Programme Manager (12 month Parental Leave Cover), ANZ

What you’ll be doing

As a Programme Manager, you’ll be spreading your time across project management, program design and delivery, partnership development, community convening and engagement, supporting research, writing blogs, and hosting events among other things. 

Programme Managers across all CPI teams are expected to:

• Independently hold and manage strong and trusting partner relationships.

• Lead discrete projects and own work streams of larger projects and develop high-quality deliverables.

• Drive analytical and intellectual depth in work products and proactively share our work with broader CPI teams.

• Identify and proactively propose ideas around how we can work together more effectively as a team.

More specifically, while the responsibilities for this role are fluid, major upcoming responsibilities include:

• Convening our Reimagining Government Community of Practice to develop deeper connections and relationships across members.

• Leading the project management for large programs with multiple stakeholders and partners within different levels of government. 

• Contributing to the development of new programs, partnerships, and research – including seeking philanthropic funding and support. 

• Contributing to the design and delivery of learning programs for policy makers and public servants.

Who are we looking for?  

We’re seeking a Programme Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract (parental leave cover), with the possibility of extension into an ongoing role. 

We strongly encourage people to apply even if you don’t have all of the skills and characteristics listed below. We will be happy to receive applications from candidates who have some of these qualities already and are willing to grow in others.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be passionate about our vision for  reimagining government.

• Have experience managing partnerships that blend programmatic and research elements.

• Have strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to work autonomously and balance competing priorities.

• Feel energised about the prospect of convening and building connections, relationships, and communities. 

• Possess strong interpersonal skills, including confidence in building relationships and navigating challenging conversations with stakeholders.

• Think beyond individual tasks, drawing connections across CPI’s global teams and priorities.

• Thrive in a fast-paced, flexible environment that doesn’t follow a traditional 9–5 structure.

• Be curious, eager to learn, and excited about the idea of working in a small team environment. 

• Have previous experience working in or with governments (desirable but not essential). 

• Have experience creating and delivering learning experiences (desirable but not essential).

CPI is deeply invested in creating an experience of equity, inclusion, and belonging for everyone on our staff. We actively seek to recruit, develop, and retain a team of talented staff that represents diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. This includes candidates that have previously found it hard to be considered for other positions on the basis of their qualifications, disabilities, personal background or life events. If you would like to apply for the position but see a barrier to joining us, please do apply and we will work with you to find a solution. You can also read our full Diversity Equity and Inclusion Policy here.

Salary, Benefits, and How To Apply

At the Centre for Public Impact, we are committed to countering pay inequality and have completed a global compensation benchmarking process to ensure that we’re paying our staff fairly and well for the roles that they hold and therefore, salaries are non-negotiable. Salary rises with experience, which includes work experience, educational experience, and lived experience.

CPI ANZ offers comprehensive benefits through salary packaging to its employees including a range of high-quality health, dental, and vision plans for individuals; dedicated professional development funds; generous paid leave with a minimum of 25 days off under our Flexibility with Responsibility Policy; paid parental leave and extended illness leave; a year-end organisation-wide closure; and contribution to the employee’s superannuation fund. 

We are a remote-first workplace and are open to qualified candidates from anywhere in Australia. CPI anticipates this position will require some domestic and international travel (approximately 14 days spread across the year)depending on projects and the successful applicant’s location within Australia. 

We are using Applied to reduce bias in our hiring process and ensure that we are shortlisting candidates based on their skills and ideas. Please note that we do not ask for a cover letter and instead, the application requires three paragraph-length answers. Please apply by the deadline February 28, 2025 (23:59/11:59 PM AEDT) as the portal closes automatically and we will not be able to reopen it.

We understand applicants may need to use AI tools as thought partners or for light assistance during the application process. However, we are looking for original work that reflects your unique perspective, skills and reflections borne out of lived experiences. Please do not submit content that is directly copied or heavily reliant on AI as these will be flagged and marked down. All answers are anonymised, then read and reviewed one by one by humans on the review team who score your sift responses to ensure applications maintain authenticity, so any AI-generated content should be thoughtfully integrated rather than directly pasted.

CPI is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, colour, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, caste, political ideology, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.