{"id":1029770,"date":"2026-01-01T09:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T09:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/?post_type=job_listing&p=1029770"},"modified":"2026-01-01T09:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T09:03:14","slug":"head-of-platforms-portfolio-lead","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/job\/head-of-platforms-portfolio-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Head of Platforms (Portfolio Lead)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Position:<\/strong> Head of Platforms (Portfolio Lead) \u2014 The Global Risks Forum (GRF) \/ Nexus Governance System
Type:<\/strong> Strategic multi-platform governance programming and convening leadership role (non-executive; strictly non-executing)
Board:<\/strong> Portfolio leads are considered for senior council leadership and Board\/Trustee nomination after serving in good standing
Location:<\/strong> International (distributed, hybrid; online + in-person convenings)
Term:<\/strong> 3 Years
Time commitment:<\/strong> ~25\u201350 hours per month (build-year cadence; surge periods around flagship season, quarterly releases, and cross-platform escalations)
Apply here:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/job\/head-of-platforms-portfolio-lead\/<\/p>\n

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Context and Purpose<\/h3>\n

GRF operates six frontier platforms<\/strong> (Research, Innovation, Policy, Capital, Foresight, Diplomacy) as structured stages for whole-of-society convenings and the production of reusable public goods for national de-risking readiness. To become world-reference platforms, GRF needs portfolio-level leadership: a coherent programming architecture, consistent integrity controls, cross-platform integration, and an operating cadence that reliably ships publishable outputs\u2014without drifting into execution or capture.<\/p>\n

The Head of Platforms \/ Platforms Director is the portfolio-level steward responsible for end-to-end coherence and growth across all six platforms<\/strong>. The mandate is to set the portfolio vision and annual programming architecture; coordinate the platform leads; ensure quality and record-valid publication of platform outputs; drive membership and partnership growth through the platforms; and maintain strict neutrality, protected participation, handling discipline, and non-execution boundaries.<\/p>\n

This is governance\u2014not execution. The role does not underwrite, place, broker, fundraise, steer procurement, select vendors, or imply endorsements. It governs the platforms as an integrity-safe global programming system.<\/p>\n

