Senior Manager – Technical Coherence

Senior Manager – Technical Coherence involves managing IW’s strategic processes, coordinating work, and handling progress reporting. The position also 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.