Director, Strategic Portfolio

Ipas is a global reproductive justice organization working to ensure that all people can exercise their right to bodily autonomy and access quality abortion and contraception services. We work hand in hand with governments, civil society, health systems, and communities. Ipas advances sustainable abortion ecosystems that expand access, reduce stigma, improve quality of care, and strengthen supportive policy and financing environments to make care possible, permanently.

This is a remote position. Compensation for this position will be determined by the prevailing market rate in the employee's country in addition to Ipas 's own pay philosophy and other factors, such as the employee's experience level and expertise. Candidates can expect traveling up to 30% time.

Candidates based in the following countries are eligible to apply: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya/Alliance locations, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Zambia, United Kingdom and Europe.

This role is grounded in and informs the Ipas strategy and evidence/measurement of impact. The Director will provide strategic technical leadership, coordination, and relationship management for Ipas ’s engagement with high investment donor(s) and other key partnerships, as needed.

This is a leadership role — for someone who can hold the strategic vision, build trust and partnership with funders, partners, governments and movements, mobilise country teams, and translate complex implementation into insight and narrative that drives organizational learning and continued investment. You will work closely with Ipas ’s most senior leaders and be a visible external presence for the organisation.

This role requires a highly strategic leader with strong political acumen, partnership management skills, methodological rigor, systems thinking capability, and experience navigating complex, multi-stakeholder reproductive health and development initiatives. Primary responsibilities:
LeadaStrategic Portfolio

- Own the strategic coordination and technical excellence ofalarge and complex portfolio,ensuring alignment and integrating learning with the organizational strategy

- Support the design of integrated approaches that expand abortion and contraception access through healthsystemsstrengthening policy engagement, financing, community support, and stigma reduction.

- Drive alignment between organizational strategy, donor priorities,keypartnershipsand country implementation,identifyingopportunities for scale, learning and innovation, financing and systems change.

- Contribute to country and regional project design, ensure coherence across the Ipas global portfolio

Lead the Ipas relationship with Selected Donors/Partners

- Serve as a primary relationship manager forkey donorportfolios,in collaboration with senior Ipas leadership

- Leadingdonor communications, updates, learning engagements, and strategic discussionsto ensure that Ipas isalways responsive,credibleand forward looking

- Ensure internal communication and understanding of emerging shifts andprioritydecisions

- Ensure high-qualitydonorand partnershipstewardship, responsiveness, and confidence.

- Produce high-quality, evidence-driven strategic briefs, presentations, reports, and donor-facing materials that reflect both ambition and rigorous delivery

- Coordinate donor visits, learning exchanges, and portfolio reviews.

Ensure Excellent Technical and Program Delivery

- Work closely with technical and country teams to ensure quality implementation and adaptive management across the portfolio.

- Facilitate cross-country learning and embed emerging evidence into programming in real time.

- Facilitate collaboration across clinical, community, policy, financing, evidence, and advocacy workstreams.

- Support development of impact measurement, implementation frameworks, partnership models, and systems-level approaches tha