Research, Policy & Advocacy Coordinator

International Women's Development AgencyLocation Hybrid

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

Team RPA

Seniority Mid-level

Closing : 11 : 55pm, 6th Jul 2025 AESTJob DescriptionPart- time, permanent

Based in Melbourne CBD (combination WFH and two days in office)

Exciting job opportunity to work with an incredible team in the International Development Sector

ABOUT IWDAIWDA is an Australia based organisation, resourcing diverse women's rights organisations, primarily in Asia and the Pacific, and contributing to global feminist movements to advance our vision of gender equality for all.

VISION : Gender equality for all

PURPOSE : To defend and advance the rights of diverse women and girls

STRATEGIC GOALS 2025 :

1. Resource and contribute to a resilient and vibrant feminist movement, primarily in the areas of freedom from violence and power, leadership and civic space

2. Promote systemic change towards gender equality for all

3. Build a resilient and relevant feminist organisation

We resource the work of diverse women's rights organisations, enable them to be more effective by providing support that goes beyond money, and we make our own contributions to feminist movements through advocacy, knowledge creation and translation.

As part of this contribution, we take actions to decolonise our approach to feminism and development. We want to become the best we can be at partnerships across the Majority and Minority worlds. This means we seek to understand and leverage our locational power so that we know when to :

STEP UP and use our power to leverage resources and access for women's rights organisations, and make our own contribution to feminist movements

STAND WITHfeminist movements in solidarity and amplify the work of global south actors

STEP BACKwhen others are better placed to take the lead

SIT WITH uncertainty, embrace communal learning and deep listening, and accept that time is needed to collectively discern the best course of action.

Our 2023-2025 Strategic Plan outlines a third way between the models of women's funds and international development NGOs.

The Research, Policy & Advocacy (RPA) Coordinator will provide support to the RPA team to extend the organisation's influence through engagement and publications that aim to transform systems of power that underpin gender inequality and advance systemic change. This includes supporting knowledge translation activities by providing analysis and support on key feminist and decolonial issues, such as feminist foreign policy, funding to feminist movements, and feminist climate action.

This position will also contribute to organisational monitoring, evaluation and learning and coordinate RPA Team MEL activities and reporting. It will contribute to and support IWDA's Internal Research Ethics Committee. The RPA Coordinator may also provide support to the RPA team on special projects, including those with a focus on Feminist Movement Strengthening, as required.

Find the full position description here .

THE OFFER This is a part-time 0.8 FTE, permanent role. Classified at SCHADS 4 plus superannuation and salary packaging.

Some of the benefits :

Salary packaging options

Employee Assistance program

Additional end of year leave for all and additional paid personal / carer's and parental leave

HOW TO APPLYIf you are looking for an opportunity to make a key contribution to a rights-based international development agency committed to gender equality for all, click apply and submit your application.

IWDA is committed to the wellbeing and safety of our staff. IWDA works through a hybrid approach supporting all team members to work flexibly, fully equipped from home as well as from our office in Melbourne. The candidate will be expected to work from our physical office space at least two days a week.

The safety and wellbeing of children and other vulnerable persons engaged in IWDA's programs is also a priority for IWDA. We have strong recruitment processes in place to ensure the safest and most suitable people are employed by our organisation.

International Women's Development Agency (IWDA) has an Equal Opportunity exemption (H69 / 2022) and requests applications from women only (including cis or trans).

IWDA welcomes people with different skills and life experiences, and encourages women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women with disabilities and First Nations women to apply. Preference will be given to applicants who have experience in, or strong community ties to, one of the countries in which IWDA supports partners.

Any offer of employment will require a National Police Check and endorsement of IWDA's Safeguarding Code of Conduct. All applicants must be legally entitled to live and work in Australia.

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