Role Summary

The Senior Manager, Expansion & Strategic Projects plays a central role in steering Penda Health’s strategic growth by ensuring disciplined, efficient, and on-time delivery of key projects, particularly Medical Centre expansion initiatives.

This role turns strategic ideas into executable plans, ensuring clarity of responsibility, well-coordinated timelines, and smooth collaboration across all functions. It serves as the engine that keeps complex, multi-stakeholder projects moving forward — from concept and feasibility through to launch and post-implementation review.

While the primary focus is on managing expansion projects, the Senior Manager may also lead or support other cross-functional initiatives that enable business growth, operational efficiency, or strategic transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Governance

• Lead end-to-end management of projects, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Establish robust project governance structures that clearly define ownership, accountability, decision rights, and escalation paths across functions.
• Create clarity and shared understanding among cross-functional teams through structured plans, updates, and documentation.
• Anticipate risks and proactively remove barriers to maintain momentum and discipline.
• Apply structured project management methodologies (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) for consistency and transparency.
• Build trust and alignment across stakeholders through clear communication and follow-through.

Stakeholder Engagement & Alignment

• Serve as the central coordination point between internal teams and external partners to ensure alignment at every stage.
• Facilitate regular project reviews and progress updates, giving leadership and stakeholders clear visibility.
• Ensure decisions, risks, and actions are documented and transparently communicated.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with cross-functional leads to drive collaboration and shared accountability.

Project Planning & Delivery Performance

• Translate strategic ideas into actionable project plans with clear timelines, budgets, and milestones.
• Coordinate feasibility studies and due diligence to inform expansion decisions.
• Develop and maintain standardized tools and dashboards for planning, tracking, and reporting.
• Monitor key performance metrics (cost, time, quality, outcomes) and address performance gaps early.
• Apply root cause analysis and structured problem-solving to strengthen delivery.
• Capture and apply lessons learned to improve future project planning and execution.

Continuous Improvement

• Provide project management support to cross-functional initiatives that drive growth or operational excellence.
• Promote consistent project management practices through coaching, tools, and capacity building.
• Identify issues early, address risks, and encourage learning across teams.
• Champion a culture of improvement by using data and reflection to enhance delivery efficiency and impact.

Culture

• Model Penda’s values by leading with rigor, empathy, and a bias for collaboration and results.
• Foster a calm, solutions-oriented environment even under pressure or ambiguity.
• Encourage ownership, accountability, and seamless collaboration among project contributors.
• Reinforce The Penda Way through clear communication, inclusion, and celebration of team success.

Success Looks Like

• Projects are delivered predictably, within budget, and with strong cross-functional alignment.
• Teams operate with clarity and confidence, supported by structured plans and transparent tracking.
• Launch and post-implementation reviews yield continuous improvements for future projects.
• The organization demonstrates greater execution discipline, scalability, and agility.
• The Senior Manager is recognized as a trusted, steady hand who ensures strategy turns into tangible, well-executed outcomes.

You’ll Be a Great Fit If You Have

Education & Qualifications

• PMP or equivalent formal project management certification (such as PRINCE2).
• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business, or a related field.

Experience

• Minimum 7 years’ progressive experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Proven experience managing large-scale expansion or transformation projects across multiple functions or locations.
• Strong record of delivering results through structured planning, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills & Personal Attributes

• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and facilitation abilities across technical and non-technical teams.
• High learning agility and comfort with ambiguity.
• Calm, composed, and solutions-driven under pressure.
• Passionate about excellence and impact in mission-driven environments.

Core Strengths for Success

• Execution Discipline: Drives delivery with structure, timelines, and accountability.
• Cross-functional Influence: Aligns diverse teams and keeps momentum without formal authority.
• Risk Awareness: Spots dependencies early and acts quickly to mitigate.
• Strategic Thinking: Connects expansion workstreams to organizational priorities.
• Communication: Keeps stakeholders aligned through clarity and transparency.
• Composure: Maintains calm and focus even when challenges arise.

Application Process

If you meet the above qualifications and are passionate about contributing to Penda Health’s mission of delivering trusted, high-quality healthcare, we’d love to hear from you.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so early submission is encouraged. The final deadline for applications is 21st November 2025.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.