• 0.8 FTE, fixed term (6 months) with possibility to extend
• Based in Melbourne CBD
• Feminist, Accountable, Collaborative, Transformative

The Organisation

IWDA is the leading Australian agency entirely focussed on women’s rights and gender equality in the Asia Pacific region. They are international, feminist and independent.

The Role

The Equality Insights program sits within the IWDA Knowledge Translation Team. The Senior Program Manager (SPM), Equality Insights is a new role created to support the Program.

This role ensures program planning, implementation and adaptation is in line with the IWDA Strategic Plan, organisational goals and standards. The Senior Program Manager manages a team of quantitative specialists, a communications specialist and a research coordinator.

The Candidate

You will have:

Essential:

1. Proven track record in managing delivery of complex and ambitious programs in an NGO environment
2. Prior experience setting up and managing in-country data collection initiatives
3. Demonstrated success in team management, applying a coaching approach and ensuring a positive, inclusive and collaborative environment for success
4. Strong financial acumen as demonstrated through managing complex multi-country, multi-donor budgets
5. Demonstrated expertise in gender and international development practice

Desirable:

1. Demonstrated experience working with and communicating using quantitative data
2. Prior experience managing development of technology facilitated solutions
3. Prior experience undertaking phone-based data collection with remote management

The Offer

Offered as a Part time (0.8 FTE) for 6 months the annual salary is a SCHADS 6

International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) has an EO exemption (H298/2018) and requests applications from people who identify as women only.

IWDA welcomes people with different skills and life experiences, and encourages women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women with disabilities and First Nations women to apply. Preference will be given to applicants who have experience in, or strong community ties to, one of the countries in which IWDA supports partners.

Any offer of employment will require a National Police Check and endorsement of IWDA’s Child Protection Code of Conduct. All applicants must be legally entitled to live and work in Australia.