Programme Assistant - EU Sustainable Western Indian Ocean Programme (SWIOP) Invest

Background

The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) is critical for the food security, livelihoods and economic development of ten states in eastern and southern Africa, supporting an estimated 60 million people. Prominent blue economy sectors include fisheries, tourism, shipping, extractives and aquaculture. However, population growth, unsustainable consumption, pollution and climate change impacts are placing increasing pressure on fragile coastal and marine ecosystems.

In response, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) commissioned GIZ to implement ProsperBlue. The programme partners with a diversity of regional, national, and local organizations to support them collaborate and contribute to the protection and sustainable use of marine and coastal biodiversity in the WIO region through an inclusive and sustainable blue economy (ISBE). Managed from Nairobi, Kenya, ProsperBlue
partners with the Nairobi Convention, an intergovernmental environmental agreement and platform covering the WIO and coordinated by UNEP. It has also helped to establish the multi-stakeholder “Our Blue Future” initiative, now with 35 partners focused on an ISBE.

ProsperBlue is implementing Pillar 2 of the EU-funded Sustainable Western Indian Ocean Programme (SWIOP). SWIOP is a multi-country, multi-partner programme supporting sustainable blue economy development and regional cooperation in nine countries of the WIO. SWIOP is coordinated at regional level by the European Union Delegation to Tanzania with the support of GIZ ProsperBlue.

Overall purpose of the position

The Programme Assistant provides technical programme support to ProsperBlue for the effective coordination and implementation of SWIOP. The role supports planning, implementation, documentation, learning and communication processes across ProsperBlue activities, while also supporting the SWIOP Secretariat in coordinating programme-level processes and engagement with the European Union Delegation in Tanzania.

Your tasks

• Support planning, coordination and tracking of ProsperBlue activities and workplans.
  

• Support the SWIOP Secretariat in coordinating cross-component and cross-country programme processes.
  

• Support preparation of consolidated meeting materials, programme updates and briefing notes for EUD Tanzania.
  

• Support preparation and delivery of regional and national workshops, steering meetings and learning events.
  

• Prepare agendas, background notes and presentation materials.
  

• Capture high-quality minutes, decisions and action points.
  

• Conduct desk research on topics related to blue economy, ocean governance and sustainable development.
  

• Support monitoring, evaluation, knowledge and learning processes, including basic data collection and analysis.
  

• Support preparation of programme updates, event summaries and learning products.
  

Your Profile

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in development studies, environmental studies, governance, economics, international relations or a related field.
  

• At least one year of professional experience supporting projects or programmes in an international development organization (e.g. GIZ or a similar international agency; internships may be counted).
  

• Strong organisational and coordination skills with high attention to detail.
  

• Excellent written and spoken English, including the ability to draft minutes and concise summaries.
  

• Strong research and analytical skills.
  

• High proficiency in standard IT tools and collaborative working platforms.
  

• Ability to work effectively in multicultural and multi-stakeholder environments.
  

Desirable

• Exposure to EU- or BMZ-funded programmes.
  

• Familiarity with blue economy, ocean governance or sustainability topics.
  

• Basic experience with monitoring, evaluation or knowledge management.
  

Submission of Application: