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Portfolio Director

4 months ago


Medford, United States Management Sciences for Health (MSH) Full time

JOB SUMMARY:
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversight of Project Delivery (45%)
- Provides strategic leadership and management support to the Project Director to deliver high-quality results within budget and in accordance with MSH’s Standards of Implementation Excellence.
- Remains informed and knowledgeable of the project environment, the network of stakeholders, constituents, and counterparts, and supports the Project Director in the management of these relationships.
- Facilitates internal coordination and linkages required to achieve technical and administrative management objectives.
- Establishes regular communication and relationships with clients to ensure MSH responsiveness to donor needs and requests.
- Provide guidance and support to the Project Director as s/he partners with client and donor for preparation and execution of external evaluations and audits.
- Ensures that project start-ups and closeouts are planned and executed efficiently, timely, and effectively.
- Prioritizes data analysis and use of data for decision-making and adaptive project management. Guides the Project Director to lead a collaborative approach to develop, review, and monitor the annual work plan, budget, Performance Monitoring Plan, progress reports, Environmental Mitigation Plan, strategic communications plan, MSH Project Reviews, short term technical assistance plan, risk management plan and ad hoc reports.
- Ensures Project Director delivers timely and high-quality technical, financial, contractual, and other deliverables and sub-award monitoring and mitigation plans are developed and implemented. Provides guidance and oversight to Project Director for contractual compliance.
- Provides strategic support to the Project Director to develop cost-share plans and monitor cost-share contributions as part of routine project financial performance monitoring.
- Works closely with the Project Director to periodically review project staffing levels, internal relationships, and staff performance, advise on sensitive personnel issues and engage HR as warranted.
- Promotes the effective use of shared services among projects in the country and from corporate services to ensure operational efficiencies by actively engaging the Project Directors in finding solutions to challenges with shared and corporate services aspects of project success.
- Supports the Project Director to develop a comprehensive project risk management plan to ensure a strong control environment and that project risks are identified, assessed, prioritized, mitigated, and monitored.
- Works with the Project Director in the preparation and execution of internal audits and ensures timely resolution of issues identified.
- Provides guidance and support to the Project Director as s/he partners with client and donor for preparation and execution of external evaluations and audits.
- Oversees and ensures that compliant management and operations systems are in place to effectively support the project’s technical activities and safeguard MSH.
- Ensures the Project Director and the full project team are aware of and comply with all donor regulations, local laws, MSH policies, procedures, and personnel standards (technical, contractual, financial, business ethics, etc.).
- Conducts project management support and Project Director supervision visits, as needed, to observe and review project performance, systems, culture, and work environment.
- With the Project Director, routinely analyze the project’s financial performance and ensure the project burn rate is appropriate.

Management of Project Director Performance (25%)
- Works with Project Director to develop clear Performance Objectives and Professional Development Goals and actively monitor and discuss these objectives throughout the year and evaluate their attainment during the annual Performance Review.
- Orients Project Director to position responsibilities. Provide or organize any on-the-job or refresher training or orientation as needed.
- Coaches Project Director on issues pertaining to financial and risk management, donor relationship management, staff management, program design, and annual work planning and communications.
- Provides needed coaching/mentoring to assure continued high performance, leadership development, and succession planning based on PD’s professional development goals and assessed performance.
- Supports the Project Director to create and foster a collaborative working environment within the project team including the home office support team.

Strategic Knowledge Exchange and Business Development (20%)
- Promotes knowledge exchange and lessons learned by working with the project team, Senior Manager, and TSP to identify and document challenges, solutions, innovations, best practices, and lessons learned.

Contributions to Program Delivery and MSH (10%)
- Works closely with Lead Portfolio Director and the VP - Program Delivery Group as part of the Program Delivery leadership team.
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