Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organisation; currently implementing more than 180 programs, reaching more than 40 million people across 35 African countries; and a staff complement of over 2,000. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten countries in Africa – Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. An additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices are located in Europe and North America. 

Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To catalyze and drive community-led and people-centred health systems while addressing social determinants of health’. We believe that the power to transform Africa's health lies within its communities, and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but that communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of quality and affordable health care.

Job Purpose:

The  BRCAAS Project Assistant will provide programmatic, technical, and operational support to the implementation of the “Building Regional Capacity Amidst Aid Shifts: Technical Assistance” project. The role will support coordination, facilitation, documentation, and follow-up of project activities across the target regions.

Working under the guidance of the Project Coordinator, the Assistant will play a key role in ensuring smooth day-to-day implementation, effective stakeholder engagement, and timely delivery of project outputs, particularly in supporting regional-level activities related to health financing and system strengthening.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Project Coordination & Implementation Support

• Support day-to-day coordination of project activities across regions, ensuring timely implementation of planned interventions.
• Assist in tracking implementation progress against work plans and flag delays or challenges to the Project Coordinator.

• Support organization and facilitation of meetings, workshops, trainings, and review forums at national and regional levels.
• Coordinate logistics for project events, including scheduling, communication, and documentation.
• Maintain regular communication with Regional Bureaus of Health and Finance to support activity follow-up.

• Assist in collecting, compiling, and organizing project data for monitoring and reporting purposes.
• Support preparation of routine progress reports, presentations, and briefs.
• Document meeting minutes, action points, lessons learned, and best practices.

• Provide support to implementation of health financing and system strengthening interventions at regional level.
• Assist in compiling technical inputs, background materials, and evidence for program activities.
• Support knowledge management and dissemination of project outputs.

Operational & Administrative Support

• Support financial and administrative processes related to project implementation (e.g., activity budgets, liquidation follow-ups, procurement coordination).
• Ensure proper documentation and filing of project records in line with Amref procedures.
• Assist in coordinating travel and field visits for project staff and partners.

Other Responsibilities

Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Economics, Health Services Management, Business Administration, or related field.

Required Competencies and Skills

• Good understanding of health systems strengthening and/or public health programs.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic skills in data management, documentation, and report writing.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in project implementation, coordination, or support roles in NGOs or government settings.
• Experience working with Regional Health Bureaus or similar stakeholders is an asset.
• Experience supporting trainings, workshops, and stakeholder coordination.
• Exposure to donor-funded projects and reporting requirements is desirable.

Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. Closing date will be on Monday, 13 April 2026. 

Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.

Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.