Program Coordinator

International program coordinator

Where? Sydney, Australia

When? Closes 11 April 2025

A career at ChildFund isn’t just a job. It’s a chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children worldwide.

We’re looking for a Program Coordinator to support with ChildFund’s program portfolio. Your work will be vital in shaping our vision of global, community-led action.

How?

• You’ll coordinate the delivery of project cycle management milestones with Country Offices and partners, including project appraisal processes, tracking project implementation, supporting high quality reporting and ongoing risk management;
• You’ll conduct basic project financial management and administration tasks including overseeing budgeting, financial due diligence, reviewing project acquittals and addressing variances, basic financial capacity strengthening, and spot-checking;
• You’ll work with offshore Country Offices and partners to ensure compliance with our Program Handbook, donor requirements and related policies including but not limited to risk management, Anti-Fraud and Corruption, Child Protection, and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Harassment
• And through it all, you’ll commit to constantly learning and supporting our team to learn with you.

What skills and experience will you bring?

You’ll have:

• Current knowledge and minimum 3 years’ experience in the international development sector, with a strong understanding of the Australian aid sector and ability to navigate relationships in different cultural settings;
• Experience supporting and coordinating high quality project design, monitoring and evaluation processes;
• Strong project management, financial administration, budgeting and communication skills, and
• Experience in partnership management within an INGO setting.

Ideally, you’ll also have experience with DFAT funded programming and child rights programming.

This role is a permanent, part time or full time role, based in our office in Surry Hills, Sydney. 

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements, with our team working part of the week from home where responsibilities make this possible.  As a PBI, we also provide our people with salary packaging benefits, which result in reduced tax liability.

Ending child poverty is going to take all of us. If you’re ready to be part of the movement, please apply.

NOTE: Short-listing of candidates will commence prior to the closure of this role, so please do not delay submitting your application.

Are you with us?

ChildFund Australia believes in a global community where children are safe and can reach their full potential. We take extensive steps to safeguard children in any work done by our people, i.e., our staff, volunteers and interns, supporters, partners, board members, ambassadors and suppliers. We strive to keep children safe through child safe practices, and rigorously ensure we prevent, oppose, and combat all exploitation and abuse of children and vulnerable people. As part of this commitment, all people working with us will undergo relevant background checks before joining ChildFund Australia.

At ChildFund Australia, all staff must remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding or sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment (SEAH) risks. Staff will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to understand our Child Safeguarding and PSEAH policies & procedures, promote strong safeguarding practices, and conduct themselves consistent with these policies.

In line with our values, diversity of people and ideas is critical to our work and our success at ChildFund Australia. We strive for a team culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and supportive. Childfund is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourages people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply for any vacancies.