Programme Manager: The AWESOME Consortium at Womankind Worldwide

Responsibilities

Final reporting (deadline 1 May 2026)

• Lead the drafting of the final narrative annual report, including an overview of targets versus actual results for 2021–2025
• Report in IATI on the quantitative and qualitative programme for January–December 2025
• Collaborate with the Finance & Resources Team and partners on the final annual financial progress report, including auditor's report (2025), comparing the initial 5-year budget to total expenditure for 2021–2025

Project and Consortium Management

• Provide programme oversight and ensure effective programme operations are maintained in this final stage of the programme. This includes coordinating consortium partners and Womankind AWESOME project team and consultant hiring and oversight
• Collaborate with Womankind AWESOME team members, consortium partners, and stakeholders to develop and implement exit strategies and sustainability plans to ensure programme impact continues beyond the project lifecycle
• Support programme research and documentation to ensure quality evidence and learning outcomes.
• Act as the programme's primary internal contact, documenting and sharing updates and learnings with Womankind staff
• Adopt and promote feminist practices and ways of working throughout the role.

Programme Governance

• Coordinate and support Joint Consortium Steering Committee (JCSC) meetings, attend project meetings and ensure excellent project management documentation

Person Specification

Essential Experience and Skills

• Practical working experience in all key aspects of project cycle management including closing high value, complex projects
• Experience in managing reporting deadlines and coordinating with multiple stakeholders
• Experience working in partnership or multi-agency consortia, on projects funded by statutory donors
• Strong familiarity with government funding mechanisms, policies, guidelines and restrictions
• Demonstrable ability in administration, financial management, grant compliance, and tracking activity performance and costs, and final reporting and evaluation processes.
• Working Knowledge of IATI standards and experience in reporting both quantitative and qualitative program data
• Direct experience of working with women’s rights organisations, women’s movements and civil society organisations in the majority world including in countries where the project is being implemented i.e. Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia. Experience of living in one of these Womankind focus countries would be useful
• Experience working with and/or coordinating remote teams
• Demonstrable skills and track record as a problem solver, undaunted by complex projects and issues and a strong, collegial team player who contributes to a creative and supportive work environment
• Very strong interpersonal communication and writing skills (in English), politically sensitive, able to recognise, influence and manage communication of sensitive issues