Role Title: Programme Quality Assurance (PQA) Manager
Salary: £48,166-£49,558
Location: London-Hybrid 1 year fixed term
ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.
Are you a keen advocate of women and girls rights in emergencies?
Are you ready to take on a dynamic and rewarding role that puts you at the heart of tackling women's rights issues?
Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where innovation, collaboration, and high-impact programme delivery come together?
Then we'd love to hear from you!
At ActionAid UK, we are looking for a passionate Programme Quality and Assurance Manager to lead and manage our grant and contract processes, ensuring that our development programmes deliver real impact across the globe. In this exciting and innovative position, you will have the opportunity to oversee the management of contracts with key donors such as the FCDO, driving project success through strategic thinking and strong collaboration with international teams.
As the central figure in managing programme quality, you will play a pivotal role in shaping ActionAid s approach to programming, ensuring cross-programme coherence, effective risk management, and continuous learning. This role offers the chance to engage with diverse stakeholders, from ActionAid country offices and consortia partners to institutional donors and NGO networks. You will help build the capacity of teams to manage contracts at a high standard, ensuring that ActionAid remains compliant with donor expectations while pushing forward innovative practices to sustain income and enhance programme quality. You will play a pivotal role in overseeing ActionAid UK s institutional development and humanitarian investments, ensuring they maximise impact, align with feminist principles, and empower women and girls globally. You will work alongside a diverse team of specialists, collaborating with international partners, donors, and grassroots organisations to ensure that our projects drive sustainable change and remain at the forefront of women s rights advocacy.
As part of the Programme Quality & Assurance team, your work will directly contribute to empowering women, and fostering resilience in vulnerable communities. With opportunities to influence donor funding policies, participate in high-level forums, and contribute to strategic decision-making, this is a role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, impact-driven environment. If you have a passion for international development work, experience in donor management, and a commitment to making a real difference, we want to hear from you! Join us at ActionAid UK and be part of a team that is driving change and delivering hope to those who need it most.
Why This Role?
This is not your average programme management job! At ActionAid UK, we don t just deliver projects we challenge injustice, push for systemic change, and redefine what quality programming looks like. This role will see you managing high-profile, multi-country programmes, including flagship initiatives tackling gender-based violence, economic justice, and humanitarian response. You will work with some of the most influential donors, including FCDO, Global Affairs Canada, and the EU, ensuring our projects meet the highest quality, compliance, and learning standards.
Apply today and help shape the future of international development!
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be asked to participate in criminal records checks at the point of offer.
Additional Information:
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging:
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly
celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from underrepresented/marginalised communities.
AAUK is a disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.
Referencing and Safeguarding:
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism
finance checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK Staff and ActionAid UK Representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our Staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work.
Working practices:
ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.
ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and Company Connection days. Some roles may require in- office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office
roles.
Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working
options. We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview.
Recruitment Processes:
Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.
If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.