Senior Project Manager – Touch Health

Position Summary

Touch Health is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the implementation of Touch’s digital health strategy and a major portfolio of health programs in Tanzania. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive large-scale health impact through innovative systems strengthening and digital transformation.

The Senior Project Manager will lead a high-performing team and oversee the execution of the Growth Accelerator for Integrated NCD Services (GAINS) program. Co-designed with the CEO Round Table of Global Health—including the Gates Foundation, Sanofi Global Health Unit, Eli Lilly—and implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the President’s Office of Tanzania, GAINS aims to improve integrated NCD services for up to 12 million people across 200 communities, generating scalable national solutions.

Key Program Focus Areas

• Community-Level Interventions: Upskilling Community Health Workers (CHWs) to deliver integrated NCD services.
• Technology & Referral Systems: Integrating facility and community health data through digital systems to strengthen referral pathways.
• Primary Healthcare Facilities: Improving facility capacity for NCD case management, medicine access, patient management, and demand forecasting.

Beyond program execution, this role will contribute to the design of innovations and AI-powered solutions shaping the future of GAINS and Touch’s broader digital health strategy.

The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a strong track record managing large, complex projects in global health or development, ideally with top-tier management consulting experience. They must excel in stakeholder engagement, analytical problem-solving, and driving innovation across health systems.

The Senior Project Manager reports directly to the Chief Program Officer and closely collaborates with the Director for Clinical Services.

Background

Touch Health is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening healthcare systems in Sub-Saharan Africa by overcoming barriers to access through innovative programming. Touch focuses on:

1. Healthcare workforce planning and optimization
2. Improving access to care for women and children
3. Health systems strengthening

Founded in 2004 and incubated at McKinsey & Company, Touch uses management consulting principles to design sustainable, government-owned health programs. Success in Tanzania has supported expansion across multiple African countries, alongside partnerships with major institutions and funders.

Responsibilities and Duties

1. Project Management

• Lead, monitor, and drive the GAINS project to achieve deliverables, timelines, budgets, and impact targets.
• Adjust strategies proactively based on data and implementation realities.
• Ensure high-quality internal and external communication, documentation, and reporting.
• Provide strategic thought leadership to refine the GAINS program in alignment with national priorities and Touch methodologies.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, field staff, and partners for seamless implementation.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, risk registers, and mitigation strategies.

2. Digital Health Strategy Development

• Collaborate with senior leadership to refine Touch’s digital health strategy.
• Generate structured insights and contribute to strategy and design workshops, including slide decks, needs analysis, and innovation proposals.
• Provide field insights to inform strategic decision-making and organizational priorities.
• Oversee pilot testing, iteration, and optimization of digital tools and platforms with technical teams.

3. Stakeholder Engagement

• Represent Touch and GAINS in meetings with government, donors, and technical partners.
• Share program updates, findings, and innovations with key stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships to support sustainability and scale-up.
• Engage partners regularly to align on progress, challenges, and future plans.

4. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

• Support MEL framework development and adaptation to measure performance and impact.
• Ensure data-driven decision-making through routine data analysis and feedback loops.
• Contribute to learning agendas, research summaries, and knowledge products that inform broader systems-strengthening initiatives.

Qualifications

Experience & Education

• 3–5+ years leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects within international development, global health, or health systems strengthening.
• Strong project management background; top-tier management consulting experience strongly preferred.
• Proven entrepreneurial mindset and ability to drive implementation at scale.
• Experience working with government and donor stakeholders in Sub-Saharan Africa (Tanzania preferred but not required).
• Prior experience managing and tracking complex budgets.
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation, learning, and reporting.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple workstreams with minimal oversight.
• Excellent attention to detail and structured problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong analytical skills (quantitative & qualitative).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; high proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity and strong relationship-building skills.
• Sound judgment and professionalism in representing Touch Health.
• Flexibility to work across time zones when needed.

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