The Portfolio Lead is a strategic partner to finance, clinical, nursing, community health, monitoring and evaluation leadership. S/he is accountable for building structures that support coordination and delivery of grant funded initiatives across departments. S/he is a problem solver and people person, able to transform challenges into opportunities that deepen partnerships, strengthen systems, support learning, drive innovations and project scale-up.

The Lead will directly backstop priority projects, positioning Partners In Health for impact and funding renewal. S/he will manage a portfolio officer and project manager(s).

· Directs activities for a portfolio of projects spanning multiple geographic and technical areas, ensuring adherence to effective project management practices

· Establishes a dynamic work environment that promotes team empowerment and shared accountabilities for functional design and delivery of projects within the assigned portfolio

· Establishes portfolio performance metrics which support and measure the sustained delivery of services against organizational needs / objectives / strategies

· Works closely with technical leads in other departments to troubleshoot issues as/when they arise

· Acts as the main point of contact for resolution of escalated issues or sensitive, confidential matters with high risk and impact to the organization for assigned portfolio with the Director of Policy & Partnerships

· Sets up knowledge management systems that ensure that learning is shared across the portfolio

New Leads & Proposals

· Provides key informational input for to support go/no go decisions for proposals

· Builds and maintains strong relationships with donors and works with P&P team to position Partners In Health for new projects that further advance the organization’s strategic plan

· Ensures project teams have updated work plans that they actively implement

· Serves as the Project Lead for new proposal development within the assigned Portfolio area, providing budget inputs, conducting budget reviews and developing management plans with Technical Leads

· Mentors staff in portfolio team

· Serves as technical writer for new proposals as needed.

Start-Up Activities

· Oversees start-up of new grant funded projects, including grant launch meetings, onboarding of new project staff, etc.

· Analyzes the feasibility and potential impact of new initiatives, process improvements, solutions; provides recommended course of action

· Leads project management trainings for implementing teams

Implementation & Control Activities

· Establishes and monitors portfolio level performance metrics which support sustained delivery in line with organizational strategy and theory of change

· Ensures project teams are implementing and tracking quality standards that ensure deliverables are on time, within scope and budget and uphold PIHs reputation as a strong care delivery partner

· Acts as key partner and contributor of deep knowledge expertise within assigned area for the development, design and delivery of effective programs, plans, policies and / or advice in support of broader functional and organizational strategies

· Monitors and communicates the effectiveness of plans, programs and practices to Executive Leadership Team

Relationship Management

· Develops and maintains strong relationships with donor and partners in the portfolio and serves as main liaison

· Partners with portfolio officer, Resource Mobilization Lead and Grant Manager to establish and/or enhance working parameters/guidelines/processes and troubleshoot issues

·Leverages partner coordination platforms and technical working groups to facilitate learning and exchange on program approaches, logistics and broader strategies

Close-Out Activities

· Tracks close-out activities within portfolio to ensure they are managed according to internal processes and donor guidelines

· Conducts After Action Reviews for closed out projects

· Work with country/program teams to develop future funding scenarios as needed

Supervision

· Supervises Portfolio Officer and Project Managers

· Responsible for the management of team members providing leadership, guidance, coaching, mentorship and counselling where needed

· Grows team expertise to align with organizational demand and direction while assessing team skills / capabilities and continually looking for ways to provide / enhance the value delivered

· Leads a high-performing team and provides ongoing feedback and performance reviews

· Tracks, monitors and effectively addresses performance of team members

· Manages employees in compliance with all HR policies, procedures and guidelines of conduct

· Shares knowledge, information, skills and subject matter expertise among the team and ensures the timely communication of issues while encouraging good working relationships with other functions / teams

· Recruits for hires to ensure a highly diverse, qualified workforce with the necessary capabilities needed to achieve goals

· 7 years’ experience managing international health projects

· Proven experience in work plan development, reviewing quarterly and annual reports, providing budget inputs and conducting program close-out

· Proven experience training staff in project management principles

· Proven experience developing and implementing tools to improve processes

· Excellent understanding of financial management principles and budgeting

· Proven experience supporting proposal development

· Excellent coordination, writing, and communications skills; ability to conceptualize and articulate funding needs persuasively to potential funders and government partners.

· Ability to manage complex projects from creation to completion, prioritize and work on multiple tasks simultaneously, troubleshoot and meet deadlines.

· Exemplary interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate effectively with culturally diverse staff across departments and country.

· Commitment to health as a human right and social justice required

· International work experience necessary; prior experience in West Africa a plus.

· Willingness to live and work in Harper, Maryland County full time

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.