The African Union Development Agency invites applicants who are citizens of African Union Member States for the post of Programme Officer, Operations.
Under the supervision of the Head of the Infrastructure and Transport Unit, the Programme Officer, Operations, will provide project management, coordination, administrative, monitoring, and evaluation support to the Project Management Unit (PMU) of the ICD-SMC project across all components. Under the supervision of the Head of the Infrastructure and Transport Unit and working closely with the two component Project Officers, the incumbent maintains the project’s implementation plan and trackers, supports planning and reporting cycles, services project governance (the Steering Committee and Technical Working Groups), maintains the results framework and Indicator Tracking Table (ITT), and supports the coherent consolidation of component outputs into the Integrated Corridor Investment Prospectus.
Required Skills and Competencies
- Working knowledge of digital collaboration tools (SharePoint, OneDrive, MS Teams) and project management software.
- Familiarity with development partners’ procurement and reporting procedures.
- Excellent time-management and written/oral communication skills.
- Proficiency in the use of computer applications, Digital Filing Systems, MS Office and SAP ERP.
- Ability to perform multiple tasks and work under pressure with a wide range of individuals and institutions.
- Able to work under minimal supervision, be proactive, take initiative and exercise sound judgment.
- High level of accuracy, attention to detail and thoroughness.
- Maintain confidentiality at the highest level at all times.
- Creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Good analytical, planning and organisational skills.
Education and Experience:
A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, International Relations, Computer or Data Sciences, Project Management, Political Sciences, Economics, or Development Studies and at least two (2) years of progressive work in project management support, coordination, administration or monitoring and evaluation, preferably within development projects within an international, regional or national organisation. Project Management certification, such as PMP or PRINCE2, will be an advantage.
Experience:
- Experience maintaining workplans, trackers, results frameworks or M&E systems for multi-country or multi-component projects.
- Experience with results-based management, indicator tracking and M&E methods.
- Experience providing secretariat support for governance meetings and events.
- Experience in implementing continuous improvement methodologies e.g. Kaizen.
Application: To apply, please submit the following:
- A motivation letter stating reasons for seeking employment with the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency.
- A detailed and updated curriculum vitae (CV), not exceeding five (5) pages and indicating your nationality, age and gender.
- Three (3) referees with good knowledge of the candidate’s work, furnishing full contact details, telephone, fax and e-mail addresses.
- Certified copies of degrees and diplomas.
- A recent performance evaluation report (for internal candidates only).
Remuneration:
Indicative basic salary of US$28, 976.97 per annum plus other entitlements e.g., Post Adjustment (57% of basic salary), Housing Allowance ($21,832.68 per annum), gratuity (15% of gross salary) in conformity with the rules and procedures applicable to the internationally recruited staff of the African Union to internationally recruited staff of the African Union.
Applications must be received no later than Monday, 27 July 2026.
Click below to register and apply:
https://e-recruitment.nepad.org:44310/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_startpage_ext_cand
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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