Coordinator, Regional Programmes

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Oversight of Pan-African and Multi-country Programmes

• Provide overall coordination leadership for the design, governance and implementation of pan-African and multi-country strategic programmes.
• Facilitate the establishment of country programmatic platforms driving ‘bottom-up’ programme design, planning and budgeting within a coherent multi-country framework and narrative, ensuring at least 75% of programme funding supports country-led implementation.
• Enable effective cross-team ways of working and strategic coherence across thematic functional leads and cross-cutting functions, including humanitarian analysis, PMER, information management, CEA, and PGI.
• Establish a results-based regional programmatic dashboard to monitor risk and progress across programme implementation.
• Ensure alignment with Strategy 2030, Renewal 3.0, and regional and country Unified Plans.

Programme Management Excellence and Capacity Building

• Ensure programme design is bolstered by solid country and regional context and stakeholder analysis.
• Line-manage and mentor delegation programme coordinators responsible for country implementation as part of major multi-country initiatives.
• Set standards and establish a reference checklist for programme leadership, planning, budgeting, risk management, and delivery.
• Build programme management capacity across delegations and National Societies through coaching, communities of practice, and learning initiatives.
• Ensure effective collaboration between IFRC programme teams, functional leads, and National Societies to facilitate locally led implementation.

Quality, Accountability and Impact

• Ensure compliance with IFRC Renewal KPIs for programming excellence.
• Establish and enforce a region-wide quality and accountability framework based on IFRC PCM and locally led implementation principles.
• Mainstream eVCA as the IFRC reference tool to collect and analyse community data for programme design, baseline, and evidence-based impact.
• Work with PMER to harmonise M&E systems for IFRC-wide reporting and lead the roll-out of impact measurement for major programmes.
• Ensure learning loops between evidence, adaptation, and strategic decision-making.

Governance, Partnerships and Grant Compliance

• Define governance models for complex and multi-partner programmes.
• Work with Partnerships & Resource Mobilisation to design grant compliance frameworks.
• Ensure donor requirements, risk controls, and accountability mechanisms are embedded from design to closure at country and regional levels.
• Support Membership coordination and shared leadership arrangements on programme design and implementation.

Resource Mobilization and Strategic Growth

• Proactively identify new funding opportunities aligned with Africa Regional Office and country strategies.
• Contribute to the development of high-value, multi-country, and pan-African proposals.
• Shape programmatic narratives and investment cases with technical teams and partners.

Requirements

• Education: Relevant university education or equivalent qualifying experience. A post-graduate qualification in management or leadership for humanitarian, development, or resilience programming is essential.
• Technical Knowledge: IMPACT or equivalent knowledge.
• Experience: Minimum 10 years’ experience managing complex, multi-country or regional programmes in humanitarian and/or development contexts.
• Consortia Management: Demonstrated experience leading large, multi-partner and multi-donor consortia.
• Capacity Building: Proven track record in building programme management capacity across organisations or countries.
• Strategy: Experience in strategic programme design, governance, and portfolio management.