Chief of Party – Faith and Community Initiative (FCI)

Organization: World Vision Tanzania
Programme: Faith and Community Initiative (FCI)
Contract Type: Local – Fixed Term Employee
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Applicant Type: Local Applicants Only
Vacancy Reference: JR52191
Posted: August 2026

Important: Recruitment is contingent upon award and donor approval.

Job Overview

World Vision Tanzania is seeking a senior Chief of Party (CoP) to provide overall leadership for the Faith and Community Initiative (FCI) in Tanzania.

The Chief of Party will be responsible for programme leadership, strategic government and donor engagement, consortium management, technical oversight, financial stewardship, sustainability, risk management, and achievement of programme results.

This is a very senior leadership position requiring a minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience managing large-scale donor-funded health programmes.

Key Responsibilities

1. In-Country Leadership & Programme Management – 20%

• Provide overall leadership and management of the FCI Tanzania programme.
• Ensure achievement of programme goals, objectives, and results.
• Lead development and implementation of the FCI Tanzania Country Implementation Plan.
• Translate global FCI guidance into Tanzania-specific strategies, work plans, budgets, and performance milestones.
• Contextualize the FCI model to Tanzania’s health-system architecture, policies, disease burden, geographic priorities, and faith-based health-service environment.
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements, World Vision policies, national policies, technical standards, and Tanzanian laws.
• Ensure efficient use of resources under the FCI 80/20 principle, maximizing resources reaching frontline services.

2. Government, Donor & External Relations

The Chief of Party will serve as a major representative of FCI and develop relationships with:

• U.S. Embassy and GHSD country team
• Ministry of Health
• PO-RALG
• Ministry of Finance
• National HIV/AIDS programme structures
• National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme
• Malaria programme structures
• RMNCAH and nutrition programmes
• Community-health and health-promotion structures
• Health-information and digital-health units
• Medical Stores Department and relevant supply-chain actors
• Regional, council, and local government health authorities
• Christian Health Associations
• Faith-Based Organizations
• Global Fund and other major development partners
• CDC/PEPFAR/GHSD programmes

The role also involves representing FCI in national coordination and steering structures and ensuring the programme complements existing government and donor investments.

3. Government Ownership & Sustainability – 15%

• Lead negotiations with government authorities to transition FCI-supported activities into government ownership.
• Develop and implement a country-specific sustainability and transition plan.
• Secure government commitments and domestic financing.
• Support absorption of health workers, facilities, community platforms, commodities, and data systems into government structures.
• Advocate for integration of faith-based facilities and staff into national health systems.
• Monitor progress against transition milestones.
• Identify and escalate risks affecting government ownership and sustainability.

4. Staff, Consortium & Operations Management – 15%

• Lead and motivate the FCI country team.
• Manage consortium members and sub-partners.
• Oversee operations, logistics, procurement, and administration.
• Coordinate World Vision Tanzania with consortium members, FBOs, community partners, and other implementing organizations.
• Directly supervise:
  • Country Technical Director
  • Finance & Compliance Manager
  • MEL Manager
• Establish a culture of collaboration, accountability, learning, integrity, safeguarding, and performance.

5. Technical Quality, Performance & Learning – 20%

Provide strategic oversight across integrated health programming, including:

• HIV
• Tuberculosis
• Malaria
• Maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health
• Nutrition
• Community health
• Health systems strengthening

Key activities include:

• Monitor programme performance against targets and indicators.
• Chair programme performance and technical review meetings.
• Identify implementation bottlenecks and performance gaps.
• Ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Integrate programme, service-delivery, and financial data for decision-making.
• Oversee the hub-and-spoke service-delivery model.
• Strengthen referral and counter-referral systems.
• Promote quality-improvement approaches and root-cause analysis.
• Ensure programmes respond to regional and epidemiological differences.
• Promote integration with Government of Tanzania health-information systems.
• Strengthen data quality and evidence-based decision-making.
• Lead adaptive management based on programme performance and stakeholder feedback.

6. Grant, Financial, Compliance & Risk Management – 15%

The Chief of Party has overall accountability for:

• Programme administration
• Financial management
• Grant and contract management
• Partner management
• Resource stewardship
• Donor compliance
• Risk management

The role will oversee:

• Burn rate
• Budget versus actual expenditure
• Cash flow
• Partner advances
• Procurement
• Cost efficiency
• Compliance
• Audit readiness
• Financial risks

The CoP must also ensure expenditure is reasonable, allowable, allocable, properly documented, and aligned with programme objectives.

Risks involving programme delivery, finance, safeguarding, security, and reputation must be identified and mitigated promptly.

Qualifications & Experience

Required Experience

The position requires:

Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience

Specifically in large-scale, donor-funded health programmes, including significant experience in:

• Senior leadership
• Programme management
• Financial oversight
• Staff supervision
• Donor engagement
• Government relations
• Consortium management
• Partner management

Senior Leadership Experience

Experience as a:

• Chief of Party
• Deputy Chief of Party
• Project Director
• Programme Director
• Country Programme Manager
• Equivalent senior leadership position

is strongly preferred.

Donor Experience

Strong experience with major institutional health donors is preferred, particularly:

• PEPFAR
• CDC
• U.S. Government
• DoD
• Global Fund
• Other major institutional health donors

Government & Stakeholder Engagement

Candidates should have demonstrated experience working with:

• Ministries of Health
• Ministries of Finance
• U.S. Embassies/USG agencies
• National and sub-national government
• Global Fund
• Development partners
• Faith-based organizations
• Civil society
• Community organizations
• Multi-organization consortia

Sustainability & Transition

Experience supporting government ownership, institutionalization, and sustainability is particularly important.

Candidates should demonstrate experience negotiating or facilitating the transition of donor-supported:

• Services
• Health workers
• Facilities
• Systems
• Programme functions
• Costs

into government structures and domestic financing mechanisms.

Education

Required:

Master’s degree in one of the following or a related field:

• Public Health
• International Development
• Business Administration
• Public Administration
• Health Systems Management

Technical & Leadership Competencies

The ideal candidate should demonstrate:

Strategic Leadership | Programme Design & Implementation | Health Systems Strengthening | Donor Management | Government Engagement | Consortium Management | Financial Stewardship | Grant Management | Risk Management | Sustainability Planning | Monitoring & Evaluation | Adaptive Management | Partnership Management | Health Programme Management | Resource Management | Staff Development

Christian Identity Requirement

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization. The successful candidate is expected, where legally permissible, to affirm World Vision’s core documents and demonstrate conduct compatible with its Christian principles, professional ethics, and cultural sensitivities.

The position also expects participation in organizational activities such as team and office devotions, chapel, and prayer gatherings in accordance with applicable World Vision policies.

Who Is This Position For?

This is not an entry-level, mid-level, or ordinary programme-management position.

The ideal candidate would be a highly experienced health/development professional who has already managed large donor-funded programmes, led multidisciplinary teams, interacted with government and institutional donors, and managed complex partnerships or consortia.

The most important screening requirements are:

1. 10+ years of relevant experience
2. Large-scale donor-funded health programme management
3. Senior leadership experience
4. USG/PEPFAR/CDC/Global Fund experience strongly preferred
5. Government and donor engagement
6. Consortium and partner management
7. Financial and grant oversight
8. Government transition and sustainability experience
9. Master’s degree in a relevant field
10. Strong understanding of integrated health programmes

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