Senior Programme Manager

Country: Ukraine Organization: Global Rights Compliance Closing date: 26 Nov 2026 General Background GRC are policy makers, lawyers and development experts dedicated to promoting accountability and strengthening justice systems through the application of international law. With ongoing operations in some of the world’s most complex legal and security environments, Global Rights Compliance continues to provide specialised legal expertise, policy solutions, and strategic advisory services to uphold justice and strengthen the rule of law globally. The legal response to the crisis in Ukraine has been supported by the Atrocity Crimes Advisory (ACA) Group, an international initiative assisting the Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG) and associated investigative bodies. Global Rights Compliance (GRC) operates as an implementing partner on the ground. Mobile Justice Teams (MJTs) are groups of local and international experts, and practitioners collaborating with, and in support of, local justice actors, such as Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG) and Regional Prosecutor Offices (RPOs), to advance Ukraine's capacity to hold perpetrators accountable and pursue cases against high-ranking perpetrators. The MJTs are organised across regional and thematic areas to address context-specific and cross-cutting legal issues. The teams work in the most affected regions of Ukraine to provide advisory and case-building support, focusing on supporting prosecutors and investigators in their investigations and prosecutions. We are seeking a Senior Programme Manager to join our team. This role is responsible for overseeing and coordinating GRC’s operations in Ukraine, ensuring effective and compliant project delivery, alignment with organisational goals, and a solutions-oriented approach to decision-making. The Senior Programme Manager ensures the effective day-to-day functioning of office operations, facilitates timely and informed decision-making, and upholds operational discipline across all levels. Full / Part-time: Full-time Location: Ukraine, or Remote with a defined R&R / deployment cycle to Ukraine The Role • Programme leadership: Hold overall accountability for all Ukraine programmes ensuring they align with organisational priorities and donor requirements. Translate the Ukraine hub’s strategy into operational delivery plans with the Principal Legal Advisers, MJTs, Outreach Coordinator and security team. Oversee implementation against timelines, quality standards and impact goals. • Outreach: Design & support prosecutorial and diplomatic outreach in line with programme objectives, working with relevant internal stakeholders. • Donor reporting and compliance: Oversee all programme reporting, including monthly reports, donor quarterly and interim reports, risk registers, and final reports. Ensuring accuracy, consistency and strategic alignment, and that GRC complies with donor requirements, financial policies and audit standards. • Budget oversight: Oversee programme budgets, forecasts and financial performance with the CFO, Treasurer and Programme Coordination Lead. Understand budget changes and their implications, and raise risks early. • Growth and partnerships: Identify new programming and funding opportunities, and strengthen engagement with local actors and civil society organisations. • External representation: Maintain strategic relationships with donors, Ukrainian authorities (including the OPG), civil society and international partners. Represent GRC in high-level meetings and act as liaison within the ACA framework. • Governance and decision-making: Ensure the Executive Board are updated on all key developments. Maintain operational discipline and improve day-to-day systems and processes so decisions are made quickly and on good information. • Operations, risk and security: Oversee the Ukraine office, security and GRC’s duty of care. Lead risk identification and mitigation with the Risk Manager. • Cross-cutting coordination: Coordinate OSINT and M&E across the MJTs, and align priorities with the relevant functions. • People and resourcing: Support resourcing, contracts and performance management alongside HR and the Treasurer, and lead objective-setting and feedback for the programme team. Your Background • 10+ years of operational management at a donor-funded international NGO or international organisation, including managing justice or humanitarian programmes in conflict-affected or high-risk environments. • Ability to cope with and function effectively in high-stress, fluid environments. • Proven people leadership & office / team management skills. • Experience answering to, collaborating with, and supervising culturally/ethnically/geographically diverse teams. • Experience with civil society / democracy / good governance/justice / human rights projects. • Comfort with elementary cybersecurity principles, e.g. 2fa, whole-disk encryption, Account separation, end-to-end IM encryption. • Fluency in English, both verbal and written skills, Ukrainian language would be highly beneficial. How to apply Please submit your CV and a short cover letter (in English) to Application Form - Senior Programme Manager by the 26th November 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.