Project & Strategic Partnerships Manager

Keep a Child Alive (KCA) is a nonprofit organization working to create a world where children and communities affected by HIV and other critical health challenges can access the care and support they need to thrive.

Through our partnerships and programs, KCA works alongside local organizations, governments and global partners to strengthen health systems and improve access to quality care, with an increasing focus on neonatal and maternal health.

The Project & Strategic Partnerships Manager will play a key role in the implementation and growth of KCA’s neonatal care programs across Africa.

The position sits at the intersection of project management, program implementation, strategic partnerships and government engagement.

The Manager will ensure that KCA’s priority projects move effectively from planning and partnership development through implementation, monitoring and delivery, while maintaining strong relationships with local partners, governments and institutional stakeholders.

This is a hands-on role requiring someone who can move comfortably between strategy and execution — developing relationships at a senior level while also ensuring that projects, milestones and deliverables continue to move forward.

• Lead the implementation and coordination of KCA’s priority projects and initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones and deliverables.
• Track implementation progress across projects and ensure timely follow-up.
• Coordinate multiple stakeholders to keep projects aligned and progressing.
• Monitor project risks, challenges, dependencies and delays and ensure appropriate escalation.
• Maintain clear documentation and visibility across active projects.
• Support project reviews, evaluations and reporting.
• Coordinate field visits and project monitoring activities.
• Ensure implementation remains aligned with agreed objectives, timelines and resources.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with KCA’s local implementation partners and institutional collaborators.
• Serve as a key point of contact for partnership coordination and program implementation.
• Coordinate regular partner meetings, updates and follow-up.
• Ensure expectations, responsibilities, milestones and deliverables are clearly understood across partners.
• Support the development of new strategic partnerships aligned with KCA’s mission and program priorities.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen existing partnerships and develop longer-term collaboration.
• Participate in relevant steering committees and partnership working groups.

• Develop and maintain relationships with relevant government ministries, agencies and institutional stakeholders.
• Represent KCA in relevant program, health-sector and partnership discussions.
• Support government engagement required for program implementation and expansion.
• Identify opportunities for collaboration with government stakeholders.
• Help position KCA’s programs in alignment with relevant national and regional health priorities.
• Coordinate with partners and internal leadership to ensure consistent engagement with government stakeholders.

• Support the development and expansion of KCA’s neonatal care programs.
• Identify opportunities for new projects, facilities, partnerships and geographic expansion.
• Assess potential opportunities from a programmatic and implementation perspective.
• Contribute to concept notes, proposals, partnership documents and project plans.
• Support the transition of new opportunities from partnership development into implementation.
• Work with leadership to develop sustainable approaches to program growth.