Program Associate - SDG Finance and Investment Portfolio

About the role

The Program Associate provides portfolio coordination, administration, procurement, stakeholder engagement, monitoring, reporting, communications, event management and knowledge management support for the SDG Finance and Investment Portfolio in Tanzania. The role sits in UNDP Tanzania and reports directly to the National Program Coordinator, with strategic guidance from the Head of the Portfolio.

Key responsibilities

• Support program and project planning, implementation and coordination, including workplans, trackers, milestones, risks and deliverables
• Coordinate meetings, forums, workshops, events and field activities, and prepare terms of reference, briefs and meeting packs
• Support project budgets, procurement, contracting, consultant and vendor processes, travel and payments, and event logistics
• Engage with government, UN entities, development partners, investors, civil society and other stakeholders, and prepare briefs, profiles and engagement records
• Collect and synthesize implementation updates, maintain activity trackers and contribute to donor, corporate and annual reports
• Contribute to communications strategies and draft briefs, speeches, press releases, articles, newsletters and multimedia content

Required profile

• Secondary education, or a university degree (not required)
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with secondary education, or 4 years with a Bachelor's degree
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Swahili
• Desirable: experience with multi-stakeholder programs, sustainable finance, investment promotion, media relations or digital campaigns

Required skills

• Microsoft Office and digital collaboration tools
• Strong organizational, drafting and editing skills
• Time management
• Monitoring and evaluation, business management, partnerships and administration and operations