Transformational Initiatives Portfolio Lead
Vor 3 Tagen
**Position**:Transformational Initiatives Portfolio Lead
**Location**: Any MSF office (*)
**Contract**:Open ended
**Deadline for the position**:24th of April
**Starting date**: ASAP
- **I. MSF INTERNATIONAL**
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural disasters. MSF offers assistance to people based only on need and irrespective of origins, religion, gender or political affiliation.
MSF International is the legal entity that binds together MSF’s 26 Institutional Members of which 24 sections, and other offices such as Branch Offices and Satellites. MSF International provides coordination, information and support to the MSF movement, and implements international projects and initiatives as requested.
Within MSF International, the International Office (IO) is the Secretariat of MSF International Board and is under the direct management of the International Secretary General.
**II. POSITION BACKGROUND**
The International Secretary General (ISG) is responsible for delivering on several “transformational initiatives ” (programs and projects) identified by different sponsors (International Board, Executive Committee, International Office). The Transformational Initiatives Portfolio Lead (TIPL) is responsible for enabling the delivery of these transformational initiatives by assuring their efficient planning, management and execution. They also ensure integrity of the existing governance - by adopting the appropriate governance processes, optimizing resources and leveraging the existing capacities, and facilitating oversight and visibility by the ISG.
**III. PLACE IN THE ORGANISATION**
- The TIPL reports to the International Secretary General
- The TIPL supervises or coordinates with (depending on the sponsorship arrangements) the project managers leading the different transformational initiatives.
**IV. OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITION**
The TIPL has overall responsibility of coordinating all needed aspects of the transformational initiatives. They are responsible for architecting the approach and plan the delivery of the transformational initiatives, monitoring and managing risks, and tracking execution. In some cases the programs and projects will be specifically resourced, in other cases they may be managed through existing team members.
The TIPL is accountable to the initiating sponsor (typically the ISG, but on occasions, an IB member) for the execution of the transformational initiatives and managing the changes while minimizing disruption to the day-to-day activities. The TIPL will develop and own the execution plans for each initiative - tailoring the support to specific needs and circumstances of each initiatives - and will manage, directly and indirectly, all of its moving parts as the plan is executed. They will ensure alignment and synergy between transformational initiatives and with the rest of the IO priorities, as defined in the International Multi-Year Plan (IMP). The TIPL will proactively ensure that sponsor(s) are kept apprised.
**V. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**
The Transformational Initiatives Portfolio Lead will:
- Ensure that the initiating sponsor works within the approved governance structure to ensure coordination and alignment of the individual strategic initiatives with one another, as well as with the overall transformation.
- Secure sponsorship of the initiating sponsor and other key stakeholders, as required, for the success of the transformational initiatives. Prepare and guide discussions and meetings, to achieve concrete actions or decisions and mediating disagreements between stakeholders, and eventually escalate decisions as needed.
- Maintain a broad focus on the overall transformational initiatives, the different projects outcomes, and the progress toward those outcomes.
- Ensure that the initiating sponsor is apprised on the status of the transformational initiatives in a timely and accurate fashion.
- Facilitate the identification of cross-program interdependencies, including the recommended sequencing and resourcing of those interdependencies to optimize value.
- Ensure the timely surfacing of implementation risks, facilitate the development of effective risk mitigation strategies, and oversee the implementation of those strategies once approved.
- Coordinate the transformational initiatives planning, staffing and budgeting.
- Oversee the development of clear metrics for the transformational initiatives, as well as the performance against those metrics.
- Define the desired outcomes of each project or initiative and set of success indicators, in close collaboration with the Sponsor. Establish a process to track progress against the indicators and develop a dashboard to report progress.
**Experience**:
- MSF experience with in-depth knowledge of MSF functioning and structure
- Extensive experience i
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