Key Responsibilities
Some
of the main areas of responsibility for the Programme Impact & Portfolio
Management Advisor include:
- Support MCCs to ensure effective programme cycle implementation from
design, inception, delivery to close-out, with a focus on signature
programmes and other programmes under the unrestricted portfolio, aligned
with internal standards, organizational values and goals, and external
commitments such as the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS).
- Support the global programme and partnership lead in ensuring
effective and impactful programme impact and portfolio management across
the full unrestricted portfolio- from design and planning through
implementation, review, and closure – drawing on substantive regional
experience to ensure quality, coherence, and learning embedded at every
stage.
- Collaborate with Impact Department colleagues to develop policies
and enhance programme, project and partnership cycles, collaborating to
drive meaningful change.
- Support delivery of capacity-building initiatives through training
and resource navigation support for unrestricted funding projects to
maximize income and
- Collaborate with the MEL Advisor and Income & Public Engagement
Department to strengthen communications and reporting for internal and
external stakeholders, building relationships based on trust and openness.
- Support programme and finance teams in monitoring expenditure and
resource allocation within agreed
Qualifications
Essential:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant
- Significant hands-on experience in leading and supporting programme
portfolio management across the full cycle of programme cycle management
(PCM)-design, planning, implementation, review, and closure- including in
the context of unrestricted (code 1) funded programmes.
- Substantive regional and global experience (Africa, Asia, Middle
East and Latin America) that can be applied to lift the quality and
ambition of signature programme and other programmes under unrestricted
portfolio.
- Demonstrated ability to provide global support in anchoring and
coordinating cross-functional teams – including MCC and global enabling
functions – to achieve joined -up, quality programme delivery.
- Significant experience working on global programme portfolio
management
- Significant experience in coordinating with cross-functional and
cross-cultural teams
- Highly developed in MS Office applications (Word, Outlook,
PowerPoint, Excel) and web/intranet-based systems for financial
management.
- Significant experience and acumen of budget monitoring, financial
analysis using spreadsheets and producing reports for donors.
- Demonstrable experience working with diverse cultures in contexts
across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, or Latin America through a
partnership approach.
- Developed problem-solving skills with the ability to manage complex
issues independently.
- Highly developed communication skills for convening meetings and
taking clear minutes.
- Fluency in English
Desirable:
- Developed ability in French or Spanish (written or spoken).
- Demonstrable experience working with external
How to Apply
