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IWDA is an Australian-based organisation, resourcing diverse women’s rights organisations, primarily in Asia and the Pacific, and contributing to global feminist movements to advance our vision of gender equality for all. 

POSITION SUMMARY  

The Program Manager is responsible for leading and facilitating a number of IWDA’s partnerships with women’s rights organisations in Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste, with a primary focus on women’s leadership, women’s economic empowerment, gender equality advocacy and awareness and addressing gender-based violence. These partners include the Women’s Rights Action Movement (WRAM) and West ‘Are’Are Rokotanikeni Association (WARA) in Solomon Islands and Covalima Community Centre (CCC) and Asisténsia Legál ba Feto no Labarik (ALFeLa) in Timor-Leste. These programs are funded by DFAT’s bilateral program in the Solomon Islands and the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP).

 The Program Manager will be required to support partners to identify organisational strengthening needs and source capacity building support; build, review and acquit budgets in line with IWDA financial procedures and donor requirements; adhere to reporting requirements; and support the advocacy and movement building work of IWDA. Role responsibilities will include overseeing program management, funding grants and partnership processes with a feminist approach, ensuring these processes are relevant to partners, program outcomes and in line with IWDA strategic priorities. 

The role collaborates with the Partnership’s Senior Program Manager, Quality to lead the monitoring, evaluation, and learning efforts of the programs. This involves assisting partners with their reporting and accountability processes and translating these for donor-facing reports. Additionally, the position ensures that IWDA program partners comply with safeguarding, risk management, and due diligence requirements. 


Essential  
1. Extensive experience in program and contract management, complemented by strong report writing skills that effectively demonstrate program impact. Proven ability to manage donor relations, including skilled negotiation expertise. 
2. Proven expertise in financial management, including budget negotiation, reviewing and supporting partner acquittals, forecasting program budgets, and consolidating donor financial reports. 
3. Effective people management and interpersonal skills to support and empower a Program Coordinator to work collaboratively and independently to meet role responsibilities; and grow within the role. 
4. Strong understanding of gender equality and women’s rights issues, social inclusion, ideally in Solomon Islands, TimorLeste and/or in the Pacific.  
5. Demonstrated experience building and supporting healthy long-term partnerships with local autonomous partners and working respectfully within these relationships. 
6. Proven ability to establish and maintain relationships and build equitable partnerships and networks with people at all levels, from different backgrounds and across diverse sectors. 
7. Demonstrated experience with monitoring, evaluation and learning, preferably in gender equality focused programs. 
8. Highly self-motivated with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, while also being an effective team member who fosters collaboration and commitment to achieving goals.