Senior International Programme Lead

ClientEarth; Greater London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Flexa accredited employer

Job summary

ClientEarth is hiring for a senior Lead, International Programme Management to drive strategic direction across Europe, Asia, and Africa. You will ensure programmes are well planned, resourced, and delivering meaningful results, acting as a link between strategy and delivery while strengthening programme management practices across regions.

You will lead a team of Programme Managers, collaborate with global partners, and oversee cross-regional grants, financial monitoring, and reporting to

Qualifications

• Advanced specialist expertise in programme or portfolio management of complex, multi-country initiatives in the non-for-profit sector.
• Experience in programme strategy development, project-cycle management, and adaptive programming including mastery of a range of portfolio and financial management techniques in planning, staff resource management, implementing, monitoring, and reporting within a complex & dynamic environment.
• Strong financial and grant oversight experience (seven figures).
• Excellent project and programme management skills including budget management and planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and people leadership to a team of three Programme Managers supporting the Europe portfolio, with clear decision making rights for delivery, performance management, and continuous improvement
• Provide strategic and operational programme management guidance to regional leaders in the Japan & Southeast Asia Region and the Africa Partnerships region.
• Provide oversight and, where needed, coordination of cross-regional grants implementation: as business partner to relevant global and regional programmatic leaders and fundraising colleagues, support/coordinate the planning, financial and programmatic monitoring, and closure of cross-regional and ClientEarth Group (CE Group) international grants (restricted and unrestricted), in close collaboration with relevant Regional/System programme management and fundraising colleagues.
• In coordination with the Deputy Chief Programmes & Impact Officer (DCPIO) and the Impact & Learning team within the Programme Quality community, lead the implementation of programme management standards, tools, and templates ensuring they demonstrably improve programme effectiveness and accountability and work collaboratively with relevant regional staff to align with standards and processes

Skills

Programme management

Portfolio leadership

Budget management

Grant oversight

Strategic planning

Job description

ClientEarth is hiring for a senior Lead, International Programme Management to drive strategic direction across Europe, Asia, and Africa. You will ensure programmes are well planned, resourced, and delivering meaningful results, acting as a link between strategy and delivery while strengthening programme management practices across regions.

You will lead a team of Programme Managers, collaborate with global partners, and oversee cross-regional grants, financial monitoring, and reporting to