Senior Programme Coordinator – Agroecology

Position in the organization:

The Senior Programme Coordinator reports to and is supervised by the Country Representative.

Purpose of the position:

As part of Swissaid Tanzania Country Programme 2025-20284, lead the field implementation of Outcome 1, “Improved sustainable livelihood of smallholder farmers, with a particular focus on smallholder farmers, women, and youth”, including all related projects. Be part of Swissaid Tanzania leadership and fulfill the related roles and responsibilities.

Key duties and responsibilities:

Representation and Management

• Lead and manage Swissaid personnel who are involved in Agroecology.
• Upon approval by the Country Representative, represent Swissaid vis-à-vis partners, government and other stakeholders in the region.
• Foster team spirit, constructive collaboration and result orientation within Swissaid Tanzania.
• In consultation with Country Representative, will represent SWISSAID in dialogues/discussions relating to agroecology and food systems transformation.
• Foster and participate in networks on thematic priorities of the SWISSAID country programme (in consultation with Country Representative).

Programme development

• Coordinate, supervise and facilitate Swissaid activities falling under respective projects implemented from the Field Office to the national level.
• Support monitoring and evaluation of Swissaid country programme and projects.
• Ensure effective collaboration with partner organizations and beneficiaries.
• Assist Country Representative in undertaking studies and assessments, including but not limited to feasibility studies, topical studies, project reviews and academic research.
• Ensure that programme and project work plans are prepared and implemented in a timely, cost-effective and effective manner.
• Take part in and contribute to programmes and projects proposals writing, ensuring that the operational partners identified are actively involved in the process.

Ecological farming

• Provide technical backstopping on ecological farming and conduct regular field visits to farmer groups in remote areas.
• Contribute to and support the elaboration of training material, including manuals and posters.
• Leverage digital technologies such as Macho Sauti to promote and assist ecological farming.
• Facilitate the linkages between push, pull and policy components of the programme and ensure an effective flow of information and knowledge sharing.

Information and fundraising

• Obtain and/or elaborate material for information and fundraising work in Switzerland and Tanzania, on request of Swissaid in Switzerland, Swissaid Tanzania, or on own initiative.
• Contribute to fundraising activities in concordance with the respective guideline.
• Write reports, updates, policy papers, etc.

Project preparation and monitoring, accompaniment of partners

• When needed, assist partners in project preparation and accompany project implementation according to Swissaid criteria.
• Ensure timely and good reporting by Swissaid funds recipients.
• Ensure programme resources are disbursed and accounted for efficiently and timely by the partners.
• Contribute to capacity building of partner organizations.
• Plan and conduct regular visits to partner organisations, to supervise, guide and coach partners.

Administration and fund management

• Perform an arithmetical and logical check on fund requests from Swissaid Programme Coordinators and partners and ensure that the funds are in line with Swissaid policies and donor compliances are respected.
• With the support of the Country Representative and the Programme Administrator and at inception of the projects, define the mode of operations with the Swissaid Programme Coordinators and the partners on financial requirements and how to render account towards the coordination office (expenditure statements, summaries, receipts, fund request, etc).
• Ensure proper collection, compilation and filling of all programme, project and office documents.
• Ensure completeness and correctness of financial and narrative reports of closed projects prepared by the Swissaid Programme Coordinators and partners and adhere to the three months deadline after project closure.
• Assist the Programme Administrator and the Country Representative in the annual budget preparation and ensure that expenditures align with the approved budget.
• Liaise with the Programme Administrator and Field Accountant on audits of any project and support the auditors in implementing the same.
• Immediately and in writing, report any anomalies detected in fund management to the Country Representative.
• Inform/consult with the Country Representative in the event of significant modifications in project content and budget or serious problems in a project.

Human Resource Management

• Lead and manage program team to achieve its mandated targets in accordance to annual operational plans.
• Ensure an enabling environment for staff performance, recognition and reward of the program team to encourage staff productivity, innovation and performance (e.g. facilities, equipment, duty facilitation, team building etc).
• Participate in the review of staff job descriptions and setting of performance standards.
• Involves in recruitment of staff under supervision of Country Representative.
• Assigns performance objectives to supervised staff, conducts comprehensive performance appraisal of supervised staff and provides / obtains feedback when necessary.
• Ensure that performance records of staff under supervision are submitted to Country Representative on time.
• Provides induction, training, coaching, mentoring and advice to supervised staff to ensure that they understand and carry out their responsibilities effectively.
• In consultation with Country Representative, identify training needs and development opportunities for supervised staff.

Transversal issues

• Promote throughout the programme crosscutting issues including but not limited to gender, youth, civil society strengthening and climate change.

Reporting

• Submit monthly work plans and activity reports to the Country Representative.
• Organise regular planning meetings with the team under the respective projects in the Swissaid Field Offices.
• Contribute to and support the preparation of the Annual Report and any other Swissaid report.

Other duties and responsibilities:

This job description is not exhaustive; it merely outlines the key duties and responsibilities of the post. Other ad hoc tasks may be requested occasionally, in consultation with the post holder.

How to Apply

Qualified and motivated candidates are encouraged to apply by submitting a cover letter and detailed CV to: info@swissaidtanzania.org by 5th January 2026, indicating “Senior Programme Coordinator – Swissaid Tanzania” in the subject line.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. SWISSAID is an equal opportunity employer committed to gender equality, diversity, and inclusion.

NOTE: DEADLINE IS EXTENDED,