POSITION Regional Portfolio Manager
AREA International Programs/Programme Development and Management
REFERS TO Sub Saharan Africa Lead
CONTRACT TYPE Co.co.co. (contratto di collaborazione coordinata e continuativa)
DURATION 12 months
ANNUAL GROSS SALARY 30.000 – 33.000 €
SAFEGUARDING LEVEL 3

JOB PURPOSE

As member of the Programmes Management and Development area, the Regional Portfolio Manager (RPM) leads, under the supervision of his/her referent, the development, management and oversight of the assigned portfolio.
Within the specific geographic focus, the RPM has a key role in:

• Portfolio Development and management
• Awards management and Financial monitoring.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Portfolio development and management

• Leads on the oversight of the Portfolio for the allocated Countries, and acts as primal focal point for the Country Office (CO)/Member Senior Management Team (SMT) on portfolio management and development.
• In coordination with the Regional Portfolio Lead, he/she supports the business development and engagement with institutional and private donors.
• Ensures opportunities are aligned and are supporting Regional and COs programme priorities and needs.
• In processes where this is required, appraises and approves project proposals, in coordination with technical and proposal development staff as appropriate.
• Has a key role in the identification and set up of relevant partnerships for programmes in the region, in coordination with the New Business Development and Grants team where relevant.
• Monitors progress of SC Italy funded projects, providing input/advice to implementation teams in Country offices and to the SMT.
• Inputs into risk assessment process.
• Coordinates with other departments (Coms, Marketing, Domestic Program) on ad hoc projects.
• Supports the identification of good practices and innovative approaches, supports their mainstreaming into project development and management.
• Carries out analysis of funding opportunities and contributes to internal Go/No-Go Decision making processes.
Award and Financial Management
• Responsible for all the administrative processes and tasks linked to the creating, monitoring and close out of awards.
• Responsible for the Awards Management Procedures and Awards Management system (AMS) of the relevant geographic Portfolio.
• Ensures general compliance with Donor requirements (no financial specific), SC Italy internal and SCI standards in coordination with the Grants Unit, and provides advice/support to COs.
• Responsible for project budgets monitoring, including monitoring of budget variances and assessing amendments.
• Provides programmatic information to feed into production of content for advocacy, technical and content management teams.
• Responsible for the design, oversight and monitoring of SC Italy budget for the assigned geographic area.
• Supports the Regional Portfolio Lead in allocation and monitoring of sources of funds.
• Contributes to monitoring of country office KPIs, and contributes to the overall Award Management processes and systems.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• At least 5 years of working experience in development cooperation/humanitarian aid, in a programme management related position
• At least 2 years working experience overseas in development cooperation/humanitarian aid sector
• Fluent in Italian and English
• Knowledge of French, Spanish or Portuguese is an asset
• Working experience in an HQ is an advantage;
• Comprehensive experience in proposal development and report writing;
• Experience in working with institutional donors and knowledge of EU/AICS or other Donor compliance;
• Proven experience in project cycle management and budget management

SOFT SKILLS

• Strong team player
• Able to work effectively with others towards the achievement of common objectives
• Capacity to engage with senior international staff on development and humanitarian issues
• Negotiation skills
• Capacity to relate to a different range of internal and external stakeholders
• Flexible and adaptable to changing context
• Pragmatic/solutions oriented/problem solver yet having strong analytical skills

OTHER

• Commitment to Save the Children values.