223 Program Assistant Job Vacancies at BRAC Tanzania

Position: Program Assistant (223 Posts)

Location: Mbeya, Iringa, Tanga, Dodoma, Morogoro, Mwanza, Dar es Salaam, Tabora

Deadline: September 26, 2025

Key Requirement: Graduate/Diploma in Social Studies/Community Development + 1 year experience in development programs

Apply to: bimcf.tanzania@brac.or.tz

About BRAC

BRAC is a highly-regarded international non-governmental development organization dedicated to creating a world free from exploitation and discrimination, where everyone can reach their full potential. It is a leader in developing and implementing cost-effective, evidence-based programs that assist poor and disadvantaged communities in low-income countries, including those affected by conflict and disaster. BRAC is an organization of and for the people of the Global South, pioneering new development and social enterprise approaches to empower communities toward prosperity. It’s the world’s largest NGO by staff and people directly reached and has been ranked the number one NGO by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor for five consecutive years, retaining the top spot in 2020.

Founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, BRAC expanded its first program outside of Bangladesh to Afghanistan in 2002. Since then, it has reached millions of people in 11 countries across Asia and Africa. BRAC’s holistic approach to development includes a wide array of programs and social enterprises in areas such as microfinance, education, health, agriculture, gender, and human rights. The organization believes that everyone has inherent potential and that creating an enabling environment can unleash this potential, allowing even the poorest to become agents of positive change.

BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania, which started its operations in 2006, focuses on agriculture, youth and women empowerment, food security, and livelihood.

About the Programme

In partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, BRAC International is implementing an initiative to create a positive and measurable impact for 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) and 9.5 million people across seven East and West African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda. This partnership aims to support AGYW living in poverty, an issue amplified by the global pandemic. The program will deliver scalable economic development approaches to communities, fostering the agency and voice of AGYW, and giving them the opportunity to fulfill their aspirations, achieve sustainable livelihoods, and engage in advocacy. BRAC International is using an integrated and holistic model to address the various life cycles of a young woman living in poverty, ensuring she can safely transition from adolescence to adulthood. She’ll be equipped with the appropriate skills, tools, and access to finance to effectively exercise her agency and build a fulfilling and productive livelihood.

Key Responsibilities

Program Implementation Support

  • Social Empowerment Pillar: Lead community-level inception activities, club setup, mentor training, community mobilization, and implement/supervise club activities.
  • AIM Livelihoods Pathway: Conduct livelihood option selection, organize training, provide enterprise support, and follow up with participants.
  • Education Pathway: Select participants, mobilize study circles, monitor school-related activities, and support out-of-school youth.

Other Responsibilities

  • Enabling Environment Pillar: Form Youth Development Committees (YDC), map service providers, and support gender equality initiatives.
  • Procurement & Coordination: Supervise mentors, manage program documents, support school improvement, and ensure data integrity.
  • Safeguarding: Ensure team safety, promote safeguarding policies, and follow reporting procedures.

Requirements

  • Education: Graduate/Diploma in Social Studies, Community Development, Gender and Development, or related field.
  • Experience: 1+ year in international development programs (education, microfinance, livelihood, etc.).
  • Skills: Fieldwork readiness, computer literacy, digital reporting tools, teamwork, and community mobilization.

How to Apply

Email your CV and cover letter to bimcf.tanzania@brac.or.tz with:

  • Educational grades and years of experience
  • Current and expected salary
  • Subject line: "Program Assistant – [Preferred Region]"

Deadline: September 26, 2025

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.