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FEATURED JOB Full Time
Senior Programme Manager
Brussels, Belgium
Position closing date: February 6, 2026
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Job title: Senior Programme Manager (relaunched role)
Location: Brussels, Belgium (FEBA Office)
Eligibility: All candidates must hold the right to work in Belgium
Contract Type: Full-time (40h/week), permanent contract (CDI)
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Direct Reports: ND Project Manager, ESG Manager and Research Officer
Salary Range: €4,000–€5,500 gross/month (depending on experience)
Closing date: Friday, 6 February 2026 (17:00 CET).
Starting Date: As soon as possible
Summary
The European Food Banks Federation (FEBA) brings together over 350 food banks across 30 European countries to reduce food waste and fight food insecurity.
FEBA is seeking a Senior Programme Manager to lead the development, coordination, and continuous strengthening of FEBA’s programmes, ensuring that both new and ongoing initiatives are well designed, well managed, and effectively implemented across the network.
This is a senior management role with a strong focus on people leadership, cross-departmental coordination, network engagement, and organisational coherence. The Senior Programme Manager supports programme teams throughout the full programme cycle from design and planning to implementation, monitoring, and learning while ensuring alignment with FEBA’s strategic objectives and member needs.
Working closely with the CEO, the role acts as a central management anchor across programmes, helping FEBA scale its impact through strong internal coordination, empowered teams, and trusted relationships across the network.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Leadership & Delivery
Lead and coordinate the development of new programmes, ensuring they respond to network needs, are operationally realistic, and aligned with FEBA’s strategy.
Provide senior-level support and oversight to ongoing programmes, helping teams address challenges, manage risks, and maintain delivery quality.
Ensure consistency in programme design, planning, and implementation approaches across FEBA.
Support programme teams in translating strategic priorities into clear objectives, workplans, timelines, and deliverables.
Ensure programmes are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, in line with donor agreements and organisational priorities.
Oversee programme budgets, financial tracking, and donor reporting in close coordination with Finance and Fundraising teams including EU funded programmes.
Contribute to programme design for new funding proposals, providing operational and delivery input at proposal stage.
Team & People Management
Line-manage programme staff (Project Manager, ESG Manager, Research Officer), setting clear objectives, performance indicators, and development plans.
Foster a collaborative, results-oriented team culture focused on delivery, accountability, and learning.
Coordinate internal resources across policy, communications, fundraising, and operations to ensure integrated programme execution.
Support the professional development, performance management, and autonomy of team members through coaching and regular feedback.
Foster a collaborative, results-oriented working culture based on trust, learning, and shared responsibility.
Cross-Departmental Coordination
Act as a key coordination point between programmes and other FEBA functions, including policy, communications, fundraising, and finance.
Ensure programmes are well integrated with fundraising efforts, donor requirements, policy objectives, and communication priorities.
Facilitate regular cross-departmental planning and information-sharing to improve organisational efficiency and coherence.
Support internal processes that strengthen programme governance, decision-making, and operational clarity.
Network & Stakeholder Engagement
Establish and maintain strong working relationships with FEBA member food banks, supporting their engagement in programme design and implementation.
Act as a trusted senior interlocutor for members, ensuring programmes reflect diverse national contexts and capacities.
Support collaboration and peer learning across the network through structured exchanges, workshops, and joint initiatives.
Coordinate relationships with external partners, consultants, and service providers involved in programme delivery.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
Ensure robust monitoring frameworks are in place across programmes, including KPIs, milestones, and outcome indicators.
Use programme data and lessons learned to inform continuous improvement, strategic decisions, and future programme design.
Support the translation of programme results into organisational learning, policy insights, and impact narratives.
Profile & Qualifications Qualifications And Experience
Master’s degree in Public Policy, International Development, Sustainability, Business Administration, or a related field.
Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience, including