Global Portfolio Manager at Rainforest Alliance

Responsibilities:

• The Rainforest Alliance’s Core Values are Impact, Change, Collaboration, Openness and Trust and as such they form the basis of the behaviours we demonstrate.
• Drive evidence-based decision making for RA to invest in those new programmes and products that will be most impactful towards our 2030 Strategy.
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Portfolio Management Process through internal promotional events, creation of learning documents, hosting regional office hours, etc
• Lead the development or sourcing of a data analytics system for capturing, recording, and tracking each new concept that enters the portfolio.
• Regularly produce reports and/or a dashboard that present the status of the portfolio to the Innovation Director and the Executive Leadership team to support high-level decisions.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships across teams within the Rainforest Alliance.
• Support the process to review, evaluate and organize go/no-go calls for initiatives in the portfolio.
• Contribute to and influence strategic direction to enable effective and impactful new programme and product development, using informal and formal communication.

Qualifications:

• BA or MA Degree in a relevant field, e.g. Innovation Management, Business and/or Service design, International development.
• At least 7 years’ work experience in Innovation and/or commercial setting with a focus on strategy, portfolio management and/or data analytics.
• Experience with Excel, Power BI, and/or other data systems.
• Experience building internal organizational capacity and experience in organisational change.
• Demonstrates a high level of social intelligence, empathy, and patience with the ability to interact culturally, linguistically, and diplomatically with diverse internal and external individuals.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities in a time critical manner.
• Experience design thinking, prototyping and lean and agile ways of working.
• Proficient in English, both verbal and written. French and/or Spanish is a plus.
• Willingness and ability to travel.