Global Climate Portfolio Manager

Palladium; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Palladium is seeking a Portfolio Manager to join the Climate Ambition Support Alliance (CASA) in London. You will oversee day-to-day CASA portfolio activities, engage with DESNZ and partners, coordinate mobilisation, risk management, procurement, and governance to ensure on-time delivery of multi-year programme activities.

The role offers hybrid working in Palladium’s London office, with responsibilities spanning stakeholder engagement, budgeting, and reporting to support climate-vulnerable

Qualifications

• Strong academic background, or commensurate experience, in climate change, international development, climate negotiations, climate governance, public policy, programme management or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Coordination and Stakeholder Management
• Lead/support portfolio work planning and delivery, ensuring milestones are met.
• Oversee mobilisation and start-up, including partner onboarding and implementation planning.
• Manage governance processes and decision logs.
• Identify delivery risks and drive mitigation actions.
• Prepare concise updates for internal and client-facing reporting.
• Line manage and support project team members as required.
• Align inputs across technical, operational, finance and MEL functions.
• Promote a collaborative and inclusive team culture across geographies.

Skills

Portfolio management

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting & forecasting

Contract & procurement

Risk management

Reporting & governance

Leadership & line management

Team collaboration

Education

Strong academic background in climate change / international development

Job description

Palladium is seeking a Portfolio Manager to join the Climate Ambition Support Alliance (CASA) in London. You will oversee day-to-day CASA portfolio activities, engage with DESNZ and partners, coordinate mobilisation, risk management, procurement, and governance to ensure on-time delivery of multi-year programme activities.

The role offers hybrid working in Palladium’s London office, with responsibilities spanning stakeholder engagement, budgeting, and reporting to support climate-vulnerable