Program Manager

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ActionAid International

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: $90,900 AUD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 19/01/2026
  • Location: Australia
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Who we are


ActionAid Australia is a global women’s rights organisation working to advance social justice, gender equality and poverty eradication. We partner with women living in poverty and exclusion to support their leadership and collective action to claim their rights.

Purpose of position


The position is responsible for the management and effective delivery of ActionAid Australia’s “Pacific CIRCLE: Empowering Resilience: Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Pacific Communities” program. This is a new regional program supporting climate resilience through nature-based solutions across four Pacific Island countries (Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga and Vanuatu) with a strong focus on gender equality, inclusion, and community-led adaptation.


The role will oversee program implementation, monitoring and evaluation, ensuring high-quality delivery, reporting, compliance, and stakeholder engagement. The role will works closely with partners in the Pacific to implement project deliverables, meet donor reporting requirements and contribute to learning and advocacy efforts aligned with project commitments.

Key roles and responsibilities

  • Manage the overall Pacific CIRCLE program with responsibility for delivery of grant requirements in accordance with the Kiwa Initiative donor requirements, AAA’s Programs Manual and a human rights-based programming approach.
  • Build strong relationships with partner organisations to coordinate and support program management. This includes coordinating activities, providing technical support, and ensuring compliance with donor and organisational standards.
  • Lead and coordinate program inception activities to establish clear plans, roles, and resources, ensuring a smooth and effective program start up.
  • Manage the program implementation schedule and track milestones against this plan to support efficient, transparent, and adaptive management.
  • Develop program narrative reports and collaborate with partners and AAA Finance team to ensure financial and program reporting are delivered within specified timelines to the donor (Agence Française de Développement).
  • Support the development of the program monitoring and evaluation framework, collate content, analyse data, and synthesise complex information for donor reporting and knowledge products.
  • Facilitate clear, respectful, and effective communication and collaboration between ActionAid teams, partners, and stakeholders across the Pacific region.
Skills and competencies required


Essential

  • Degree in international development, environmental management, gender studies, or equivalent experience.
  • Significant professional experience in international development or environmental programming, ideally in the Pacific region.
  • A proven commitment to women’s rights, gender equality, and inclusion. This includes a commitment to ActionAid’s feminist values and human rights-based approach.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of nature-based solutions to climate change and gender-responsive programming.
  • Strong project management skills, including grant management, budgeting, reporting, and risk management.
  • Proven experience in building strong partnerships based on trust and mutual learning.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including experience working in cross-cultural and linguistically diverse environments.
  • An ability to work collaboratively and independently in a flexible team-based environment.

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