Ecosystem Program Manager - Tanzania

About the role

Bridge for Billions, a global entrepreneurship network, is looking for a Senior Programme Manager to lead a large-scale, multi-year entrepreneurship and innovation programme in Tanzania. The role acts as the local programme owner and main point of contact for the client, turning the programme blueprint into day-to-day delivery while managing university, ecosystem and partner relationships. It is a remote-first position based in Dar es Salaam, with occasional travel within Tanzania.

Key responsibilities

• Program management: own the programme end-to-end, from planning and launch through implementation, Demo Day and close-out, including budget, milestones, risks and consultant coordination.
• Client management: act as the main liaison with the project funder, run review meetings, report progress and impact, and bring recovery plans for challenges.
• Entrepreneur and mentor performance: track engagement and completion via dashboards and KPIs, recruit and monitor mentors, and work with MEL to capture credible outcomes.
• Ecosystem engagement: build relationships with ESOs, investors, universities and corporates, represent the organisation at events and connect Tanzanian partners to the wider African and global ecosystem.
• Learning and improvement: run regular retrospectives, document lessons and feed them into future cohort design.

Required profile

• Degree in business, project/program management, entrepreneurship, international development, innovation or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience, including independently managing complex programmes and working with entrepreneurs, startups, accelerators or incubators.
• Experience managing senior external stakeholders such as corporate, foundation, donor or institutional partners.
• Strong knowledge of the Tanzanian entrepreneurship ecosystem and established relationships with its actors.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Swahili.

Required skills

• Program management: planning, budgets, timelines, risk management, reporting and stakeholder management.
• Data and performance management: dashboards, KPIs and financial forecasting.
• Team leadership and coordination of consultants and cross-functional contributors.
• Tools: Notion, Slack, Google Workspace and spreadsheets.

What we offer

• Annual salary of USD 23,000-28,000 depending on experience, with a $60/month health insurance bonus.
• 23 vacation days plus public holidays, flexible working, a MacBook, global retreats and paid travel to events.
• Referral bonuses, monthly one-on-ones, quarterly peer reviews, a learning budget and cross-training.
• One-year contract, renewed annually for up to three years, with a 6-month trial period.