Head of Portfolio Management
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International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
Hybrid- Location: United States , United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands
- Career category: Fundraising/ Grant management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Hybrid
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: £61,562 GBP-£89,261 GBP / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 23/04/2025
- Location: United States , United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands
About IPPF
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global sexual and reproductive health service provider and one of the leading advocates for universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all. We are a worldwide movement of 149 national organizations working with and for communities and individuals and, together, have delivered more than 1 billion cumulative services over the last 6 years.
Deliverables:
• To guide and oversee an effective project management system and approach that provides for appropriate standardisation, supports the Secretariat and Member Associations in implementing best practices, and allows for clear responsibility, accountability, and performance of projects funded through primarily restricted and earmarked sources.
• To ensure effective systems and processes are in place to manage and monitor compliance with donor agreements and contracts. This will include pre-agreement assessments in relation to risk and ensuring appropriate levels of oversight and accountability are in place. On occasions, the same will be applied to complex unrestricted funding, where it is critical to incorporate.
• To facilitate the strengthening of programme integration and alignment with IPPF Strategy across the project portfolio.
• To coordinate a regular Project Review process at Secretariat level to ensure effective project portfolio oversight.
• To assist with donor reviews and evaluations.
• To develop, maintain and disseminate tools, guidelines, systems and processes to support IPPF’s successful delivery of projects.
• To ensure opportunities for knowledge sharing, learning, and reflection on improvements, both financially and programmatically, across projects to improve performance and restricted funding capacity.
Skills and experience:
• Excellent project management skills to work with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent and proven analytical skills - both quantitative and qualitative data.
• Excellent verbal communication skills. Ability to influence and persuade others.
• Excellent written communication skills required to produce a range of documents e.g. guidelines/toolkits. Good people management skills to manage staff, consultants and interns.
• Strong organisational and time management skills required to multitask and to meet tight deadlines. Ability to balance priorities.
• Fluent English (required)
• Ability to work independently and flexibly as part of a team.
• Willingness to travel internationally as required.
Technical expertise:
• A qualification in the field of economics/health economics, international development or social sciences. (desirable)
• Advanced application in multi-country project management and delivery in developing countries. To include:
o Experience in programme design, planning and implementation. o Experience of project financial management, including institutional programme budgeting and reporting.
o Experience of managing complex government and other donor compliance and reporting requirements.
o Experience of monitoring and evaluation of programmes and projects.
Deliverables:
• To guide and oversee an effective project management system and approach that provides for appropriate standardisation, supports the Secretariat and Member Associations in implementing best practices, and allows for clear responsibility, accountability, and performance of projects funded through primarily restricted and earmarked sources.
• To ensure effective systems and processes are in place to manage and monitor compliance with donor agreements and contracts. This will include pre-agreement assessments in relation to risk and ensuring appropriate levels of oversight and accountability are in place. On occasions, the same will be applied to complex unrestricted funding, where it is critical to incorporate.
• To facilitate the strengthening of programme integration and alignment with IPPF Strategy across the project portfolio.
• To coordinate a regular Project Review process at Secretariat level to ensure effective project portfolio oversight.
• To assist with donor reviews and evaluations.
• To develop, maintain and disseminate tools, guidelines, systems and processes to support IPPF’s successful delivery of projects.
• To ensure opportunities for knowledge sharing, learning, and reflection on improvements, both financially and programmatically, across projects to improve performance and restricted funding capacity.
Skills and experience:
• Excellent project management skills to work with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent and proven analytical skills - both quantitative and qualitative data.
• Excellent verbal communication skills. Ability to influence and persuade others.
• Excellent written communication skills required to produce a range of documents e.g. guidelines/toolkits. Good people management skills to manage staff, consultants and interns.
• Strong organisational and time management skills required to multitask and to meet tight deadlines. Ability to balance priorities.
• Fluent English (required)
• Ability to work independently and flexibly as part of a team.
• Willingness to travel internationally as required.
Technical expertise:
• A qualification in the field of economics/health economics, international development or social sciences. (desirable)
• Advanced application in multi-country project management and delivery in developing countries. To include:
o Experience in programme design, planning and implementation. o Experience of project financial management, including institutional programme budgeting and reporting.
o Experience of managing complex government and other donor compliance and reporting requirements.
o Experience of monitoring and evaluation of programmes and projects.
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