Program Manager

CARE Canada is looking for two Program Managers

ABOUT THE ROLE

CARE Canada’s bold Strategic Plan, From Caring Comes Courage (2021 – 2027), sets out CARE Canada’s commitment to bring all our resources, talent, and expertise together to unlock women’s leadership for a gender-just future. It recognizes that to lead change and realize a better life for herself and her community, every woman needs to be safe, healthy and have a dignified livelihood. It also fundamentally realizes that ‘business as usual’ is no longer good enough: this plan challenges us to reimagine how we achieve our mission, inspire Canadian investment in that mission, and transform our organization to be future-ready.  

 CARE Canada’s Global Programs Team is responsible for developing and managing the organization’s programs in both development and humanitarian assistance focusing on the injustice of poverty and gender inequality. The Strategic Plan reaffirms our gender-equality focus and our dual-mandate status. Our ultimate impact goal is to support women’s leadership for a gender-just future grounded in strong programs supporting safety/protection, health and dignified livelihoods across both humanitarian and development settings. The Global Programs unit is responsible for the overall management of CARE Canada’s global programming circa $50-60m annual development, resilience and humanitarian programming portfolio. 

 Under the leadership of a Head of Program Management, the Program Manager will oversee development, resilience and/or humanitarian projects, and be accountable for project success. They do this work aligned to CARE Canada’s values and approaches, with decolonisation as a core principle. They lead CARE Canada’s project-specific relationship with their funders (ex. GAC desk officers, among others) and work closely with Country Office colleagues to ensure donor compliance. As Project Lead of a matrixed programs team structure in CARE Canada, they effectively oversee an internal project team, with finance & program quality colleagues across the Global Program Department, to ensure they fulfill their responsibilities across the Program Management cycle. The Program Manager is accountable for donor compliance and reporting at all levels, playing an enabling role that supports Country Offices to fulfill these contractual responsibilities to our donors. 

The Program Manager collaborates closely with the Manager, Grants Finance & Compliance to ensure that their projects effectively run, and resources are used according to plans. This includes driving program spend forecasting analysis, overseeing program expense allocations, and ensuring alignment to donor requirements. 

At times, they may also be asked to engage in business development opportunities by writing proposals and supporting Country Offices to solicit Canadian funding opportunities. They also capture project learning and best practice, ensuring it is disseminated across the team and CARE International to continue to enhance CARE’s work. 

The role works in close collaboration with other Program Managers across the long-term development and humanitarian & resilience team as key peers and collaborators, ensuring that their work aligns in approach across program management, proposal development, and impact. They lead and contribute to tools and resources for the whole team and help our programmatic approaches grow, learn and evolve.  

WHAT YOU BRING

• Related studies in international development or a related field or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience working at multiple stages/phases of the project cycle, including one or many of the following: design, delivery, reporting, evaluation; additional sectoral technical assistance experience would be an asset. 
• Significant experience in implementing development, resilience and/or humanitarian programs, including a portion of this experience gained in the Global South; 

• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to convey complex programming and contexts to a range of audiences; 

• Expertise in one or more of the following programming areas: gender equality, crisis response, food and water, economic justice, health, and climate justice; 

• Significant experience and commitment to promoting gender equality and implementing gender transformative programs; 

• Experience in applying rights-based and gender transformative approaches to programming; 

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive working partnerships with stakeholders, in particular Country Offices, partners, local organizations, donors, and government officials;  

• Demonstrated knowledge, expertise, and passion for international development, resilience and/ or humanitarian work with a focus on quality programs; in particular, an understanding of current trends, opportunities and challenges facing this sector; 

• Experience and willingness to travel to and work in complex and/or insecure environments.  

Skills: 

• Ability and experience working collaboratively in a matrix management structure; 

• Exceptional skills in coordination, time management, facilitation, and organization 

• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills are essential 

WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU EXTRAORDINARY

• Multilingual candidates are strongly preferred. An ability to work effectively in two of CARE’s working languages is highly desired, including English, French, Spanish, Arabic;  
• Previous experience managing complex Global Affairs Canada funding, including familiarity with Contribution or Grant Agreement requirements, negotiations, and implementation. Experience of working with other donors is an advantage;  
• Demonstrated success working in large and medium sized global organizations. 

REQUIREMENTS

Promote and maintain an organizational culture that advances gender equality, reduces power abuse and inequalities, and fosters trust and safety.  

Create an environment within CARE's workplaces, programming, and communities where CARE works that is free from sexual harassment, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation and child abuse (SHEA-CA).  

Ensure high standards of prevention and response measures for SHEA-CA are in place consistent with the CARE International (CI) Safeguarding Policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct. 

WHAT WE OFFER

• Starting salary between $80,628.00 - $85,933.00
• Comprehensive benefits package, providing family coverage for a wide range of services, including paramedical services, gender-affirming care, mental health support, and access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Paid annual and wellness leave benefits
• Extended list of paid holidays, beyond provincial requirements
• December Office Closure (between December 24-January 1)
• Inclusive holiday policy
• Parental leave top-up
• Employer contributions to group pension plan beginning in 2nd Year; Optional participation in group RRSP
• International and domestic travel opportunities
• Learning and development opportunities and specialized training
• Flexible work hours to support employee wellbeing and productivity
• A focus on wellness and work-life balance
• Amazing colleagues who are very committed to CARE’s mission

HOW TO APPLY

If you are someone who thrives on challenge, loves to be part of a dynamic team and are passionate about making a difference, then this opportunity is for you! Don’t think you check all the boxes? Reach out anyway – we would love to hear how your experience translates to this role!

Please apply directly by June 15, 2026. Please note resumes will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the advertisement will be removed once a candidate has been identified. We are only able to consider candidates who currently have the right to work in Canada.