Regional Portfolio Lead, Latin America & Disaster Response

Compassion International; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Compassion International seeks a Regional Portfolio Lead to provide strategic leadership and oversight for a portfolio of emergency response and disaster preparedness programs funded by a US Government grant. You will engage with regional and global teams to strengthen program performance, manage risks, and advance humanitarian impact across Latin America and beyond.

You will ensure compliance with donor regulations, lead capacity building for partners, and coordinate across consortium members

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in International Development, Emergency Management, International Relations or related field.
• 10+ years managing complex humanitarian or international development programs, multi-country portfolios.
• Experience managing US Government-funded awards and ensuring donor compliance.
• Strong knowledge of emergency response, disaster preparedness, resilience programming.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams across countries and cultures.
• Skilled in portfolio management: planning, monitoring, budgeting, risk, performance oversight.
• Excellent written and verbal English for donor reporting and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for a regional portfolio of emergency response and disaster preparedness programs.
• Ensure donor compliance with US Government grant regulations and award terms.
• Lead coordination with consortium members, donor reps and regional staff to align objectives.
• Monitor progress, deliverables, and KPIs to ensure timely, quality execution.
• Support design and continuous improvement of emergency preparedness and resilience activities.
• Travel regionally to support implementation and strengthen stakeholder relationships.

Skills

International development

US Government compliance

Emergency response

Cross-cultural collaboration

Portfolio management

English communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in International Development/related field

Job description

Compassion International seeks a Regional Portfolio Lead to provide strategic leadership and oversight for a portfolio of emergency response and disaster preparedness programs funded by a US Government grant. You will engage with regional and global teams to strengthen program performance, manage risks, and advance humanitarian impact across Latin America and beyond.

You will ensure compliance with donor regulations, lead capacity building for partners, and coordinate across consortium members