Regional Portfolio Lead Job Vacancy at Compassion, Arusha August 2026

Regional Portfolio Lead – Africa at Compassion

Organization: Compassion
Position: Regional Portfolio Lead – Africa
Job Requisition ID: R8460
Locations: Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, Togo, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, and Ghana
Employment Type: Full-time
Travel: Up to 30% international travel
Posted: August 2026
Application Deadline: 28 August 2026
Funding: The role is currently supported by grant funding approved for one year.

Job Overview

Compassion is seeking an experienced Regional Portfolio Lead – Africa to provide strategic leadership and oversight for emergency response and disaster preparedness programmes funded through a U.S. Government grant.

The successful candidate will oversee programme implementation across multiple African countries, strengthen partner relationships, ensure donor compliance, manage risks, monitor performance, and support humanitarian and resilience-building initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio & Programme Management

• Provide strategic leadership for a regional portfolio of emergency response and disaster preparedness programmes.
• Coordinate programme planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and performance management.
• Coordinate consortium members, regional teams, donor representatives, and other stakeholders.
• Monitor deliverables, KPIs, programme quality, and timelines.
• Support continuous improvement of emergency preparedness, response, and resilience programmes.

Grant Compliance & Financial Oversight

• Ensure compliance with U.S. Government grant regulations, award conditions, organizational policies, and local regulations.
• Oversee budget performance, financial forecasts, pipeline management, and accountability.
• Identify and mitigate programme, operational, financial, and compliance risks.
• Contribute to donor reports, work plans, monitoring frameworks, and project documentation.

Learning & Capacity Development

• Facilitate knowledge sharing and adoption of best practices across countries.
• Support capacity development for partners and staff.
• Provide coaching, training, and technical assistance in portfolio management, emergency response, and donor compliance.

Representation & Business Development

• Represent Compassion at donor meetings, technical working groups, and regional coordination forums.
• Contribute to proposal development and programme design.
• Support strategic planning for future humanitarian and resilience funding.
• Travel internationally to support implementation and stakeholder relationships.

Education Requirements

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree in:

• International Development
• Humanitarian Assistance
• Emergency Management
• International Relations
• Public Administration
• A related field

Experience Requirements

Candidates must have:

• At least 10 years of progressive experience managing complex humanitarian, disaster preparedness, resilience, or international development programmes.
• Experience managing multi-country portfolios.
• Demonstrated experience managing U.S. Government-funded awards.
• Strong knowledge of donor regulations and compliance requirements.
• Experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders across countries and cultures.

Key Skills

• Emergency response and disaster preparedness
• Disaster risk reduction and resilience programming
• Portfolio and project management
• Programme planning and monitoring
• Budgeting and financial oversight
• Risk management
• Donor compliance and reporting
• Stakeholder engagement
• Executive-level presentations
• Strong written and verbal English communication
• International and cross-cultural collaboration

Important Requirement

This is a senior-level humanitarian programme management position. Applicants should be able to demonstrate substantial multi-country programme leadership and specific experience with U.S. Government-funded grants.

The role also involves up to 30% international travel, potentially to locations affected by disasters and humanitarian emergencies.

Faith & Ministry Requirement

As a Compassion role, the position includes Christian faith and ministry expectations, including maintaining a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, supporting Compassion’s ministry, and upholding its Christian organizational values and child-protection commitments.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply through Compassion’s official recruitment portal.

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Deadline: 28 August 2026