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Senior Fund Portfolio Manager
vor 1 Monat
Key Responsibilities
As a primary representative of the Global Fund vis-à-vis recipient countries the role of the Senior Fund Portfolio Manager (SFPM) encompasses the following key aspects:
Program Management : Reporting to the Head, High Impact Department or Regional Manager, the SFPM manages all stages of the grant management cycle with the support of a ‘Country Team’ (the basic organizational framework for working with portfolio and embedded functional support staff to provide recipients with grant management supervision and support across the Global Fund’s portfolio). Specifically, they engage in country dialogue and guides the Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCM) and in-country partners to help identify future funding needs, and timing of funding requests; manages the grant negotiation processes; leads ongoing monitoring and assessment of grants including disbursement of funds, and ensures risk mitigation measures are implemented. Facilitate co-financing where appropriate and support countries to assess their readiness for transition and ensure robust planning and implementation plans. Ensure sustainable responses for epidemic control driving successful portfolio transition. Define the portfolio strategy ensuring integration of the Human Rights and Gender agenda. Resolves highly complex issues where fundamental principles do not apply or where data conflicts or is inconclusive. A SFPM leading a cluster agrees on the strategy, priorities and milestones for the portfolios in the cluster ensuring integration of the RSSH, human rights, gender and other cross-cutting agendas
Stakeholder Management : Manages the Global Fund’s incountry agent, the Local Fund Agent (LFA); builds operational and strategic relationships with country stakeholders and other partners to ensure the appropriate investment of funds, taking into consideration national strategies and context; manages partnerships with governmental, non-governmental, civil society, private sector, key affected populations and multilateral partners at country level, manages upwards to ensure alignment with agreed strategy, manages the Country Team and coordinates internal partners from functional teams including monitoring, procurement, legal and finance.
People Leadership : The SFPM leads and coordinates the Country Team. They manage, coach and mentor the program officer(s) and support staff. The SFPM leading a cluster also manages and supervises other FPMs and builds a dynamic and learning cluster team spirit. They may coach and mentor other FPMs. They encourage open, constructive dialogue and provides counsel and motivation to team members, defines objectives and deadlines and allocates resources appropriately.
Risk Management : regularly assesses risks that affect the portfolio and recommends, designs, employs and monitors risk-based strategies to mitigate them. Ensures a consistent and coherent risk management approach is applied.
Subject to change by the Executive Director at any time at their sole discretion.
Qualifications
Essential :
Advanced university degree in finance/economics, public or business administration, development studies, health economics, public health or related field; or an equivalent combination of academic/professional qualifications and experience
Experience
Essential :
The typical candidate will have a minimum of 9 years’ experience with a complex organisation in program/project development and management, including design, implementation, financial management and performance evaluation aspects;
Proven success working in complex multi-stakeholder environments, requiring decision making abilities with limited information available and under tight deadlines;
Experience working in-country or with (multiple) countries on program development or experience working on a Country Team or equivalent;
Strong experience leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams to deliver results;
Experience of leading high-level negotiations with partners;
Strong experience in resolving conflicting situations through mediation and a demonstrable ability to build consensus to move programs forward;
Experience working in a decision-making role in risk mitigation handling significant and visible risks.
Desirable:
Knowledge of HIV, Malaria and TB programs;
Experience in international development;
Experience in development grant or loan management;
Work experience in any of the following areas an asset; Monitoring & Evaluation, National Health Systems, Program Co-ordination, fiduciary/financial issues.
Competencies
Languages:
An excellent knowledge of English and preferably a good working knowledge of French or one of the following: Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. Knowledge of other languages would be an asset.
Technical Competencies:
Financial Management : knowledge of project financing and financial processes; ability to prepare, justify and manage budgets; monitoring expenditures and using cost-benefit thinking to set priorities. Ability to drive financial priorities.
Project Management : expert level of project management in complex multi-sectorial projects; and the ability to gather relevant input, analyze data/facts from appropriate sources and learn from best practice to inform project design. Ability to make sound decisions with varying levels of information and define the long-term vision or strategy; regularly uses advanced analytical skills to determine the way forward or outcomes.
Policy Acumen : has a strong knowledge of grant-related operational policies and procedures and applies them effectively in work with a variety of stakeholders; understands the values and principles behind those policies and uses that knowledge to resolve non-standard business situations. Recommends best practices in policy application and contributes substantively to policy development including initiating policy revisions where and when appropriate. Contributes to relevant corporate strategy and policy processes.
Grant Preparation : Ability to lead and coordinate the portfolio analysis prior to engaging in a country dialogue with appropriate in-country stakeholders in preparation for the funding request development and submission; provide master level advice on the design of funding requests including implementation, planning and budgeting; provide early input on the proposed implementation arrangements and identifies related risks and ensures mitigating measures are implemented.
Negotiation and Communication : Ability to lead negotiations to effectively align programs with the national strategy; identify cost reductions, eligibility and counterpart financing strategies; to negotiate increases in national investments; to assess capacities of the nominated key implementers. Ability to communicate effectively across all levels understanding and exercising the required and appropriate political and diplomatic approach.
Grant implementation management : Identify different ways to establish cross controls and quality checks; Leads the development of strategy for high risk portfolios in high disease burden countries; Ability to anticipate and mitigate potential risks, especially those related to misuse of funds; have good understanding of procurement and/or supply of goods and services;
Geopolitical awareness : Understands the different socioeconomic, political and geographical dynamics at the national and regional level in order to use appropriate influencing and dialogue strategies; Ability to share this information with others, generating a common interest and team working dynamics around this issue; tailor management strategy accordingly and adjust the management response to challenges and problems arising.
Core Competencies :
Personal Effectiveness
Working with Others
Core Expertise
People Leadership
Global Fund Mind-set
Leadership Competencies:
Connecting our Vision with Results
Managing Vision and Purpose
Strategic Agility
Dealing with Ambiguity
Perspective
Partnerships and People
Motivating Others
Drive for Results
Priority Setting
Building Empowerment and Accountability
Timely Decision Making
Integrity and Trust
Interpersonal Diplomacy
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