Programme Assistant Jobs at Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)

Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is a diaconal organization mandated by churches and Christian organizations in Norway to work with people around the world to eradicate poverty and injustice. In Tanzania, NCA works mainly with Faith Based Organization to uphold human dignity, promote human rights, and accompany poor and marginalized communities in their struggles for economic and social justice. NCA implements programs that are aligned with NCA global strategy, people’s needs in Tanzania and the Government of Tanzania’s development policies. NCA’s focus areas include strengthening interfaith civil society and building social cohesion, fighting inequality, improving agricultural production in a climate change environment, and increasing market access as well as ensuring gender justice. NCA is Core Humanitarian Standard certified.

Programme Assistant Jobs at Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)

Position:	Programme Assistant – Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (PMER)
Job Location:	Dar es Salaam
Reporting to:	Program Manager

NCA has secured a one year project from NORAD Nasen Funding Stream on food Security, and is seeking a dynamic, experienced, strategic-thinking and result-oriented Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Programme Assistant to work on this grant programme activities in line with the Country Strategic Plan and NCA policies with ecumenical and interfaith partners. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring M&E systems are functional for the Nansen project.
• Responsible for monitoring and assessment of the progress of the project.
• Follow up on implementation of recommended issues to ensure project targets are achieved.
• Support in development of digital data collection and management system.
• Coordinate and support partners cross-learning and adaptation.
• Responsible for project reporting, including documentation of change and impact of the project interventions in the target community.

Qualifications

• Tanzanian national with a good Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in, Monitoring and Evaluation, Education, Development studies, Social Science, Agriculture; from a recognized learning institution
• At least 2 years of relevant experience with relevant public or private institution.
• Research skills with practical knowledge in application of both quantitative and qualitative research methods in development work context.
• Competence in design and use of digital systems, for data collection and information management.
• Confident in using MS Office (including excel and power point)
• Ability to work in multi-cultural settings and being able to interrelate with relevant stakeholders both at the national and sub-national levels.
• The ability to learn fast and adapt to change, and work under pressure/ tight deadlines with minimum supervision. 
• Being a positive and good team player, open to the new procedures and flexible to the changing environment. 

Personal qualities

• Systematic, analytical, dynamic, strategic and result oriented
• Energetic and enterprising 
• Team player with good collaboration skills
• Team player and collaborative 
• Good relationship building and relationship management skills with internal and external actors

Remuneration

An attractive compensation package based on performance and consummate with the responsibility will apply to the successful candidate.  

How to apply: 

Please submit your application to the address [email protected]. Only electronic applications are considered. In the subject line of your email, please state clearly which position you apply for. The application should consist of a brief motivation letter and CV, compiled into one document of maximum 4 pages. The document name should start with your name and include which position you apply for. E.g., <Theonat M. Jonas – Programme Assistant- PMER>. Certificates are not of interest at this stage but should be brought during the interview. Applications failing to meet these requirements or sent to other email addresses will not be considered. Interviews will take place in mid of August 2023. If you do not hear from us, please consider your application unsuccessful. Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) reserves the right not to make an appointment/contact.

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Application deadline is 8^th August 2023.