Program Officer – Africa REACH

Title: Program Officer – Africa REACH

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Reports To: Africa REACH Lead

Project: Africa REACH

Contract Type: Full Time Fixed Term Contract, 10 Months

Background on Africa REACH

Africa REACH is an African-led and African-focused advocacy initiative designed to unify and amplify its strongest political and cultural forces to drive meaningful continental change and fulfil the promise of an AIDS-free generation in Africa. The initiative convenes powerful elements of African political and cultural influence, together with intergenerational leadership to create a new action agenda around ending AIDS in children and young people in Africa. This effort addresses the disparities in HIV response for children and young people living with HIV (YPLHIV). Africa REACH is an initiative aimed at optimizing opportunities in Africa’s leadership and community structures to expedite continental elimination of AIDS in children and adolescents.

Job Purpose

This role supports the implementation of the Africa REACH 2026 Project and Phase III of the National Grants Program, which will be delivered across six African countries. The National Grants Program is designed to empower national civil society and youth-led organisations to advocate for improved HIV outcomes for children and adolescents.

While the specific advocacy theme changes annually, grant activities will focus on key areas including HIV prevention and treatment modalities, broader sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services and products, and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

The grants are open to legally registered African-based civil society organisations (CSOs) and/or community-based organisations (CBOs). The call for proposals is published on the Africa REACH website and social media platforms, with the targeted countries clearly indicated. In 2026, one grant will be awarded in each of the six selected countries. The detailed job expectations are outlined below.

Role Summary

The Program Officer will lead the implementation of the National Grants Program and provide administrative and operational support to Africa REACH project as needed. The project officer will run a community of practice and facilitate learning among the grantees. As part of the Africa REACH Hub, the role will support the planning, coordination, delivery and tracking of the National Grant Program, working closely with the Africa REACH Team Lead and the DTHF team. There will also be a 25% administrative role for the overall Africa REACH project needs.

Due to tight project timelines, this position is well-suited to a former EGPAF professional with a strong interest in public health advocacy, policy engagement, report drafting and project coordination, who is eager to grow their skills in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day programmatic, administrative and operational support to the National Grant Program.
• Develop and coordinate a community of practice to facilitate learning and knowledge transfer among the grantees.
• Ensure consistent tracking of the grantee’s reports, communications, timelines, and activity budgets.
• Maintain organized programme files, databases, and documentation on the National Grant Program.
• Ensure the Advocacy and Communication Advisor has all the grantees communications pieces for further dissemination.
• Regularly update Strategic Framework 2026-2030 matrix with National Grant Program outputs and facilitate monthly reporting on the grants.
• Create and maintain a National Grant Program database for all three phases.
• Support internal coordination across Africa REACH and EGPAF teams including Strategic Engagement, Technical Excellence and M&E colleagues in relation to the National Grant Program.
• Support the Advocacy and Communications Advisor in compiling success stories from the National Grants Program.
• Manage all monthly payments for Africa REACH.
• Provide administrative support for Africa REACH hosted events and serve as primary liaison with the other hoc project tasks as required by the project Lead.