Regional Portfolio Lead, Latin America - Disaster Response

Compassion International

México

On-site

MXN 1,693,000 - 2,445,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Compassion International is seeking a Regional Portfolio Lead to provide strategic leadership for a portfolio of emergency response and disaster preparedness programs across Latin America. You will ensure high-quality implementation, partner engagement, and donor compliance while coordinating with regional teams.

The role requires 10+ years in humanitarian program management, experience with US Government-funded awards, and strong cross-cultural leadership.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field.
10+ years of progressive humanitarian/program management experience.
Experience managing US Government-funded awards and donor compliance.
Strong knowledge of emergency response, disaster preparedness, resilience programming.
Proven ability to lead跨-functional teams and collaborate across countries.
Strong portfolio management skills: planning, monitoring, budgeting, risk management, performance oversight.
Excellent written and verbal English communication, including donor reporting.
Willingness to travel internationally up to 30%.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and oversight for a regional portfolio of emergency response and disaster preparedness programs across Latin America.
Lead coordination with partners, donor reps, and regional stakeholders to meet program objectives and donor requirements.
Monitor progress, deliverables, and KPIs to ensure timely, quality execution of activities.
Support design, adaptation, and continuous improvement of interventions.
Ensure compliance with US Government grant terms, organizational policies, and local regulations.
Oversee budget performance, forecast, and financial accountability in collaboration with finance teams.
Identify and mitigate programmatic, operational, financial, and compliance risks.
Review donor reports, work plans, and monitoring frameworks; contribute to learning and knowledge sharing.
Support capacity development for partners and staff through coaching and training.