ABOUT US

UnitingWorld is an agency of the Uniting Church in Australia.

We partner internationally with churches and church agencies to address the causes and consequences of poverty, injustice and violence through community-led sustainable development.

In 2025, we worked with 22 partners in 15 countries on 29 projects to reach 117,745 people.

While we work with and through churches, our programs include all people regardless of their faith, sexuality, ethnicity, ability, or gender. Our programs are initiated and implemented by our partners.

We translate rigorous sustainable community development principles through the lens of our Christian faith. We help to build leadership and organisational capacity. We partner for the long haul. We strive to build an international community, helping connect our partners with each other and our own church.

We maintain the highest standards for international development practice in Australia by being a member of the Australian Council of International Development (ACFID), a signatory of their Code of Conduct, and by being accredited by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to receive Australian Aid funding. We are also a member of the Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA), and of the international ACT Alliance network.

The role sits within UnitingWorld’s dynamic international programs team, which is responsible for stewarding relationships with church partners internationally, and for ensuring that our program portfolio and budget is delivered effectively, accountably and in line with compliance requirements.

ABOUT THE ROLE 

UnitingWorld is leading a consortium of Australian faith-based NGOs, Solomon Islands churches and a solar energy provider to deliver a renewable energy project funded by the Australian Government through the REnew Pacific initiative.

As International Programs Manager you will provide strong partnership management and project oversight for this exciting new project, which will provide sustainable solar energy to 10 communities across Solomon Islands.

Drawing on your experience managing grant-funded community development projects, you will oversee all aspects of UnitingWorld’s project cycle, including planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation, learning and reporting. You will bring strong financial management understanding and skills to support implementing partners’ and UnitingWorld’s budgeting and acquittal processes, and manage the key supplier contract for the project.

You will develop and maintain strong working relationships with UnitingWorld’s local partner church, UCSI and other consortium partners, helping ensure project activities are delivered in line with donor requirements, UnitingWorld’s programming principles and good practice in international development. You will be the key relationship holder for UnitingWorld’s engagement with external funders REnew Pacific and DFAT and take the lead in ensuring the timely and accurate completion of donor compliance and reporting requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with UnitingWorld’s church partner UCSI, other consortium partners in Solomon Islands and Australia, REnew Pacific and DFAT
• Support and accompany UCSI to strengthen organisational systems, policies and institutional capability
• Manage the UnitingWorld project cycle including timely and accurate completion of planning, budgeting, monitoring, reporting, acquittals, evaluation, and program learning deliverables.
• Manage the project’s primary supplier contract, including validation of deliverables and invoice management.

• Work with all consortium partners to ensure timely compliance with internal and external requirements including safeguarding, risk management, fraud control, and counterterrorism.
• Work closely with the Solomon Islands-based Project Coordinator to ensure timely and quality completion of REnew Pacific and DFAT’s compliance and reporting deliverables in line with the grant agreement and UnitingWorld’s internal processes.
• Oversee monitoring, evaluation and learning activities, including engagement of external consultants where required.
• Work collaboratively with other members of the Programs Team to support the delivery of UnitingWorld’s program, including taking leadership in specific functions or areas of knowledge and expertise.
• Liaise with and support the Fundraising and Communications Team with program updates, photos, case studies, and other resources as they engage and raise funds from our supporters.

WHY CHOOSE US?

• Uniting World is an organisation committed to innovating and leading in adopting locally-led development approaches. We are focused on the biggest challenges our region faces as identified by our partners including climate change, gender equality and poverty.
• You can make a real impact: we are small enough to be agile and for you to make a real contribution to shaping our work and providing leadership in your areas of expertise, but we work with partners who are significant civil society actors in their own countries and have significant potential to influence change.
• We love working with each other: this is a collaborative team with genuine commitment to investing in the relationships within the organisation.
• Flexible working environment with hybrid and remote working possibilities
• Access to salary packing benefits that make your salary go further

UnitingWorld is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Code of Conduct. You don’t need to be Christian, but you must be happy to work within the ethos of the Uniting Church in Australia.

UnitingWorld is committed to developing diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace and fostering a culture of belonging for all our staff. We invite all requests for a reasonable adjustment to the recruitment process if this will support your application. For more information, please email Stephanie Dalton: [email protected] using the subject line: International Programs Manager - REnew Pacific enquiry via EthicalJobs. Applications are encouraged early and will be assessed upon submission.

A position description is attached.