Senior Project Administrator Officer, Primary Healthcare at PATH, Dar es Salaam October 2025

PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing heath challenges.

PATH’s Primary Health Care (PHC) program leads several projects and partners with individuals, communities, civil society, governments, and the private sector to co-create solutions which aim to accelerate the development of multi-disciplinary, high-performing primary health care services. The program helps countries and multisectoral partners reimagine PHC through a people-centered approach that gives everyone a fair chance at health and protects against health threats.

The four-year, Unitaid-funded Country- and Community-Led Scale-Up of Accessible, Integrated, and Family-Centered Elimination of Vertical Transition (EVT) Plus Services for a Healthy Start (SAFEStart+) project is designed to address identified barriers to EVT product access and service coverage, including demand and adoption, supply and delivery, quality, and affordability. This will be achieved by scaling up integrated EVT programs in four core engagement countries (Malawi, Nigeria, Paraguay, and Uganda); addressing specific barriers to EVT scale-up and validation in five focused activity countries (Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, South Africa, and Vietnam); disseminating innovations, successes, and lessons learned to ten peer learning countries to further increase the adoption and scale-up of evidence-based EVT approaches (Cambodia, Cote d’Ivoire, El Salvador, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Philippines, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe); and advancing regional policy, learning, and market shaping interventions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to contribute to accelerating progress globally.

PATH is seeking a qualified Senior Project Administrator Officer who will work closely with the SAFEStart+ Project Director and the Primary Health Care Program Director of Finance and Operations on overall project management and financial oversight, will serve as a liaison to PATH’s accounting, contracting, information systems, donor reporting, and human resource departments, and will provide financial and operational support and guidance to project implementation partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage contractual, financial, and administrative aspects of project portfolio, including budget development, forecasting, and monitoring; and subrecipient contract negotiation and monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with PATH policies, requirements, and standards as well as donor requirements.
• Provide on-going training and support to staff and subrecipients on donor rules and regulations.
• Provide financial management and reporting capacity building training and on-going support to all subrecipients.
• Monitor budgets, develop and implement financial tracking systems, and conduct financial analyses.
• Assist in preparation of financial reports and analysis, including forecasting.
• Review, analyze and negotiate subrecipient project budgets.
• Prepare reporting and payment schedules for subrecipient budgets.
• Negotiate appropriate financial terms with subrecipients.
• Coordinate annual project audit, working with the auditor and donor.
• Perform other tasks as assigned and in alignment with team priorities.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) or Certified Internal Audit (CIA) certification, plus at least 8 years of experience in an administrative management function, including financial management and budget development required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience with financial management, risk management, financial due diligence, donor compliance, and budgeting. Experience with Unitaid and/or USAID as a donor preferred.
• Experience with managing project audits or auditor support experience is preferred.
• Proven ability for financial analysis and long-range budget planning with multiple scenarios, and development of financial management tools.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; diplomacy in communicating with a broad and diverse audience.
• High-level of attention to detail.
• Experience on global, multi-country projects is preferred, particularly with project countries (DRC, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda).
• Team-focused with the ability to interact with diverse colleagues and facilitate strong working relationships; adept at working closely with others over geographical distance.
• Skilled at creating structure and driving toward goals within an ambiguous environment.
• Effective project management skills including experience with project management tools and coordination systems.
• Excellent organizational skills and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in team environment with program and technical staff.
• Ability to travel internationally.
• Demonstrated experience monitoring and mentoring subrecipients, in particular building local non governmental organizations’ financial management and reporting capabilities.
• Experience with non-profit administration preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office software particularly Excel and Word.
• Must have legal authorization to work in Tanzania.
• Cover letter required.