Global Portfolio Manager, Partnerships for Forests (P4F) (Maternity Cover)

Global Portfolio

Manager, Partnerships for Forests (P4F) (Maternity Cover)

About Palladium

• Operating in over 50
• countries, Palladium is a global consulting and implementation company
• working in partnership with governments, businesses, investors, and communities
• to design and deliver solutions that create lasting positive impact. We address
• some of the world’s most complex challenges across infrastructure, economic
• growth and natural capital, health, energy, climate and environment, and
• digital transformation—strengthening systems, institutions, and markets to
• support inclusive and sustainable development. Our more than 2,100 staff
• worldwide work as trusted advisors across diverse contexts, combining deep
• technical expertise, implementation techniques, and innovative technology to
• deliver locally informed, client-focused solutions that help organisations
• achieve measurable, sustainable impact.
• Palladium is part of
• GISI’s global family of companies, which aims to create solutions for the
• world’s most complex challenges. With annual revenues of $14 billion, GISI’s
• approximately 15,000 employees are engaged in projects across 100 countries
• worldwide providing construction, program/project management, and engineering
• consulting services.

About the Project

• Partnerships for Forests (P4F) is one of the flagship
• programmes in the Climate and Environment practice area at Palladium. P4F is a
• grants and technical assistance facility that supports businesses and
• investment models in which the private sector, public sector and communities
• can achieve improved returns from forests and sustainable land use whilst
• protecting existing forest, restoring degraded land and improving agricultural
• land management and production practices. All this work is focused across the tropical
• forests belt.
• P4F is a 5-year programme that began in February 2025. Depending on performance
• and subject to funding, the programme may be extended for a further 5 years (up
• to 2035). The programme is funded by the UK government.

This Opportunity

• Palladium and Partnerships for Forests (P4F) are seeking a
• Global Portfolio Manager (Maternity Cover) to lead the programme’s
• cross-cutting global work, including the Demand Side Measures (DSM) and
• Enabling Conditions (EC) portfolios. The role will further develop a focused
• investment portfolio aligned with regional priorities and designed to drive
• systemic change in sustainable land-use markets. Based primarily in the UK, you
• will manage grants that advance policy and market change, engage the global
• private sector, and strengthen regional delivery through collaboration and scalable
• models. You will oversee projects against the programme strategy and results
• framework, ensuring value for money, additionality, and measurable impact.
• Working with corporates, investors, governments, civil society, and regional
• teams, you will build partnerships, unlock finance, support inclusive value
• chains, and promote learning across P4F’s priority themes: policy and market
• access; carbon and corporate claims; smallholder inclusion and risk;
• resilience; and capital mobilisation.
• This is an 11-month, full-time maternity cover role (40 hours per week with
• benefits), with an anticipated start date of 1 November 2026. The
• contract could be extended for a further 2 months depending on return-to-work
• agreement.

Location

• The position will be
• based in either Palladium’s London or Bristol office. Please note that applicants must have the right to work in the UK, as
• visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
• Palladium follows a hybrid
• working model, with three days in the office and two days remote. Flexible working arrangements are available to help staff balance work
• and personal commitments.

Reporting Lines

The

• Global Portfolio Manager reports to the Team Leader, P4F, who is based in
• Bristol, UK.
• The Global Portfolio Manager will line manage at least 1 staff member and task
• manage a further 2 team members.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the identification, development, and approval of grant projects aligned with programme, regional, and results frameworks, ensuring annual delivery targets are met
• Build and manage relationships across civil society, public, and private sector stakeholders to inform strategy and source high-impact project opportunities
• Develop and oversee a strategic cross-cutting portfolio, driving innovation, replication, scaling, and alignment with regional priorities across Latin America, Africa, and South-east Asia
• Oversee grant proposal development and project implementation, ensuring milestones, results, budgets, and timelines are achieved while resolving delivery challenges
• Supervise and develop Project Officers, providing guidance on project design, approvals, contracting, delivery, and professional growth
• Lead client engagement and external representation, facilitating high-level meetings and participating in conferences, panels, and industry forums
• Monitor policy, finance, and market trends in forests and sustainable land use, applying insights to portfolio strategy, transformational change, Value for Money, Theory of Change, and GESI approaches
• Lead programme learning, MEL coordination, client reporting, knowledge sharing, impact storytelling, and lessons learned across the portfolio
• Any other reasonable requests

Essential Criteria

• Experience

in international development, climate, nature, forestry, sustainable land

use, or related sectors

• Experience

• working with sustainable supply chains and key commodities, including
• coffee, cocoa, palm oil, rubber, timber, soy, NTFPs, and carbon/PES
• markets

• Strong

• strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate
• insights, data, and stakeholder engagement into effective programme
• strategies

• Understanding

of trends, challenges, and opportunities in financing sustainable land

use, forest conservation, and nature-based solutions in tropical regions

• Knowledge

of international forest policy, conservation finance, and mechanisms

supporting sustainable land use and forest protection

• Proven

ability to lead, mentor, and develop team members, fostering high

performance and professional growth

• Strong

project and portfolio management skills, including the ability to review

work, provide constructive feedback, and ensure high-quality delivery

• Excellent

stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with experience

working across public, private, donor, and civil society sectors

• Strong

communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and

engage diverse audiences both virtually and in person

• Fluency

in English, with exceptional written, verbal, and report-writing skills

• Adaptable

and agile, with the ability to thrive in a dynamic and evolving

environment

• Innovative

and solutions-oriented, demonstrating intellectual curiosity and strong

problem-solving capabilities

• Strong

interpersonal skills, including collaboration, networking, diplomacy, and

the ability to build trusted relationships

• Demonstrated

commitment to climate, nature, forestry, and sustainable development

outcomes

• Highly

organized, accountable, and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage

multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work

• Previous

line management experience, including responsibility for performance

management and professional development of staff

• Ability

to travel nationally and internationally as required

• Experience overseeing large,

complex delivery portfolios with multiple stakeholders

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in an organisation or private company running FCDO-funded or other large international development programmes
• Educational background with a qualification(s) in a subject relevant to the sector, including Environmental Studies, Economics, Public Policy, International Development or Relations etc.
• Experience with development financial institutions and banks
• Fluency in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and/or Bahasa Indonesia

• Applications will be
• accepted on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early as the position
• may close once a suitable candidate is found. Please note that only shortlisted
• candidates will be contacted.

Equity, Diversity &

• Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into
• everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and
• actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good
• practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our
• workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair
• treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These
• include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender
• identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability,
• nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
• Should you require any
• adjustments or accommodations to be made during the recruitment process (due to
• disability, neurodiversity, or for any other circumstance), please email our
• team at [email protected] and we will be in
• touch to discuss.
• Safeguarding - We define
• Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our
• people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed
• to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium
• are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to
• an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a
• rigorous due diligence process.