At Porticus, we’re working towards a just and sustainable future where human dignity can flourish. Through our partnerships, in education, society, faith and climate we enable changemakers to create societies and systems that work for everyone. We strive to understand the complexities of the systems we seek to change, assessing where we can make the most impact and engaging the skills and knowledge of broad coalitions of local and global partners to tackle the root causes of problems. Porticus professionals develop and manage grants and programmes in more than 90 countries. Lasting solutions aren’t achieved quickly or lightly, but we believe that together we can make a fairer, more sustainable world a reality

We are looking for a Programme Manager (PM) to support our work with the Catholic Church in Asia, with location Hong Kong or Dehli.

The individual in this position is responsible for developing/managing strategic investments, as well forging networks, with the Catholic Church in Asia, the scope of which is aligned to Porticus strategies. In addition, the individual would support exploratory work in Asia, that promotes meaningful participation and civic engagement. The Programme Manager reports to the Regional Director for Asia and works closely with the three Challenges Managers of the Faith Sector (Building Vital Communities / Child Protection / Vital Catholic Thought), Porticus Asia team as well as colleagues in other offices.

Whilst the Catholic Church is a global community and very influential there is a need for constant renewal. At Porticus, we envision a vital and healthy Church, that is a spiritual source of purpose and meaning, filling ordinary moments with love, and a force for good that makes a credible and inspirational contribution to people’s lives. We strive for a Church that promotes human dignity, a just society & sustainability in a common search for answers to the major global challenges of our world -poverty, climate change, migration, exclusion. We are aware that careful attention to the margins of our societies is an essential criterion of authenticity. We strive to discern the most effective ways in which we can contribute to this vision of the Church. With this aim, the “Fostering Vital Faith Communities” sector focuses on the following objectives:

• The Church mainstreams innovative models of leadership, governance, youth engagement and faith communities which foster greater social engagement, synodality, inclusion and participation
• Catholic universities enable the formation of a new generation with the “languages of head, heart and hands”, such that Catholic Thinking can provide integral intellectual leadership to the Church and broader society to address the fundamental global challenges of our time
• The Catholic church embodies a culture and practice that effectively prevents and responds to violence and abuse of children

The principles of Catholic Social Teaching provide the framework for all interventions and guide our approach. At Porticus, we believe we also have an important role to play in contributing to defining research, impact measurement, and monitoring and evaluation within the Church sectors where this culture has not always been fully developed. Measurement and evaluation to enable learning, and replication and scaling are good examples of the types of innovation Porticus aspires to advance, as well as practices to support transparency, accountability and openness.

Within the portfolio and regional strategies, the PM will:

• Identify opportunities for regional, global and cross-regional programmes and clearly articulates the expected outcomes;
• Carries out mappings of key stakeholders and context analyses in support of developing new programmes aligned with the Sector strategies
• Develops programmes and strategic grants that aim for systemic and lasting changes in alignment with Challenge Managers and leads the implementation of these programmes, including ensuring adherence to the corresponding processes at programme- and grant level
• Manages strategic partnerships and engages in strategic dialogue on emerging and critical issues
• Convenes programme partners and other key stakeholders, exercises leadership with peer funders and partners
• Develops knowledge in Sectors areas and builds expert network
• Manage programme and grants impact, shares result internally and externally and applies learning for course-correction and future programmes
• Contributes to interregional engagement and collaboration by actively supporting Porticus as a Learning Organisation, by sharing knowledge, sharing experiences with Sector teams and fostering own development and of staff under functioning reporting line 

Experience & skills  

• Master’s Degree minimum, Theological knowledge would be an asset.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with Catholic church relationship and their stakeholders; • In-depth knowledge of the structure of the Catholic Church, its workings, and its areas of activity;
• Experience in philanthropic work and/or grant management in the field of religious affairs, academic cooperation, civil society, and social development.
• Experience in Asia: Church structures, relationship, and stakeholders; Asian religions
• Previous experience in the not-for-profit sector. Experience in grantmaking including strategy development, potential grantee due diligence, grant monitoring, evaluation, and reporting;
• Demonstrated effectiveness as a convener, facilitator, and collaborator, including professionally engaging with senior stakeholders;
• Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communications skills in English and Portuguese.
• Good communication skills in English is desired;
• Ability to communicate concepts, research findings, and data interpretations and to draw the implications of these analyses for the objectives of the portfolio and regional strategies;
• Demonstrated skill in independent thinking and problem-solving, with proven ability to manage a complex strategy;
• Availability to travel.

The position can be based in either of our offices in Asia: New Delhi or Hong Kong.

Full-time position

Travel will be required for this position (up to 30% of the working time).

An (online) assessment and/or written case test will be part of the recruitment procedure.

Reference checks are a final step of the hiring procedure.