Programme Coordinator
About the role
The Norwegian Association of Disabled (NAD) is recruiting a Programme Coordinator based in Zanzibar to support disability rights, inclusive development, programme coordination and partnerships in Tanzania. The position will provide strategic coordination, monitoring and evaluation leadership, and support the long-term development and sustainability of NAD’s work in Tanzania. Responsibilities: - Provide strategic coordination and direction to ensure that partners collectively deliver the CADiR programme’s intended outcomes and contribute to sustained disability inclusion. - Strengthen partner alignment, accountability and performance against the programme results framework, grant commitments and agreed quality standards. - Enable effective programme governance and collective decision-making by connecting partners, thematic structures and oversight bodies, and by ensuring that strategic decisions are implemented. - Position NAD and the CADiR programme within relevant national, regional and global networks to influence policy, strengthen collaboration and advance the rights of persons with disabilities. - Provide strategic leadership for the programme’s monitoring, evaluation, learning and risk-management systems, ensuring that evidence informs management decisions and improves results. - Ensure credible measurement and reporting of outcomes and impact through consistent data-quality standards, partner accountability and timely analysis of programme performance. - Generate and promote the use of learning from monitoring, evaluations and partner experience to strengthen programme quality, adaptation and sustainability. - Strengthen partner capacity to manage results, assess and mitigate risk, and demonstrate the programme’s contribution to disability inclusion. - Contribute to the strategic development and long-term sustainability of NAD’s work in Tanzania, ensuring that future priorities remain relevant to national needs and NAD’s mandate. - Build and sustain relationships with organisations of persons with disabilities, government, civil society, development partners and other strategic actors to strengthen ownership and collective impact. - Identify and develop partnerships, funding opportunities and programme concepts that can expand NAD’s reach and sustain results beyond the current programme period. - Advance the integration of disability rights and inclusion within institutions, policies, networks and development processes to support lasting systemic change. How to apply: Submit the following documents by email to nadzanzibar@nhf.no Required documents: A cover letter (maximum one page) outlining your experience and suitability, a CV of no more than three pages, and contact details for three referees. Important: The email subject line must read exactly: Programme Coordinator. Applications with a different subject line will not be considered.
Key requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Human Rights Law, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, or a relevant discipline.
- At least six years of progressively responsible experience in the development sector, including leadership in programme management, partner coordination and the delivery of donor-funded programmes.
- Proven ability to lead results-based monitoring, evaluation, learning, reporting and risk management.
- Strong understanding of how evidence supports programme adaptation and impact.
- Demonstrated experience in strategic stakeholder engagement and building effective collaboration.
- Strong knowledge of Tanzania’s disability-rights and inclusion context, supported by relevant networks.
- Experience in advancing inclusive development and systemic change.
- Strategic Leadership and Judgement: ability to analyse complex contexts, set priorities, make sound decisions and translate programme objectives into coordinated action and sustainable results.
- Collaboration and Influence: ability to build trust, align diverse partners, facilitate collective decision-making and develop alliances.
- Results and Learning Orientation: ability to drive accountable delivery, use evidence and learning to improve performance, manage risk and maintain a focus on outcomes and impact.
- Communication and Facilitation: excellent written and verbal communication, reporting, presentation, negotiation and facilitation skills.
- Fluency in Kiswahili and English.