Senior Advisor, Portfolio Strategy & Operations (P4)
About The Position
The Senior Advisor, Portfolio Strategy & Operations plays a strategic coordination and project-management role across Save the Children’s Impact & Evidence (I&E) division to strengthen private fundraising effectiveness. Working in close partnership with the Marketing & Growth (M&G) division and I&E leadership, this role ensures that private funding opportunities, donor communications, and engagement strategies are aligned with division priorities, programmatic realities, and evidence of impact. This position serves as the primary division-level liaison between I&E and M&G and project manages high-priority private funding opportunities within I&E. The role ensures that internal teams are aligned, inputs are coordinated, timelines are met, and opportunities reflect division strategy and capacity. The Senior Advisor focuses on portfolio-level alignment, opportunity governance, and knowledge-management systems that enable fundraising teams to pursue strategic, high-value opportunities.
Requirements
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 7 years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated experience in large matrix organizations with a distributed workforce and various service lines in multiple state and communities throughout the United States
- Experience adapting new projects, initiatives and technologies based on partner need, donor requirements, and accessibility in different locations.
- Proven interpersonal and communications skills; ability to convey complex strategic plans and ideas in simple appropriate ways to staff, partners and donors
- Demonstrated understanding of issues related to poverty in rural communities and the ability to convey that understanding in a clear and easily understood way
- Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
- Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
Responsibilities
- Partner with I&E leadership and M&G to align private fundraising priorities with division strategy, funding gaps, and programmatic capacity.
- Represent I&E for the development of annual and multi-year private funding goals and track progress against division targets.
- Serve as the primary liaison between I&E and M&G to ensure consistent positioning, messaging, and understanding of programmatic priorities.
- Identify trends, risks, and gaps across the private pipeline and elevate strategic opportunities or concerns to leadership.
- Monitor domestic and international portfolios ensuring opportunities reflect division-wide priorities and avoid internal competition.
- Lead priority private funding project opportunities within I&E, ensuring alignment across technical teams, MERL, finance, and leadership.
- Responsible for internal inputs, timelines, and decision points for high-value or complex opportunities.
- Establish and maintain clear processes for reviewing and aligning opportunities with I&E priorities and programmatic realities.
- Facilitate go/no-go decision-making for major opportunities in partnership with I&E and M&G leadership.
- Provide strategic guidance on high-value, cross-portfolio opportunities to ensure feasibility and alignment with division strategy.
- Track progress of priority opportunities across the division and ensure follow-through on action items.
- Identify opportunities to leverage funding across initiatives or align private funding with public funding strategies.
- Responsible for division-level fundraising resources and programmatic content on SaveNet to reflect SCUS strategic priorities and areas of greatest need.
- Ensure fundraisers and leadership have access to clear, current information on I&E priorities, programmatic strengths, and funding gaps.
- Coordinate with program, MERL, and communications teams to ensure donor-facing messaging reflects Impact & Evidence strategy
- Facilitate regular coordination between I&E and M&G to review pipeline progress, share insights, and strengthen alignment.
- Elevate effective fundraising across portfolios through improved systems, tools, and knowledge-sharing .
Benefits
- Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities
- Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
- Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
- Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
- Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
- Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
- Employee Assistance Program: free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
- Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
