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Scaling Manager: Tanzania Jobs in Tanzania at Parenting for Lifelong Health
Title: Scaling Manager: Tanzania
Company: Parenting for Lifelong Health
Location: Tanzania
Scaling Manager: Tanzania
Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) is looking for a collaborative, resourceful, and socially committed individual to serve as its first Scaling Manager in Tanzania.
Position Type: Full time
Application Deadline: 20 July 2026
Location: This is a remote-working position, however the employee must be based and eligible to work in Tanzania.
Preferred start date: 15 September 2026
Salary: TZ 193,746,452.33 – TZ 212,190,065.59
Benefits: Flexible remote-working, home office set-up, unlimited annual leave, professional development opportunities, enhanced pension contributions, enhanced statutory leave provisions including maternity and paternity leave.
About the role:
The Tanzania Scaling Manager will be responsible for leading efforts to scale evidence-based parenting support in Tanzania. We are seeking a talented professional with expertise in the scale-up of behavioural change interventions and digitally enabled programmes in Tanzania and experience managing complex scaling projects, coordinating partnerships, and working closely with the government and civil society partners.
As a key member of Parenting for Lifelong Health’s core team, the Tanzania Scaling Manager will build on the existing Tanzania Scaling Framework and collaborate with PLH counterparts around the globe and within Tanzania to map innovative pathways to scale parenting support in Tanzania, leveraging faith-based networks, peer-to-peer recruitment strategies, and government partnerships.
You will be responsible for managing an ambitious agenda to scale ParentApp, our flagship blended-digital parenting intervention, with the aim of reducing violence against children, improving caregiver mental health, and promoting healthy child development. You will work closely with Parenting for Lifelong Health’s global scaling and innovations teams to coordinate and implement app content adaptations, develop and track reach projections, and manage local partnerships.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and execution of Parenting for Lifelong Health’s national scaling strategy for ParentApp in Tanzania, identifying and advancing pathways to sustainable, population-level reach.
- Build and manage strategic partnerships with government ministries, UNICEF, NGOs, faith-based organisations, academic institutions, and other key stakeholders to expand the adoption and institutionalisation of ParentApp.
- Lead negotiations and manage partnership agreements, memoranda of understanding, and implementation arrangements with government, development, and civil society partners.
- Identify opportunities to embed ParentApp within existing government and partner delivery systems, including health, social welfare, education, cash transfer, child protection, and faith-based service platforms.
- Work closely with PLH’s Scaling & Innovation team to support the adaptation, implementation, and continuous improvement of ParentApp for the Tanzanian context.
- Lead the co-design, adaptation, piloting, evaluation, and scale-up of new implementation models, including government-led, NGO-led, faith-based, and community-based delivery approaches.
- Coordinate the faith-based adaptation of ParentApp in collaboration with local interfaith partners, ensuring it is designed for scalability and integration within existing faith networks.
- Develop and maintain national scale-up plans, reach projections, implementation roadmaps, and partnership pipelines, monitoring progress against key milestones and impact targets.
- Identify implementation challenges and emerging opportunities, using data and partner feedback to drive rapid learning, product improvement, and iterative scaling strategies.
- Manage country budgets, workplans, reporting, and project delivery across multiple funding streams and partnerships.
- Represent Parenting for Lifelong Health in national technical working groups, government forums, donor meetings, and regional learning platforms, serving as PLH’s primary representative in Tanzania.
- Support resource mobilisation by contributing to proposal development, partnership opportunities, budgets, workplans, and donor engagement across Tanzania and, where appropriate, Eastern and Southern Africa.
Essential criteria:
- Master’s degree (or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience, e.g. Bachelor’s degree plus substantial relevant professional experience) in public health, international development, business, public policy, psychology, social sciences, technology, or another relevant field
- Minimum five years’ experience leading the scale-up of programmes, digital products, or social innovations in Tanzania, ideally through government, NGO, or large institutional systems
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing strategic partnerships with government ministries, UN agencies, NGOs, donors, or other large institutions
- Experience designing and implementing scaling strategies, including conducting ecosystem analyses, stakeholder mapping, and identifying pathways to institutionalisation
- Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects involving government and development partners
- Strong understanding of digital technologies and enthusiasm for learning new platforms and systems, including project management tools, mobile applications, and content management systems
- Strong analytical skills and experience using monitoring, evaluation, and implementation data to inform strategic decision-making and programme improvement
- Excellent relationship-building, facilitation, negotiation, and intercultural communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a distributed global team
- Commitment to Parenting for Lifelong Health’s mission, values, and collaborative culture
- Professional fluency in both English and Swahili
Preferred criteria:
- Experience embedding programmes within Tanzanian government systems (health, education, child protection, or social welfare)
- Experience scaling digital health, education, or behaviour change interventions
- Experience working with UNICEF, WHO, bilateral donors, or major international NGOs
- Experience collaborating with faith-based organisations and interfaith networks in Tanzania
- Experience contributing to proposal development, fundraising, or donor engagement
- Excellent public speaking, facilitation, and presentation skills
PLH Values
- Courage We have the courage to design for the big picture and complex problems with a commitment to creating sustainable solutions that last.
- Evidence We believe our work transforms the lives of children, families, and communities. Evidence of impact guides every decision, and we are relentless in pursuing the greatest impact with the least investment of time and resources required for parents and providers.
- Playfulness Parenting and child wellbeing thrives on play — and so do we. We experiment, learn from each other, as well as from parents and children, and create playful and engaging products and programmes that inspire joy, curiosity, and connection.
- Respect Everyone brings something essential. We show kindness in our team, honesty with our partners, and deep respect and empathy for parents and children, and those who are on the frontline of providing services for them.
PLH has a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity in how we work, who we work with, and what we do. Candidates from minority and disadvantaged backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
PLH also has a strong commitment to the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA). All candidates considered for the role will be subject to background and reference checks in their country of residence.
To apply:
Applications must be sent to [email protected] by 12pm GMT on 20 July 2026.
Start date: 15 September 2026 on a fixed-term contract of 12 months (possible permanent extension).
Please submit a CV and a supporting statement explaining how you meet the above criteria. Only complete applications will be considered.
For more information, please contact Laurie Markle ([email protected]).
PLH uses AI tools (Claude by Anthropic and Monday.com AI Agents) to assist in reviewing and scoring applications. AI outputs are always reviewed by PLH staff before any decision is made. AI does not make final decisions.
About Parenting for Lifelong Health:
Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) aims to empower parents to improve child development, reduce family violence, and promote mental health. We give parents the support they need, the skills that work, and trusted advice they can count on to protect and support their children’s health, safety and development. Our parenting courses are developed with families, powered by low-cost and accessible technology, backed by rigorous evidence, and delivered within systems. Originally founded as an initiative in 2012 in collaboration with UNICEF and the WHO, Parenting for Lifelong Health was established as a UK charity in 2022 and since then has reached over 8 million families in more than 35 countries.
