Programme Associate, EVAWG

About this role

UN Women is recruiting a Programme Associate at NPSA 6 level for its Zanzibar Office, part of the Tanzania Country Office. The post-holder reports to the Programme Specialist, Ending Violence against Women and Girls, and works under the functional guidance of the Operations Manager. The Associate supports programme work planning, budgets and proposals, guides implementing partners on routine delivery and reporting, and handles partner agreements, budget revisions and cost extensions. Financial duties include creating projects in the Quantum ERP system, monitoring delivery against approved work plans, reviewing Funding Authorization and Certificate of Expenditure forms and partner reports under the Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers, and processing payments.

The Associate also arranges logistics for meetings, workshops, trainings and missions across Unguja and Pemba, manages travel and subsistence allowance claims, joins field monitoring visits, maintains filing systems and partner databases, tracks donor reporting calendars, and guides Programme Assistants and interns. Completion of secondary education is required, while a Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, social sciences, development studies or gender studies is an asset. At least six years of progressively responsible experience in administration, programme management or finance is required, along with experience supporting a team. Desirable qualifications include use of a web-based ERP system, preferably Oracle Cloud (Quantum) and PRISM, programme support within the UN system, government or civil society, and HACT-related work with FACE forms, advances and spot checks.

Experience with gender equality or protection programming and knowledge of the Zanzibar policy context are assets. Fluency in English and Swahili is required. The position sits within the European Union-supported project on ending violence against women and girls and advancing women's leadership in Zanzibar and Mainland, delivered jointly with Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar ministries, local authorities and civil society partners. It is a full-time contract based in Zanzibar.

Applications close on 10 November 2026.