Feminist Climate Justice, Program Manager

International Women's Development Agency

Employment Type Full time 1.0 FTE

Location Hybrid ·Melbourne, Australia Melbourne CBD (hybrid work from home and two days in the office)

Team Research, Advocacy and Movement Strengthening

Seniority Senior

Job Description

Bring people, resources and movements together to advance feminist climate justice. Join IWDA as our next Feminist Climate Justice Program Manager.

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. We provide support that goes beyond money and contribute 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 women, girls and gender diverse people

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 Strategic Plan 2025 - 2035 lays out IWDA’s path towards realising our vision of gender equality for all.

Our strategic goals are to shift resources to women’s rights organisations, strengthen feminist movements, advance feminist and decolonial knowledge, and model a different way of being as a feminist organisation.

At IWDA, how we work is as significant as what we do. Our 4S Framework guides us to step up and use our power to create change, stand with feminist movements in solidarity, step back when others are better placed to lead, and sit with uncertainty through deep listening and collective learning.

As the Feminist Climate Justice Program Manager, you'll lead the management of a grant-funded program and its Participatory Grant Mechanism (PGM),



while serving as Secretariat to the Feminist Climate Collective (FeCC). You'll bring together your program and grant management expertise, relationship‑building skills and experience coordinating coalitions, networks or collectives to support the Collective's growth, governance and impact.

Working across IWDA and the Collective, you'll connect opportunities with the right expertise, foster collaboration and mobilise resources and capabilities to strengthen collective action on feminist climate justice.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end management and delivery of the feminist climate justice program, including program planning, budgeting, financial monitoring, donor reporting and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL).

Manage the Participatory Grant Mechanism (PGM), including sub-grant processes, calls for proposals, proposal assessment, contracting, payments, compliance and ongoing monitoring, ensuring feminist funding principles guide how resources are distributed and managed.

Serve as Secretariat to the Feminist Climate Collective (FeCC), supporting its coordination, governance and growth through relationship‑building, inclusive participation, shared ownership and a culture of care and learning.

Convene and coordinate Collective meetings, workshops and strategic initiatives, facilitating collaboration, supporting productive dialogue and ensuring agreed actions are progressed.

Strengthen connections across Collective members and their funded initiatives, identifying opportunities for shared learning, collaboration, movement strengthening and collective advocacy.

Coordinate and mobilise relevant specialist expertise and capabilities across IWDA to support the Collective's priorities and program-level goals.

Support the Collective's external engagement, visibility and communications, and coordinate opportunities for members to participate in strategic movement-building and advocacy activities.

Contribute to resource mobilisation initiatives and funding opportunities that support the sustainability and

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