WASH Portfolio Manager

About the role

World Vision PNG is looking for a WASH Portfolio Manager to lead its WASH Technical Program. The role provides overall leadership, technical direction and management of the program, acts as the main contact for donors and key WASH stakeholders, and leads a team of senior staff to deliver grant activities on time and to a high standard. It is a fixed-term international assignment paid via GCLA.

Key responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction and vision for the WASH program and align it with the World Vision PNG Strategic Framework.
• Lead grant implementation, including program design, staffing, implementation and quality assurance, and resolve grant management issues early.
• Develop a sustainable WASH program strategy that attracts donor funding.
• Work with the Program Quality Manager to maintain an effective monitoring and evaluation system, collect and report data against standard indicators, and use evidence to inform program decisions.
• Supervise a team of senior national and international staff, strengthen their capacity to manage donor-funded projects, and deliver WASH technical training.
• Manage the grant budget within approved limits, ensure accurate financial reporting to donors and Support Offices, and keep expenditure compliant with donor rules and audit requirements.
• Manage the donor relationship with the Operations Director, build relationships with government, NGOs, UN agencies and partners, represent World Vision at stakeholder and cluster meetings, and lead the WASH Cluster.

Required profile

• At least eight years of experience in international development, including five years at management level on medium- to large-scale grant-funded projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading WASH programs and managing programs in complex political and cultural settings.
• Experience coordinating teams across multiple locations.
• Master's degree in Water Engineering or Civil Engineering.
• Knowledge of donor policies, especially those of DFAT, UNICEF and the World Bank.
• Fluency in written and spoken English, strong presentation and report-writing skills, and a current driver's licence.
• Willingness to travel to implementation sites and to work in challenging security environments in line with security policies.