JOB SUMMARY:

The Portfolio Director is a member of the Senior Management Team for the Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean (MENA-EE-LAC) regional office. This position has accountability for countries and projects in the MENA sub-region. The position also supports the entire MENA-EE-LAC region in the sharing of project data and knowledge and systematic collection and utilization of business intelligence and local insights. The position will report to the Vice President for the MENA-EE-LAC region.

Please apply by August 6, 2024 as the posting will close.

Country and Project Oversight: The primary responsibility of the Portfolio Director is to develop, implement and oversee management of projects in the MENA sub-region. This includes ensuring operational and financial performance and project results, generating funding to sustain the organization and fulfill its mission, and maintaining compliance with relevant regulations and policies. The Portfolio Director provides operations oversight and is a primary FHI 360 representative across multiple sectors for the MENA sub-region. Liaises as appropriate with government agencies, country missions, local government(s), international organizations, and other funders and stakeholders. Contributes to FHI 360’s business and resource development efforts in the specified geography/countries and ensures or leverages landscape scoping and analysis and strategic planning. Provides program and project management services including mentoring, project management best practices, tools, and templates. Organizes cross-functional and inter-regional activities ensuring efficacy of the project(s)/programmatic objectives.

Project Knowledge, Business Intelligence and Local Insights, M&E and Communication: The Portfolio Director works across the MENA-EE-LAC region to enhance knowledge sharing, improve country and regional level insights, and ensure effective internal and external communication. Promotes effective use of data, identifies and facilitates sharing of key technical approaches, and collaborates with corporate teams as appropriate. Keeps abreast of country-level business intelligence across the MENA-EE-LAC region and communicates to Business Development and Partnership leads.

The MENA-EE-LAC Regional Office is a majority virtual unit. Candidates based in the Middle East and North Africa will be favorably considered.

Management:

• Supervise Country Representatives and Project Directors/Chiefs of Party for a portfolio of projects as assigned (within MENA sub region)
• Manage project knowledge and local insights, M&E, and communications staff aligned to FHI 360’s strategy and regional approach.
• Regular communication with country representatives and country teams, both for oversight and management of projects in assigned portfolio and in support of knowledge sharing, communication, and use of data across the MENA-EE-LAC region.
• Provide budgetary and financial management oversight across assigned portfolio, identify challenges, and coordinate resolution of issues in collaboration with MENA Project Management Unit and Finance team members.
• Regular client feedback and interface.

Thought Leadership through Local Insights:

• Initiate and manage regional knowledge exchange and thought leadership events
• Participate in evaluations, needs assessments, and technical assistance visits as needed.
• Support countries within MENA-EE-LAC region to develop tactical approaches to sharing knowledge derived from projects, adjusting if/when needed dependent upon country landscape and, when relevant, available funding.
• Ensure appropriate channels and systems for sharing project knowledge and business intelligence throughout the MENA-EE-LAC region, both within the organization and through external thought leadership.
• Provide oversight and quality assurance of project-level strategic information, monitoring and evaluation, implementing agency monitoring, and annual workplans (based on the defined technical strategy).
• Support projects in defining and implementing research agendas, including ensuring appropriate submission of protocols to the Protection of Human Subjects Committee (PHSC).

Internal and External Communications:

• With the Communications Specialist, ensure quality internal and external facing outreach and communications for the MENA-EE-LAC region.
• Organize knowledge sharing events (internal and external)
• Coordinate newsletter articles, success stories, and other creative approaches of sharing MENA-EE-LAC successes, insights, and lessons learned.
• In coordination with the MENA-EE-LAC Vice President, host team building events such as storytelling and sharing approaches to solidify team spirit across the sub regions.

Business Intelligence and Development:

• Actively engage with country leads across portfolio to track trends and opportunities.
• Maintain active networking throughout the MENA sub-region
• Develop tools, templates, or other approaches to track operational environments and opportunities across the portfolio, analyze findings, and communicate results and trends.
• Review and participate in proposal development, particularly related to local context..
• Contribute to bid pursuit decisions, based on technical and geographic priorities.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong business acumen with the keenness and quickness to understand and deal with a “business situation” (risks and opportunities) that leads to a good outcome designed to improve financial performance and leadership development.
• Knowledge of and experience with non-profit funding streams, including government and philanthropic.
• Strong time-management, delegation, and organizational skills. Able to prioritize.
• Strong negotiator and collaborator who strengthens business relationships.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to plan, organize, and manage staffing and financial resources for successful completion of projects and maintenance of portfolio financial health
• Excellent and demonstrated public relations, policy development, project management, and diplomacy skills required.
• Ability to motivate, influence, and collaborate with others across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to build positive local working relationships with staff, local communities, district government officials, UN, donor representative and partners.
• Ability to take initiative and focus on results.
• Ability to learn new skills and systems, with an entrepreneurial work ethic.
• Ability to inspire and bring people together.

Education:

• Master’s Degree or its international equivalent in Civil Society, Communication and Social Marketing, Economic Development, Education, the Environment, Gender, Health, Nutrition, Research, Technology and Youth or a related field.
• Project Management (PM) certification preferred.

Experience:

• Typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience with project and/or portfolio management, including strong business acumen and/or line management experience.
• Proficient with applicable rules, regulations, and policies associated with international development and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Experience implementing USAID projects required.
• Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation, ability to work with data.
• Demonstrated experience in multi-sector project management and implementation and integrated programming.
• Demonstrated strategic planning, staff development and capacity building experience.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing complex projects that are strategic in nature and national/international in scope.
• Management of projects in multiple countries preferred.
• Experience managing multi country teams.
• Experience operating in challenging environments.
• English and Arabic required, French an advantage

Typical Physical Demands:

• Typical office environment.
• Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screen and doing repetitive work on a keyboard.
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift/move up to 5 lbs.

Technology to be Used:

• Laptop, Microsoft applications (i.e., Office 365, SharePoint, Skype/Zoom/Teams), cell phone/mobile technology, and standard office equipment.

Travel Requirements:

• Less than 25%

This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

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ABSTRACT:

FHI 360 Portfolio Director, Middle East and North Africa Jordan FHI 360 Jobs 2024

FHI 360 looking for “Portfolio Director, Middle East and North Africa”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 01-Aug-24.

The FHI 360 has published a job vacancy announcement on 16/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Portfolio Director, Middle East and North Africa to be based in , Jordan. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: FHI 360

Job Title: Portfolio Director, Middle East and North Africa

Duty Station: , Jordan

Country: Jordan

Application Deadline: 01-Aug-24