Programmes Manager NGO Job Women Win

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The Ignita Programmes Manager manages a portfolio of fiscal hosting partnerships and initiatives,
serving as the primary contact for hosted partners while ensuring legal and fiscal compliance. This role
sits at the intersection of partner support and internal coordination, translating Women Win policies into practice.

This position requires comfort with complexity and ambiguity, navigating tensions between compliance
requirements and the flexibility partners need. The ideal candidate is an excellent problem solver who
brings rigor to operational excellence, enabling stability, structure and coherence. With a deep affinity
for systems and processes, this role contributes to the operational backbone that allows feminist initiatives to access resources and flourish.

Working with a diverse portfolio of 20+ partnerships—from emerging collectives to established
organisations—the Manager contributes to evolving best practices in fiscal hosting while being part of a
learning culture that values experimentation and growth.

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Core Accountabilities

Programmes and Partnership Management

• Manage relationships with fiscally hosted initiatives throughout partnership lifecycle, ensuring care, mutual learning and collaboration.
• Deliver onboarding processes, budgetary oversight, contractual management, and ensuring legal and fiscal compliance
• Maintain and improve grant management procedures (due diligence, agreements, systems) to meet partner and funder needs

Stakeholder Engagement and Portfolio Growth

• Network within feminist and philanthropic ecosystems to stay current on fiscal hosting innovations, and standards
• Align with Influence Team to identify opportunities, support intake processes, and maintain resource mobilisation documentation.
• Represent Women Win and Ignita brand externally as needed.

Learning Mindset & Team Support

• Manage and support Ignita team members, ensuring collaboration across WW teams, funders and partners
• Foster a learning culture by proactively sharing innovations, experimenting with new approaches, and seeking innovative ways of working from decolonised and feminist perspectives.

Ignita Strategy

Contribute to Ignita strategy development by researching funding landscapes and ecosystem trends
Translate strategic priorities into operational plans and day-to-day practice

Education:

• at least a university degree in a relevant field e.g. Gender, International Development, Human Rights, Business Administration etc.
• Experience:

• 6-10 years in philanthropy, fiscal hosting, international development, women’s rights, or international business
• Feminist mindset with solid understanding of grassroots organisations and feminist movements
• Financial management acumen; direct experience with fiscal hosting, or incubation preferred
• Demonstrated experience in grantmaking, programme design, and overseeing finance/compliance in nonprofit or fiscal hosting settings
• Strong judgment in applying organisational policies—distinguishing non-negotiable requirements from areas of appropriate flexibility
• Excellent project management and relationship-building skills across diverse stakeholders
• Cultural awareness and ability to work remotely with international teams
• Proactive, motivated attitude with ability to work independently and collaboratively

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How to Apply

Applications are open. Please send the following to jobs@womenwin.org