Senior Impact Manager (Philanthropy, Remote)

Job summary

The role involves overseeing the development and management of a mission-driven portfolio approach within a philanthropic organization. The Senior Impact Manager will work closely with leadership to ensure that objectives and outcomes are aligned with strategic priorities and societal impact goals.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in project management and strategic grant making within complex organizations.
• Ability to adopt a holistic and forward-looking perspective to drive future results.
• Strong analytical skills to translate complex issues into clear decision-making insights.
• Proven capability to influence and collaborate across various disciplines and seniority levels.
• Experience in facilitating workshops and managing stakeholders.
• Passionate about contributing to long-term societal impact.

Responsibilities

• Validate objectives, outcomes, and targets for impact portfolio integration.
• Operationalize mission architecture for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning.
• Support strategic projects by identifying mission-supportive outcomes and impact pathways.
• Collaborate with various functional areas to implement the organization’s strategy and mission-driven portfolio approach.
• Facilitate the identification and operationalization of mission objectives in dialogue with business areas.
• Conduct scenario and forecasting analyses to validate outcomes and targets.
• Ensure coherence between strategic priorities and societal impact ambitions.
• Contribute to a transparent portfolio governance approach and strengthen the learning framework.

Skills

• Strong analytical capabilities.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

Education

• Relevant degree in a related field, preferably at the graduate level.

Tools

• Familiarity with impact frameworks and data-driven decision support tools.