Senior Technical Advisor (STA), Public-Private Partnership & Governance, Dar Es Salaam

Job Summary:

The Senior Technical Advisor (STA) Public-Private Partnership (PPP) & Governance provides strategic leadership, technical direction, and operational oversight for the design, implementation, and management of public-private partnership initiatives under the FHI 360 Supply Chain project. This position serves as a key liaison between the Government of Tanzania, including the Ministry of Health (Mainland and Zanzibar) and PMO- RALG, and private-sector stakeholders such as local manufacturers, private distributors, logistics service providers, and digital technology innovators).

The STA will identify, develop, and scale sustainable, market-driven partnerships that strengthen health supply chain performance, commodity security, and system resilience. This includes advancing innovative private-sector solutions to improve forecasting, procurement, distribution, data visibility, and supply chain financing while promoting efficiency, value for money, and long-term sustainability.

Accountabilities:

Provide strategic and technical advice to government institutions on strengthening governance structures, institutional accountability, transparency, and performance management across the health supply chain.

• Support the development, review, and implementation of governance frameworks, policies, guidelines, standard operating procedures, and institutional arrangements to improve supply chain management.
• Support the establishment and strengthening of governance and coordination mechanisms among the Ministry of Health, PO-RALG, MSD, regulatory authorities, and other supply chain stakeholders.
• Design and execute a comprehensive private sector engagement strategy aligned with national guidelines to enhance public health supply chains.

·       Identify, evaluate, and build collaborative alliances with private logistics service providers, distributors, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), and technology companies.

·       Provide technical assistance to the MoH and Medical Stores Department (MSD) to safely integrate private sector capacities into national supply chain architectures.

·       Strengthen institutional governance structures to enable transparent contract management, risk sharing, and strategic health financing models between public and private entities.

·       Facilitate partnerships that advance digital health systems, tracking technologies, and data visibility solutions through private sector expertise.

·       Monitor and evaluate PPP initiatives against project metrics, ensuring strict alignment with US - Government regulations and global best practices.

·       Support compliance with organizational policies, applicable laws, regulations, donor requirements, and industry standards.

·       Conduct periodic reviews of supply chain processes to identify governance gaps, control weaknesses, inefficiencies, and compliance risks.

·       Develop risk registers and advise on mitigation measures for supply chain-related risks.

·       Develop and monitor supply chain governance KPIs and management dashboards.

·       Prepare periodic governance reports highlighting key risks, compliance issues, performance trends, and recommended actions.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Public-Private Partnership and supply chain governance.
• Compliance, risk and internal control management.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
• Data analysis, performance monitoring, and evidence-based decision making.
• Strategic advisory skills, partnership development and cross-sector stakeholder engagement.

Supervision Given/Received:

• Provides mentorship and capacity strengthening to junior level staff on PPP and governance
• Reports to Associate Director – Supply Chain

Education: **

• Master's degree in business administration (MBA), Public Administration, Public Policy, Supply Chain Management, Public Health, International Development, or related field.

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Experience: **

• Minimum of 7–10 years of progressive responsible experience in public-private partnerships, governance, strategic partnerships, supply chain operations, or private sector engagement, preferably within USG -funded or international health initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience working with the Ministry of Health (Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar), PMO-RALG, MSD, regulatory authorities, development partners, and private-sector stakeholders, with a strong track record in developing, structuring, and managing PPPs, including coordinating and facilitating engagement between government institutions, private-sector entities, development partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of Tanzania’s public health landscape, private/commercial health markets, and pharmaceutical logistics networks, relevant policy and regulatory environment, health commodity and pharmaceutical systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience navigating public procurement legal frameworks and standard PPP guidelines in Tanzania.
•  Advanced negotiation, contract design, and cross-sector stakeholder management skills.

Typical Physical Demands:

• Typical office environment.
• Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screens and doing repetitive work on a keyboard.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.

Technology to be Used:

• Personal Computer/Laptop, Microsoft applications (i.e., Office 365, SharePoint, Skype/Zoom/Teams), cell phone/mobile technology, and standard office equipment.

Travel Requirements:

• 10% - 25%
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How to Apply:

FHI 360 has a competitive compensation package. Interested candidates may apply online by uploading their Application Letter, Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume, Photocopies of Certificates and Names and Addresses of three (3) referees

FHI 360 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Closing Date: 16 October 2026. Only short listed candidates will be contacted

The expected hiring salary range for this role is TZS 90,000,000 - 130,000,000 for annual basic salary. When determining an offer amount, FHI 360 factors in multiple considerations, including but not limited to: relevant years of experience and education possessed by the applicant, internal equity, market pay, and budget.  For internal candidates, salary placement will also follow FHI 360’s current promotional increase guidelines.

This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

FHI 360 is an equal opportunity employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

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