• Two Program Coordinator roles

• Based in Melbourne CBD (hybrid working model)

• Exciting opportunity to work with an incredible team in the International Development Sector

ABOUT IWDA

International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) is an Australian-based organisation, resourcing diverse women’s rights organisations (WROs) primarily in the Asia and the Pacific, and contributing to global feminist movements to advance our vision of gender equality for all.

VISION Gender equality for all

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

VALUES Feminist, Decolonial, Accountable, Collaborative, Transformative

Within the ecosystem of women’s rights organisations, IWDA is both for and of feminist movements. We resource the work of diverse WROs, and enable them to be more effective by providing support that goes beyond money. We are committed to building a resilient and relevant feminist and decolonial organisation, and to becoming an explicitly anti-racist organisation.

Anchored by lessons from our 40-year history and guided by fiercely held feminist and decolonial values, our new Strategic Plan 2025 - 2035 lays out IWDA’s path towards realising our vision of gender equality for all.

OUR GOALS 2025-2035

·         Shift resources to women’s rights and aligned organisations

·         Engage in movement strengthening

·         Advance feminist and decolonial knowledge for change

·         Live our values by modelling a different way of being as a feminist organisation

Our 4S Framework supports our commitment to decoloniality 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 Majority World 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.

IWDA’s 10-year Strategy commits to expanding our work in Australia, deepening engagement with domestic feminist movements, and responding to urgent calls for feminist climate justice. We recognise our responsibility to act on issues where our locational power can make a difference – including the climate crisis. Environmental justice and gender equality are inextricably linked – and both are undermined by the same patriarchal, colonial and capitalist systems that exploit the earth and marginalise women, girls and gender-diverse people. Feminist movement actors, including Women’s Rights Organisations (WROs) we partner with in Asia and the Pacific, are calling on Minority World actors to step up, advocate, and take responsibility for the disproportionate damage caused by high-emission countries.

For IWDA, responding to these calls is part of decolonising our practice. Through our 10-year strategy, we commit to leveraging our platforms, networks and analysis to champion feminist climate justice in Australia, centring First Nations leadership and deepening solidarity with aligned movements to disrupt the systems that undermine our collective rights.

This year we celebrate our 40th anniversary ✨ That’s four decades of leading the charge for #GenderEquality. Join our Wave of change - https://loom.ly/2N6ps9I

ABOUT THE ROLE

We have two Program Coordinator roles:

The Program Coordinator, We Rise is responsible for supporting the We Rise phase 4 program implemented by the We Rise Coalition.

The We Rise Coalition is made up of six feminist organisations from within the Pacific region who implement the We Rise 3 program: FemLINKpacific (Fiji); Fiji Women’s Rights Movement; Brown Girl Woke (Samoa); Sista (Vanuatu); Voice for Change (PNG) and IWDA. The program aims to see diverse Pacific women’s voice and agency contributing to transformative change through a vibrant and resilient feminist movement. The program has a distinct focus on coalition and organisational strengthening, movement building, advocacy, and structural and institutional change. As the grant holder, IWDA is a coalition member and ally. We Rise is now in its fourth phase and is funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through the Pacific Women Lead program.

The Program Coordinator, PNG is responsible for supporting Women Leading Change in the Highlands (WLCiH), a three-year program implemented by IWDA in partnership with Voice for Change (VfC), a women’s rights organisation based in Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea. The program is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and managed by Abt Associates, with an implementation period of 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2027 and a budget of AUD $2.5 million.

WLCiH builds on previous programs to address gender inequality in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. The program focuses on three key objectives: (1) strengthening VfC’s organisational sustainability, (2) increasing women’s leadership and participation in decision-making, and (3) improving access to protection and support services for women and girls at risk of, or affected by, gender-based violence (GBV).

The Program Coordinator roles are responsible for supporting day-to-day management of the programs to enable the team to deliver the program effectively. This includes contract and financial administration; financial and narrative reporting; data collection and analysis; project administration; information management; logistics support; maintaining a mutually respectful partnership by providing tailored support; and supporting compliance, safeguarding, risk management and inclusion. 

Aligned with IWDA’s Strategic Plan, the role fosters collaborative and supportive partnerships, strengthening partners’ long-term sustainability and ensuring that women’s rights organisations across the Pacific have the resources and support needed to drive lasting change.

IWDA is committed to the wellbeing and safety of our staff. IWDA works through a hybrid approach supporting all team members to work flexibly, fully equipped from home as well as from our office in Melbourne. The successful candidate will be expected to work from our Melbourne CBD office at least two days per week (Tuesdays strongly preferred).

Find the full position description:

Program Coordinator, We Rise

Program Coordinator, PNG

These roles are closing on Sunday 26 October at 11:55 pm.

THE OFFER

Program Coordinator, We Rise is a part time/full time 0.9 -1.0 FTE, fixed term 8 -12 months position.

Program Coordinator, PNG is a part time 0.6 FTE, fixed term 12 months position.

Both the roles are classified at SCHADS 4 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

• Shorter hours working

HOW TO APPLY

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

All applicants must be legally entitled to live and work in Australia.

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. IWDA works through a hybrid approach supporting all team members to work flexibly, fully equipped from home as well as from our office in Melbourne. The candidate will be expected to work from our physical office space at least two days a week.

The safety and wellbeing of children and other vulnerable persons engaged in IWDA’s programs is also a priority for IWDA. We have strong recruitment processes in place to ensure the safest and most suitable people are employed by our organisation.

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 Safeguarding Code of Conduct.