Program Manager - Sierra Leone

ABOUT SEED GLOBAL HEALTH

Seed Global Health is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening health systems by investing in the health workforce. Through deep partnerships with governments, academic institutions, and health facilities, we educate and train doctors, nurses, and midwives to deliver high-quality, person-centered care.

Since our founding, Seed has supported the training of tens of thousands of health workers across Malawi, Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Zambia. Our work is guided by a commitment to equity, sustainability, and innovation, ensuring that our efforts leave a lasting impact. By focusing on country-led solutions and shared learning, we empower health workers and communities to create healthier futures for all.

Position Summary

The Program Manager contributes his or her energy, passion, and skills primarily to supporting Seed’s partnerships in Sierra Leone in a fast-paced office during a time of rapid growth. The position is a full-time position based in Freetown. The Program Manager manages program implementation, administration, finances and budget monitoring, logistics, and stakeholder relationships. S/he liaises directly with Seed’s Sierra Leone based team and global staff, and understands all aspects of country programming, including partnership and educator engagement. This full-time position reports to the Country Director.

Duties and Responsibilities

Country Program Partnership Program Management

• Manage the partnership life cycle of planning, implementation, evaluation, and scale up or transition.

  Serve as the primary point of contact for partnerships and respond to and coordinate partnership requests for assistance in various operational and program areas.

• Facilitate annual partnership work planning in conjunction with the team and work with the finance and administration/operations manager to align budgeting, reviews and reforecasting.
• Ensure the translation of learning into continuous programmatic improvements (including cross country learning) and ensuring informed programmatic decision-making takes place
• Embed adaptive management as a routine practice in program management and stewardship, ensuring program adaptations are informed by evidence, appropriately tracked and documented, and followed through to assess effectiveness and inform future decisions.
• Elevate country-level insights, emerging needs, and implementation learning to inform broader programmatic strategy, identify opportunities for innovation, and advance country-led, context-responsive, cost-effective, and sustainable approaches.
• Collaborate with the wider Program and Technical Teams to strengthen programmatic and technical maturity, advance implementation quality, and identify opportunities for refinement, replication, and responsible scale.
• Adapt standard operating procedures related to all facets of the institutional partnership lifecycle to the Sierra Leonean context.
• Manage country-level reporting streams, including developing monthly country situation reports and review partnership and educator reports.
• Draft and distribute country and partnership call agendas, document meeting minutes, track action items, and guide follow up on next steps needed.
• Facilitate communication and coordination among other Seed team members to promote effective programming and program learning and dialogue.

  Support the identification and development of strategic partnerships for country programming

Educator Lifecycle Management

• In collaboration with the Clinical Manager and partnership representatives, coordinate the development of educator scopes of work ensuring alignment to partnership stated goals and objectives.
• Work with relevant team members to ensure that the educator’s skill set is aligned with, and is integrated into, country-level programming, during recruitment, orientation, and extension phases
• Coordinate educator country and partnership orientation, in collaboration with relevant team members and partnership.
• In collaboration with Clinical Lead and other relevant team members and partnership, support educator onboarding and offboarding processes for alignment of educator role expectations and transition plans following service.
• Provide ongoing support to partners and educators for continued integration to Sierra Leone (as relevant) and the partnership during service.
• Adapt standard operating procedures related to all facets of the educator lifecycle to the Sierra Leonean context.

Program Financial and Administrative Management

• Develop partnership budgets and monitor, track and analyze annual, quarterly and monthly expenditures and ensure that budget projections are accurate, and expenditures are properly tracked.
• Prepare, review, and track program contracts and agreements, i.e. Memoranda of Understanding, partnership agreements, consultant agreements.
• Review expense reports, cash requests, and other internal financial reports, as needed.
• Coordinate programmatic procurement process in collaboration with country team.
• Ensure donor requirements are followed according to grant agreement, commitments, and deadlines.

Country Business Development & Communications

• In collaboration with the Country Director and Seed’s Development team, contribute to proposal and budget development for future country-specific funding opportunities.
• Assist Development Team with donor reporting, as it relates to country programming.
• Identify stories and assist the Communications team with content generation, as requested.

Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in Public Health or a related field, combined with clinical and program management experience, is preferred. Candidates should have a minimum of five years of progressive program management experience.
• Functional knowledge of local and global health and development, including human resources for health programming is preferred.
• Strong program management experience, including oversight of financial management, partnership and grants management, budget development and monitoring, operational planning, logistics coordination, and the effective delivery of complex programs.
• Competence in strategic planning and goal setting.
• Ability to work and communicate with a diverse group of people of various nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate with various actors at different levels from academic, government, and regional/international organizations.
• Experience in training or facilitation is an added advantage
• Ability to meet frequent demands to juggle shifting priorities and deadlines.
• Comfortable working in teams, acting independently in the implementation of specific tasks, multitasking and prioritizing, working under pressure, and meeting deadlines.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including editing skills.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office suite
• Aptitude with technology such as SharePoint, Microsoft Office 365, teams and other online platforms to streamline work
• Willingness to travel within Sierra Leone

About the role

• Type: Full time
• Work hours: 40 hours per week
• Location: Sierra Leone (Freetown)
• Reports to: Country Director
• This is a national position based in Sierra Leone

Why join us

• We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including universal health, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, professional development support, floating holidays, and even a day off for your birthday.
• You’ll also have the opportunity to do meaningful work in a supportive culture surrounded by great people.
• We aim to attract, motivate, and retain high-performing people who are as committed to their growth as they are to our mission.
• We aim to be a leader in equitable compensation and benefits practices among international NGOs in the countries we serve.
• Our benefits ensure equitable access to healthcare for all full-time staff and their immediate families.
• We are committed to fostering an environment where staff can grow and thrive through meaningful work, supportive leadership, and clear, sustainable expectations.

Our Mission, Vision, and Values

OUR VISION

is a just, equitable, and healthy world.

OUR MISSION

is to expand access to quality care and improve health outcomes for all.

OUR VALUES

Integrity & Accountability

• At Seed, we prioritize integrity and accountability in all actions. Integrity involves making ethical choices based on respect and a commitment to continuous learning. Accountability ensures these choices are implemented justly. We foster trust and mutual respect through meaningful dialogue and advocacy.

Authenticity & Open Communication

• We value diverse voices and perspectives. We communicate with humility and honesty, navigating differences to find common ground. Authenticity allows us to show our true selves in a safe environment, fostering innovation and progress through open communication.

Humanity & Respect

• We adopt a human-centered approach, prioritizing the well-being and development of every individual and family. We lead with care and compassion, constantly asking, “What would this mean for the people we work with?” This people-centered mindset is central to our mission.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Seed Global Health is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type, including without limitation on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Application window is open until 6 November 2026.