Senior Manager

1 month ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia Investing in Women Full time
About the Opportunity

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager - Technical Coherence to join our team at Investing in Women. This is a project-based role based in Canberra or Brisbane, Australia, with the possibility of other locations in Australia.

The Senior Manager - Technical Coherence will be responsible for managing IW's strategic processes, coordinating work, and handling progress reporting. This includes overseeing the research agenda with ANU's Global Institute of Women's Leadership and collaborating with the IW CEO, Directors, and Contractor Representative to engage with DFAT and other key stakeholders.

The position supports effective governance and continuous improvement of initiatives. Reporting to the CEO, the Senior Manager - Technical Coherence will be responsible for:

  • Collaborating with the Leadership Team to drive effective planning and strategic coherence across program workstreams:
    • Maintain a clear overview of program activity across streams.
    • Support the Leadership Team to identify strategic disparity across streams, and to identify opportunities for Program refinement.
    • Support coordination and shared learning across IW teams, including country, workstream, and MERL teams.
  • Working closely with the CEO and MERL Director, coordinating the key strategic program processes, including annual planning, progress reporting, strategy updates, and all-staff reflection and learning.
  • Working with the IW CEO and Abt Contract Representative to manage engagement with DFAT and other key stakeholders:
    • Promote and support strong linkages between the program and relevant Canberra-based DFAT staff.
    • Ensure DFAT are provided with current and relevant information relating to program implementation and risks, including through quarterly Country Sub-Committees and the Strategic Advisory Board.
    • In collaboration with the Leadership Team, plan, coordinate and finalise required work planning, reporting and other regular communication with DFAT, ensuring all reporting and communication is accurate and written to the highest standard.
  • Working closely with the workstreams, providing coordination and oversight of IW's research agenda, including the partnership with ANU's Global Institute for Women's Leadership.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the Leadership Team to drive effective planning and strategic coherence across program workstreams.
  • Work closely with the CEO and MERL Director to coordinate key strategic program processes.
  • Work with the IW CEO and Abt Contract Representative to manage engagement with DFAT and other key stakeholders.
  • Provide coordination and oversight of IW's research agenda, including the partnership with ANU's Global Institute for Women's Leadership.

Requirements

  • Advanced degree or equivalent in experience in international development, gender studies, economics, communications, or related fields.
  • Track record in strategic program management, building effective teams, and influencing others to adopt best practice.
  • Excellent influencing and negotiation skills, including an ability to deal with government and private sector representatives at all levels with credibility and diplomacy.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate with clarity and influence, including online.
  • Strong written ability with demonstrated experience in delivering reporting deliverables to a high standard.

About Us

Investing in Women is a mission-driven organization with a proven track record in complex program implementation in the international development sector. We offer bold solutions and technical excellence in Health, Economic Growth, Governance, Research & Evaluation, Environment & Energy, Gender Equality & Social Inclusion. Working with our many partners, we have driven measurable social impact for more than 55 years, to achieve our mission of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people worldwide.

We value individuality and celebrate difference with a strong commitment to diversity, equality, racial equity, gender, and disability inclusion. We strongly encourage people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position.

We offer flexible work arrangements and a culturally safe environment for staff members from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.

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