coherent and efficient delivery across all AFIYA projects.<\/p>\n
Adaptive Management Support<\/p>\n
\tEnsure milestones and budgets are treated as adaptive tools, enabling the programme to pivot and respond effectively to emerging information, risks, and changing contexts.
\n\tFacilitate structured learning and reflection sessions across workstreams and countries, encouraging evidence-based discussions and collaborative course-correction where needed.
\n\tProactively monitor assumptions underpinning programme design and delivery; trigger timely decision-making conversations when assumptions are no longer valid or when emerging issues could impact outcomes.
\n\tSupport the integration of lessons learned into planning, prioritisation, and resource allocation to strengthen programme resilience and maximise development impact.
\n\tFoster a culture of adaptive management within the programme, encouraging teams and partners to respond constructively to change while maintaining alignment with strategic objectives.<\/p>\n
Carry out any other duties or special assignments as assigned by the Management.<\/p>\n
COMPETENCIES
\nCompetencies describe the key behaviours that drive success in all of FSD Africa\u2019s roles, regardless of technical specialism. They have been derived from systematic research correlating performance with personal attributes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Competency Levels\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tLevel 1: Basic
\n\tLevel 2: Foundation\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tLevel 3: Specialist
\n\tLevel 4: Senior Specialist\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tLevel 5: Leading Expert\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tLevel 6: Executive<\/p>\n
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS<\/p>\n
Qualifications and Education<\/p>\n
\tMaster\u2019s degree and 9 years of experience or Bachelor\u2019s Degree and 11 years of experience in Project Management, Finance, Economics, Business or a related field.<\/p>\n
Essential Experience, Knowledge, and Skills<\/p>\n
\tAt least 10 years\u2019 experience managing or supporting complex, multi-country development programmes
\n\tDemonstrated experience with adaptive, market-systems or financial-inclusion programmes
\n\tStrong ability to synthesise complex information and communicate clearly to senior stakeholders
\n\tProven judgement in risk identification and escalation
\n\tHigh comfort operating in ambiguity and fast-moving environments
\n\tStrong capability in planning, forecasting, and tracking project performance across multiple workstreams
\n\tAbility to analyse complex project information, exercise sound judgement, and provide clear, actionable recommendations<\/p>\n
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