Program Manager, Solomon Islands Job in Australia Recruiting by International Women's Development Agency

• Permanent, full-time role
• Based in Melbourne CBD (combination WFH and office )
• Great opportunity to support partnerships with human rights organisations in Solomon Islands and work for a progressive international development organisation.

ABOUT IWDA
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.

OUR VISION: Gender equality for all

OUR PURPOSE: To defend and advance the rights of diverse women and girls

VALUES: Feminist, Accountable, Collaborative, Transformative

OUR GOALS 2023-2025

1.     Resource and contribute to resilient and vibrant feminist movements, primarily in the areas of power, leadership and civic space; freedom from violence; and gendered climate justice

2.     Promote systemic change towards gender equality for all

3.     Build a resilient and relevant feminist organisation

We resource the work of diverse women’s rights organisations, enable them to be more effective by providing support that goes beyond money, and we make our own contributions to feminist movements through advocacy, knowledge creation and translation.

As part of this contribution, we take actions to decolonise our approach to feminism and development. We want to become the best we can be in the world at north-south partnerships.  This means we seek to understand and leverage our locational power so that we know when to:

STEP UP and use our power to leverage resources and access for women’s rights organisations, and make our own contribution to feminist movements

STAND WITH feminist movements in solidarity and amplify the work of global south actors

STEP BACK when others are better placed to take the lead

SIT WITH uncertainty, embrace communal learning and deep listening, and accept that time is needed to collectively discern the best course of action.
ABOUT THE ROLE
This role is responsible for managing two grants (DFAT and EU) in support of two projects implemented by three national organisations within Solomon Islands.

The Responding to Violence Against Women (RVAW) is funded through DFAT and supports the Christian Care Centre and Family Support Centre to respond predominantly to women, girls and children escaping situations of violence providing them with safe accommodation and access to health, counselling and legal services. These organisations also work with communities in anti-violence awareness and advocacy and with Government as part of the National Safenet. Phase III of this program began in Feb 2024

IWDA supports Disabled Persons Organisation Solomon Islands (DPOSI / PWDSI), in a project focused on Strengthening Civil Society Organisations and Human Rights in Solomon Islands funded by the EU. This includes DPOSI working with other NGOs and CSO to improve equality and access for people with disabilities to services and opportunities and well as working with National Government on policy and legislation. This project is in its final year of implementation within the current phase.

The Program Manager manages the funding grants and associated contracts for these partners to implement the work that they do in their communities. It focuses on ensuring that contract deliverables to a quality standard and within the agreed timelines. This requires supporting partners in their reporting and acquitting processes and translating these into donor facing reporting. In doing so, the Program Manager works within mutually respectful relationship with the partners to provide support in identified areas of strengthening and as required.

This Program Manager role sits in the Partnerships team within the broader Systemic Change & Partnerships Team and reports to the Senior Program Manager.  The Program Manager will contribute to the positive, collaborative and encouraging culture of the Partnerships Team and participate in IWDA’s organisational learning approach and be committed the organisation’s inclusive culture and work collaboratively with teams across the organisation.

Find the full position description here.
THE OFFER
This is a permanent, Full-time role. Classified at SCHADS 6 plus superannuation and salary packaging.

Some of the benefits:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Salary packaging options
• Employee Assistance program
• Additional end of year leave for all and additional paid personal/carer’s and parental leave

HOW TO APPLY
If you are looking for an opportunity to make a key contribution to a rights-based international development agency committed to gender equality for all, click apply and submit your application.

IWDA is committed to the wellbeing and safety of our staff including with respect to COVID-19. All our team members are able to work flexibly from home as well as from our office in Melbourne. All staff are fully equipped to work productively and safely from their homes. As long as it is COVID-19 safe, the candidate will be expected to work from our physical office space at least two days a week.

International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) has an Equal Opportunity exemption (H69/2022) and requests applications from women only (including trans women).

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, especially within the Pacific.

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