Coordinator, Regional Programmes

Coordinator, Regional Programmes IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Dakar, Addis Ababa, Harare, Nairobi, Abidjan National Mid level Speaks Arabic, English, French, Spanish Application deadline: March 25, 2026 Closed Apply Summary by Impactpool The Regional Coordinator of Programmes at IFRC provides strategic leadership and oversight for pan-African and multi-country programmes in the Africa Region. This role ensures the design, coordination, and delivery of high-value, integrated programmes aligned with IFRC’s Strategy 2030 and Renewal 3.0. The coordinator will establish a region-wide system for programme management excellence, facilitate cross-team collaboration, and drive the roll-out of monitoring and evaluation frameworks. The position requires strong leadership skills and a commitment to building programme management capacity across the region. Candidate Requirements: Relevant university education or equivalent experience Post-graduate qualification in management or leadership for humanitarian programming Minimum 10 years' experience managing complex programmes Demonstrated leadership and management skills Advanced analytical expertise in humanitarian and development landscape in Africa Fluent spoken and written English and French Organizational Context The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, with a network of 191-member National Societies (NSs). The overall aim of IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by NSs with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” IFRC works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises. The IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement), together with its member National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The work of IFRC is guided by its fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality. The IFRC is led by its Secretary General, and has its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The IFRC has five regional offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas. IFRC also has country cluster delegations and country delegations throughout the world. Together, the Geneva Headquarters and the field structure (regional, cluster and country) comprise the IFRC Secretariat. The IFRC has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, and lack of integrity (including but not limited to financial misconduct). IFRC also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. As one of the five decentralized parts of the Secretariat, the Africa Region covers 49 countries of the African Continent, and its structure is composed of the Regional Office for Africa based in Nairobi and 15 Country Cluster Delegations each supporting 2-4 African National Societies (NS). The Regional Coordinator of Programmes is a senior position within the Africa Regional Office reporting to the Manager, Disaster Climate and Crisis. The position provides strategic oversight and coordination of pan-African and multi-country programmes, ensuring strategic and collaborative design, solid monitoring, quality, accountability and impact across all major thematic portfolios, (migration, climate, environment, disaster risk reduction, anticipatory action, food security and nutrition etc) with a view to generating lasting impact on community resilience. The position leads a team of Programme Coordinators responsible for major regional and multi-country initiatives and provides functional leadership to programme managers. It acts as the central anchor for programme management excellence in the Africa Region. The role will contribute to advancing IFRC Renewal 3.0 as driven by five strategic shifts: deepening localization and accountability; sharpening humanitarian focus, influence and impact; intensifying trust and collaboration; accelerating digital transformation; and reshaping the Secretariat to be more agile, empowered, and impact-driven. The position is open to national staff in Kenya, Ethiopia, Senegal or Zimbabwe. The position is open to national staff based in Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Dakar, Abidjan or Harare. Job Purpose The Regional Coordinator of Programmes provides strategic leadership and oversight for all pan-African and multi-country programmes implemented by IFRC in the Africa Region. The role ensures that integrated, high-value and multi-thematic programmes are designed, coordinated and delivered in line with IFRC’s Strategy 2030, Renewal 3.0 and the Regional Unified Plan. The role establishes and enforces a region-wide system for programme ‘bottom-up’ design, quality, monitoring, accountability and evidence-based impact, using IFRC Programme and Project Management (PCM) standards and tools for technical oversight. It is responsible to facilitate a cross-team approach at the Regional Office and delegation levels, apply the ‘Way of Working’ as IFRC collaborative operating model and support country-based strategic programming, in liaison with public authorities and aligning with national priorities whenever possible. Working in close partnership with PMER, the position drives the roll-out of harmonised monitoring, evaluation and impact measurement frameworks across all major programmes. The Regional Coordinator of Programmes builds and maintains strong programme management capacity across the Africa Region, establishing a dashboard to monitor and report o