Programme Manager - VERITAS UKR

Job Description

Background 

SoCha is currently bidding to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) to deliver the Verification and Technical Assurance Programme-Ukraine (VERITAS-UKR). This flagship programme will provide demand-led independent third-party monitoring (TPM) and portfolio-level evidence services across FCDO’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) portfolio in Ukraine. The programme will also pilot an innovative Civil Society Organization (CSO)-led monitoring model, designed to strengthen accountability and ensure aid is responsive to the needs of Ukrainians.

As part of our proposed core team, SoCha is recruiting a Programme Manager to oversee day-to-day operations and ensure smooth delivery of the VERITAS-UKR programme. This role will coordinate planning, reporting, and tasking processes with FCDO, manage the delivery pipeline across workstreams, and support the Team Leader in contract oversight. The Programme Manager will play a central role in aligning technical, operational, and financial functions, ensuring that outputs are delivered on time, to high quality standards, and in full compliance with FCDO requirements.

This position is contingent on contract award and is expected to commence on or around 30 November 2025.

Scope of Work

• Manage day-to-day operations of the VERITAS-UKR contract, ensuring timely and quality delivery of outputs;
• Coordinate the contract pipeline and tasking order process with FCDO programme teams;
• Support the Team Leader in contract oversight, reporting, and liaison with stakeholders;
• Ensure smooth internal coordination across workstreams (TPM, Portfolio Evidence, CSO Pilot);
• Oversee preparation and submission of quarterly and annual progress reports;
• Maintain programme documentation, records, and compliance systems.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in international development, management, or related field;
• Experience in programme or project management in donor-funded contracts;
• Strong understanding of monitoring and evaluation contracts and/or TPM contexts;
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills;
• Experience managing complex workstreams and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams.

How to apply

To submit your application, kindly provide your CV using the form provided below.

To apply before 26 September 2025.

About the Organization

About SoCha 

SoCha is an international monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) firm that delivers evidence-driven insights to help development and humanitarian actors make adaptive, impactful decisions. We bring experience from diverse regional contexts, including fragile and conflict-affected environments, combining technical rigour, trusted local partnerships, and innovative approaches to address complex challenges. Our expertise spans third-party monitoring, mixed-methods and complexity-aware evaluations, systems strengthening, and capacity-building, ensuring that programmes remain responsive to local realities and deliver meaningful results for vulnerable populations. Guided by principles of inclusion, equity, and learning, SoCha partners with donors, UN agencies, and implementing organizations to improve outcomes and maximize impact.