Portfolio Manager - South Africa (Breathe Cities)

Portfolio Manager - South Africa (Breathe Cities) 

The Clean Air Fund is looking to recruit a Portfolio Manager - South Africa (Breathe Cities) to join their team in Programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation whose mission is to use philanthropic grants to catalyse a reduction in air pollution.   

As a Portfolio Manager with Clean Air Fund you would help to lead on developing city-strategy, allocating a grant-making budget across the three pillars of the theory of change. It also leads on the scoping, management, delivery and monitoring and tracking progress of all cities’ grants, working closely with the partner C40 Cities to ensure coordination with the participating city, as well as ensuring lessons learnt are identified and shared across the wider programme. The role will also support wider CAF work and grants as and when required.

To be successful in this role you will have 

• Demonstrable alignment with CAF’s mission, values, and goals. 
• Experience in project, programme, or grant management. 
• Experience in financial management, including the ability to interrogate grant budgets.
• Experience in working on air quality or in an area relating to the Breathe Cities strategy (across data, campaign and community engagement, and city governance)
• Demonstrated ability to think and act strategically and to be outcome-focused, with experience in working in teams that design and execute strategies on complex issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills that translate into the ability to build effective networks and manage team members effectively.
• Fluent in English and excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

For more information on this role, as well as the full person specification please see the job description

• Closing date – Thursday 14th September
• Salary – ZAR 1,250,000 - ZAR 1,300,000 (Final salary dependent on candidates level of experierence and fulfillment of the people specification for the role)
• Type of employment - Fixed Term - 3 year contract with possibility to extend
• Hybrid working is included in Clean Air Fund’s policies. Home working can be facilitated for up to 50% of the time.  Successful candidates will work remotely at the start of the contract, until office space is finalised.
• Applicants must have the legal right to work in the location they have applied for. Clean Air Fund will not be able to support visa applications.  

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, returning parents, carers or any other aspect which makes them unique. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups  to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure that the recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.