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
  

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