Programme Officer, Project Coordination at AUDA-NEPAD

🌍 VACANCY: Programme Officer, Project Coordination — AUDA-NEPAD

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) is inviting applications from citizens of African Union Member States for the position of Programme Officer, Project Coordination.

📍 Duty Station: Centurion, South Africa
💼 Position Level: P2
📄 Contract: 23 months, with the first 6 months as probation
🏢 Supervisor: Director of Infrastructure, Industrialization, Trade and Regional Integration
📌 Project: Africa RISE–Regional Acceleration Project (RISE-RAP)

🎯 Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will coordinate the day-to-day implementation of RISE-RAP, including:

• Developing consolidated workplans, budgets, stakeholder maps and risk registers.
• Monitoring project implementation, risks, issues and mitigation measures.
• Preparing monthly progress notes and quarterly results packs.
• Coordinating meetings of Regional Steering Committees and Technical Working Groups.
• Preparing mission and event documentation.
• Supporting procurement and consultancy processes.
• Monitoring knowledge and communications activities.
• Maintaining project implementation plans and tracking dependencies.
• Preparing project completion reports, lessons learned and recommendations.

🎓 Qualifications

Applicants must have either:

Option 1:
Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering, Project Management, Development Studies, Education, Irrigation Engineering or a related field, plus at least 2 years’ progressive programme/project management experience.

OR

Option 2:
Bachelor’s degree in one of the above fields, plus at least 4 years’ progressive programme/project management experience.

📌 PMP or PRINCE2 certification is an advantage.

💼 Experience Required

Candidates should demonstrate experience in:

✅ Managing complex, multi-stakeholder and multi-country development projects
✅ Working with development partners/DFIs
✅ Coordinating multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams
✅ African agricultural transformation and climate resilience
✅ Irrigation development and regional integration
✅ Working with AU agencies, RECs and international development organisations

🗣️ Language

Proficiency in at least one AU working language is required:

🇬🇧 English
🇫🇷 French
🇵🇹 Portuguese
🇰🇪 Swahili
🇪🇸 Spanish
🇸🇦 Arabic

Knowledge of additional AU working languages is an advantage.

💰 Remuneration

Indicative basic salary: US$35,044.83 per year

Additional benefits include:

🏠 Housing allowance: US$21,832.88/year
➕ Post Adjustment: 57% of basic salary
➕ Gratuity: 15% of gross salary

📅 DEADLINE

31 August 2026

⚠️ The text provided contains a conflicting date of 14 September 2026 in one section, but the detailed vacancy announcement and application section state 31 August 2026. Applicants should therefore treat 31 August 2026 as the applicable deadline unless the official portal indicates otherwise.

📝 HOW TO APPLY

Applicants should prepare:

1. Motivation letter
2. CV of maximum 5 pages
3. Details of three referees
4. Certified copies of degrees/diplomas
5. Recent performance evaluation report — internal candidates only

🔗 AUDA-NEPAD Careers — Programme Officer, Project Coordination⁠

🔗 AUDA-NEPAD Application Portal⁠

📄 Download the Vacancy/ToR⁠

📧 Application portal support: audahiring@nepad.org

NOTE

Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.