Regional Portfolio Lead - Africa

*This role is supported by grant funding that is currently approved for a one-year period. Overview As a Regional Portfolio Lead, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight for a portfolio of emergency response and disaster preparedness programs funded through a US Government grant. You will ensure high-quality program implementation, effective partner engagement, strong donor compliance, and achievement of portfolio objectives across multiple countries in Africa. Working collaboratively with regional and global teams, you will strengthen program performance, manage risks, support capacity building, and advance Compassion’s ministry and humanitarian impact among vulnerable children and communities. What will you do? Maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully uphold Compassion’s ministry in prayer. Act as an advocate to raise awareness of the needs of children. Understand Christ’s mandate to protect children. Commit to protection of vulnerable populations and particularly prioritizingchild protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the ministry. Abide by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Report any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately support responses to incidents if they occur. Uphold and engage in Compassion’s core Cultural Behaviors . Provide strategic leadership and management of a regional portfolio of emergency response and disaster preparedness programs across Asia and other areas as needed. Serve as the primary regional point of contact for a wide spectrum of partner program planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and performance management. Lead coordination across consortium members