We're a feminist and anti-racist organisation on a mission to tackle poverty and fight injustices. We're committed to innovation, accountability and real results and we're always looking for passionate people who want to help us stay relevant.

We are now inviting tenders for Program manager services from June 2025 to 30 September 2025, to strengthen our small team in Malawi.

You will make an impact by:

✔️ Managing IM's partnerships with different types of partners in Zimbabwe and Malawi in accordance with IM’s approach to partnership, strategic processes and qualitative requirements.
✔️ Supporting our partners in issues like networking and capacity bridging
✔️Taking active part in various internal processes such as global working groups
✔️Taking active part in fundraising efforts
✔️Maintaining a growth mindset in order to contribute to solving upcoming challenges in an innovative way

Does this sound like you?

 🔹 Academic education within the area of human rights, gender studies, political science or similar, or equivalent skills acquired through work experience.
 🔹 Extensive experience in development cooperation and an understanding of civil society organisations as agents of change, their dynamics, opportunities and challenges.
 🔹 Experience from IM's areas of work: social and economic justice and sustainable livelihood
 🔹 Intermediate experience in outcome and result assessment
 🔹 Language skills: Professional proficiency in English and Chichewa

Candidates with diverse backgrounds are warmly encouraged to apply, because we know that enhanced creativity and innovation is the result of multiple perspectives. Our goal is an organisation made up by people of diverse experiences, abilities, life stories, perspectives and competencies, where everybody regardless of identity enjoys a safe space where they have opportunities to grow and feel belonging. To reach this goal we constantly check ourselves to make sure that we really walk the talk as a feminist and anti-racist workplace.

IM applies self-leadership, which means that you will take a big responsibility for your own work, you are dynamic, motivated and can make your own, well-founded decisions.

It is a given that you stand behind our values and support equal human rights, and that you have a strong motivation to contribute to sustainable development.

Other information:
🔹 We are adhering to IM's procurement policy which means that when we have enough tenders to make a decision, we might close the recruitment before the application deadline. We therefore encourage you to not wait till the last day to send in your tender. 
🔹 We will keep you informed throughout the process. Transparency and clarity are important to us.
🔹 Last day to submit your tender is 22 April. 
🔹 The assignment ends on 30 September 2025 and is equivalent to 40 hours per week.
🔹 The recruitment team consist of Program manager Hilda Mdeza and Financial controller Graham Luka. 
🔹 The assignment is located in Malawi and we don't arrange relocation/ex-patriation. Since IM doesn't have an office space you are working from home, using your own computer and phone.
 🔹 If you want to submit a tender to both openings in Malawi, feel free to do so. 

How to apply:
🔹 Upload a CV
🔹 Upload a tender, indicating the requested fee.
🔹 Answer the yes/no question
🔹 Include the names of two references relevant for the assignment, either from a former employer or from a consultancy client.

Our culture

IM has a strong workplace culture that is characterized by our core values:

🤝 We trust – We listen to everyone’s voice and trust each other’s abilities and knowledge. We know that we are stronger together.

🌍 We dare – We are confident, bold and we dare to create change through innovative, sustainable solutions. We have the courage to always stand up for our values.

🎯 We are relevant – We know why we do what we do. We base our decisions on facts and we are constantly learning. We take action – sooner rather than later.

💚 We are passionate – We are all driven by a strong conviction that we can contribute to change and that what we do makes a difference. We always act with compassion and an open heart.