Programme Officer – Advocacy, Partnerships and Learning

Job Title: Programme Officer – Advocacy, Partnerships and Learning

Organisation: African Palliative Care Association

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) is a pan-African membership organisation founded in 2004 to ensure that palliative and comprehensive chronic care is understood, integrated into health systems, and underpinned by evidence so that no African suffers unnecessarily from life-limiting illness.

Job Summary: The Programme Officer will drive the implementation of APCA’s advocacy strategy, coordinate engagement with National Associations, manage APCA’s partnerships portfolio, coordinate the organisation’s education and learning agenda, and document stories of impact to support advocacy, communications and fundraising. The role will also provide programme management support, including contributing to programme planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting and donor accountability.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will:

• Support implementation of APCA’s Advocacy Strategy and stakeholder engagement initiatives.
• Coordinate engagement with APCA’s National Associations, including joint planning, follow-up and technical support coordination.
• Maintain and strengthen APCA’s relationships with national, regional and international partners and networks.
• Coordinate learning meetings, webinars, trainings and communities of practice.
• Document and share lessons learned, best practices and programme evidence.
• Develop stories of impact, case studies, articles, advocacy briefs and other knowledge products.
• Support the translation of research and programme evidence into advocacy, policy and learning products.
• Contribute to concept notes, proposals, work plans, budgets, reports and donor accountabilities.
• Support programme coordination, partner follow-up, risk tracking and timely delivery of agreed outputs.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Applicants should have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in medicine, nursing, social sciences, development studies, international relations, health programme planning/management or another relevant discipline.
• At least four years’ relevant professional experience including at least two years in programme development, project planning and management, advocacy, partnerships, stakeholder engagement, education and learning, communications or knowledge management.
• Experience working in the health sector in Africa.
• Professional proficiency in both English and French including strong written communication and report-writing skills in both languages.
• Experience working with diverse teams and stakeholders across different cultures and countries.
• Previous experience in palliative care and comprehensive chronic care programming will be an added advantage.

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Knowledge and understanding of palliative care.
• Strong programme planning and management skills.
• Monitoring, evaluation and learning skills.
• Advocacy, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Partnerships management and relationship-building skills.
• Strong writing, storytelling and knowledge-management skills.
• Training and facilitation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with national, regional and international networks.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a diverse, multicultural environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other standard digital collaboration tools.

How to Apply:

Interested and qualified candidates should submit:

A cover letter or statement of interest;

A detailed CV with three professional referees and copies of academic qualifications.

Applications should be sent by email to: recruitment@steadfastconsultancy.com

by 5:00pm East Africa Standard Time (EAT) on Sunday, 20 September 2026

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

APCA is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified candidates regardless of gender, disability, age, background or any other status protected by applicable law.

Steadfast Quality Solutions Limited is supporting APCA in this recruitment exercise.

Deadline: 20th September 2026

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.