Project Officer / DMEL officer Walking the Talk

Region: Europe

Office: The Hague, Netherlands

Hours: 36 hours (full-time)

Starting date: ASAP - 1 August (desired)

Application Deadline: 4 July

Hivos is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Project Officer with a strong affinity for Design, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (DMEL) to join the Walking the Talk program. This role is uniquely positioned to bridge both program coordination and impact-driven monitoring, with approximately 50% of your time dedicated to supporting the organization and implementation of program activities, and 50% focused on driving a robust DMEL agenda.

About the program

European countries play a key role in advancing gender equality globally, yet funding for gender equality and feminist values through Official Development Aid (ODA) faces growing pressure. Despite being directly impacted by these decisions, (young) feminists and LGBTIQ+ individuals from the Majority World are not structurally engaged in shaping ODA or Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP). However, growing interest in FFP presents an opportunity to strengthen feminist approaches. To seize this momentum, the Walking the Talk consortium—led by Hivos (Netherlands) with Equipop (France), Restless Development (UK), and ODI Europe (Belgium)—leverages collective expertise to embed gender equality in foreign policies and ensure Majority World feminist voices shape ODA and FFP. The three-year, USD 7 million program launched in August 2023. For more information, you can visit the website https://hivos.org/program/walking-the-talk/

Job context

As Project Officer / DMEL officer, you will play a dual role within the Walking the Talk program: supporting the organization and delivery of key program activities and leading on Design, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (DMEL) processes. You will be a central member of the Coordination Team, ensuring the smooth planning and execution of our flagship Financing for Feminist Futures conference in Spain in October2025, alongside a series of smaller engagement events.

At the same time, you will help shape and implement the program’s DMEL framework approach rooted in feminist principles — prioritizing participation, reflexivity, inclusivity, and attention to power dynamics while keeping in line with donor guidelines and internal Hivos procedures. Whether through co-developing learning questions or facilitating reflective spaces with partners, you will support the program to learn from practice and adapt in ways that strengthen movements and feminist organizing. We welcome applicants who have experience with feminist or participatory MEL approaches — or those with a strong interest in learning and applying them in practice.

Responsibilities

Program Coordination and Facilitation

• Support the Walking the Talk Coordination Team and Logistics team in planning and executing a three-day international conference and other strategic engagement events.


• Lead on the logistical and administrative preparation for online and in-person events, including  travel arrangements, participant outreach and communications, visa support, vendor contracting and  real-time troubleshooting.


• Develop and maintain project timelines, budgets, and coordination mechanisms to ensure all events are delivered smoothly, efficiently, and in line with feminist values of inclusivity and accessibility.


• Provide ongoing support for stakeholder engagement and ensure effective internal communication flows across the consortium.


• Contribute to documentation and post-event reporting, capturing both operational and substantive outcomes for reflection and learning.

Design, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (DMEL) 

• Contribute to the design and implementation of a program-level and feminist-informed M&E strategy to track results, document impact, and inform program improvements while focusing on learning, inclusion, and accountability to feminist movements.


• Contribute to the design and facilitation of learning processes, including crafting learning agendas, organizing reflection moments, and supporting adaptive program management.


• Collect and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data to inform donor reporting and internal program development.


• Document and share insights, lessons learned, and emerging practices that inform program strategy and influence broader feminist funding and advocacy spaces with internal and external stakeholders


• Contribute DMEL input to event and program design to ensure alignment with feminist and participatory principles of evaluation and learning.

Your Profile

The ideal candidate is an organized, thoughtful, and values-driven professional who thrives in dynamic, cross-cultural environments and is committed to feminist principles. You bring a unique mix of practical coordination skills and a reflective, learning-oriented mindset. You are confident in managing logistics and timelines, while also helping facilitate inclusive learning and evidence-informed advocacy.

We are looking for someone who is either experienced in — or excited to deepen their engagement with — feminist approaches to monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL).

Education and experience:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. social sciences, international development, gender studies, human rights), or equivalent work experience.


• At least 3 years of professional experience in program coordination, project administration, and/or DMEL, ideally in an international non-profit or movement-supporting context.


• Demonstrated experience organizing multi-stakeholder events or conferences, both in-person and online.


• Experience with MEL systems and tools — including both quantitative and qualitative methods — and an understanding of how learning can inform adaptive programming.


• Familiarity or affinity with feminist and participatory approaches to MEL, or willingness to learn and apply these principles in practice.

Skills  

• Strong planning and organizational skills; able to manage timelines, logistics, and partner relationships with attention to detail and follow-through.


• Proactive, self-starting attitude with the ability to balance structure and flexibility in a fast-moving environment.


• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and cultures.


• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity, professional integrity, and a commitment to inclusive and values-driven work.


• Excellent command of English (spoken and written); proficiency in Spanish is a strong asset.


• Comfortable working with digital tools, including Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and online collaboration/event platforms.


• Willingness to travel to Spain 

What we offer

In this position you will work at Hivos’ Global Office in the city center of The Hague. Other team members are based in the UK, France, Germany, and The Hague. You will also be part of an international community of highly motivated and dedicated people working to advance gender equality, diversity and inclusion in a wide variety of contexts.

We offer a contract for 36 hours per week based on Hivos Global Office labor conditions. The gross salary ranges from €3.533,04 to €4.788,05 per month based on a 36-hour work week.

We provide a laptop and travel expenses according to our commuting policies, as well as participation in our pension fund. Hivos additionally works according to a 50/50 schedule, which means you may work from home during half of your contract hours.

How to apply

Please submit a cover letter (maximum 1 page) and CV (maximum 2 pages) by July 4th 2025 at the latest, by clicking on the ‘Apply here’ button. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Candidates are highly encouraged to provide a clear track record in their CV and description in cover letter that matches the requirements of the position elaborated above.

* Kindly note that you have to be in possession of a valid work permit for the Netherlands.

Due to the anticipated volume of applications, we regret that we can only respond to shortlisted candidates.

Hivos reserves the right to close the position before the application deadline if a suitable candidate is identified. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

If you are selected for the final stage of the selection process, please note that professional references and a certificate of conduct (VOG) will be requested due to our Safeguarding Policy. Exceptions will only be made, if there is a local legislation prohibition or when the candidate is unable to obtain such a certificate due to activities on LGTBIQ+ and Human Rights. We may check social media – unless applicants state they do not wish us to do so. Accuracy of information in the curriculum vitae will also be checked.

Hivos is an equal opportunity employer and encourages diverse candidates - such as women and LGBTQIA+ people, persons with disabilities, and persons from negatively racialized groups - to apply.

Hivos reserves the right to close the position before the application deadline if a suitable candidate is identified. Therefore, interested candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

About Hivos

Hivos is an international development organization guided by humanist values. Together with citizens and their organizations, we aim to contribute towards just, inclusive and life sustaining societies where people have equal access to opportunities, rights and resources. We work in partnership with others in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America on three impact areas: Civic Rights in a Digital Age; Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Climate Justice.