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Key Responsibilities<\/h3>\n
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  • Set the multi-year portfolio vision and annual programming architecture for the six GRF platforms as world-reference stages for de-risking readiness.<\/li>\n
  • Define the annual \u201cflagship season\u201d structure and quarterly production cadence (online + in-person), ensuring clear thematic arcs and integrated outputs.<\/li>\n
  • Maintain a portfolio narrative that is whole-of-society, neutrality-safe, and adoption-oriented\u2014without political alignment signaling.<\/li>\n
  • Lead and coordinate the six Platform Leads\/Hosts: goal-setting, quarterly OKRs, calendar alignment, and cross-platform collaboration.<\/li>\n
  • Establish portfolio standards for convening quality: agenda discipline, speaker selection integrity, briefing pack requirements, moderation posture, and output closure.<\/li>\n
  • Ensure outputs are record-valid, versioned, traceable, and correctionable<\/strong>; prohibit silent edits and \u201cpost-hoc\u201d rewriting.<\/li>\n
  • Ensure platform outputs form a coherent \u201copen de-risking stack\u201d across: evidence integrity (Research), implementation patterns (Innovation), adoption guidance (Policy), finance-usable templates (Capital), scenario\/stress testing (Foresight), and trust-building (Diplomacy).<\/li>\n
  • Run cross-platform \u201cintegration moments\u201d (joint sessions, synthesis briefs, release packs) that reduce duplication and increase usability.<\/li>\n
  • Ensure every flagship and quarterly cycle produces publishable artifacts: playbooks, templates, guidance notes, synthesis reports, and public-safe summaries.<\/li>\n
  • Own portfolio growth KPIs: participation growth, partner pipeline, geographic\/constituency coverage, retention, and seat completion support.<\/li>\n
  • Coordinate with Membership & Seat Completion and Partnerships functions to convert platform participation into durable membership and balanced representation.<\/li>\n
  • Ensure partnerships remain governance-only, non-exclusive, and capture-resistant; prevent pay-to-stage or preferential access dynamics.<\/li>\n
  • Enforce strict non-execution perimeter across all platforms: no deal facilitation, no underwriting\/placement, no capital raising, no procurement steering, no vendor preference, no implied endorsements.<\/li>\n
  • Maintain portfolio-wide COI\/recusal discipline and concentration\/influence caps; ensure consistent application across platforms.<\/li>\n
  • Ensure handling-class compliance: controlled sessions where required, least-privilege distribution, safe publication posture, and do-no-harm safeguards.<\/li>\n
  • Operate \u201cstop-the-line\u201d authority for platform risks: pause publication or convening when integrity, safety, or neutrality requirements are not met.<\/li>\n
  • Produce quarterly portfolio performance packs: cycle delivery, output shipping, participation health, partner conversion, integrity incidents\/near misses, and improvements.<\/li>\n
  • Sponsor quarterly retrospectives across platform leads to reduce defects, improve output quality, and harden procedures against capture and misuse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Compensation, Remuneration, and Expenses<\/h3>\n
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    • Governance authority is not paid.<\/strong> No compensation is linked to recognition outcomes, enforcement actions, disputes, funding outcomes, deal flow, procurement outcomes, or influence. No success fees.<\/li>\n
    • Operational workload may be compensated (where permitted).<\/strong> Portfolio programming and production may be compensated only as time-bounded, deliverable-based operational services, independently approved, auditable, and never tied to substantive governance outcomes.<\/li>\n
    • Expenses may be reimbursed<\/strong> if documented, pre-approved, and policy-compliant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      Opportunities for Leaders to Join<\/h3>\n
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      • Build a world-class portfolio of six frontier platforms that industrialize national de-risking readiness through open, reusable outputs.<\/li>\n
      • Lead a high-trust, high-scrutiny convening architecture designed for legitimacy, correctionability, and adoption at scale.<\/li>\n
      • Shape a global public-good output engine that reduces fragmentation and accelerates lawful implementation without capture.<\/li>\n
      • Establish durable institutional partnerships while preserving neutrality and strict non-execution boundaries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        Leaders Profile<\/h3>\n

        We are seeking senior leaders typically with 15\u201325+ years across one or more of:<\/p>\n

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        • running global forums, multi-track conferences, or standards ecosystems with year-round programming<\/li>\n
        • platform or ecosystem leadership spanning research, policy, operations, and finance interfaces<\/li>\n
        • governance operations under public scrutiny (high-integrity institutions, cross-sector coalitions)<\/li>\n
        • publication-grade program leadership that ships reusable outputs (playbooks, templates, guidance)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          Capabilities and Mindset<\/h3>\n
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          • Portfolio builder: can integrate six platforms into one coherent production system with clear outcomes.<\/li>\n
          • Neutral convenor: strong integrity instincts; resists capture, lobbying behaviors, and prestige politics.<\/li>\n
          • Output discipline: convenings must ship publishable, reusable artifacts\u2014not only dialogue.<\/li>\n
          • Governance craftsmanship: strong handling, COI\/recusal, and claims-discipline maturity.<\/li>\n
          • Strong writing and synthesis: can translate multi-platform activity into clear, public-safe releases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            Eligibility, Membership, and Independence<\/h3>\n
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            • Holds a primary role outside the platform seat and can sustain cadence and surge periods.<\/li>\n
            • Willing to fully disclose relevant interests and comply with conflict-of-interest and recusal requirements.<\/li>\n
            • Not placed in a situation where service creates unmanageable conflicts or compromises neutrality.<\/li>\n
            • Accepts confidentiality, handling discipline, and communications integrity expectations.<\/li>\n
            • Commits to remain in good standing (participation, disclosures, and applicable contribution obligations).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1029373,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"public@therisk.global","_filled":0,"_featured":1,"_remote_position":1,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":"","_hours":"","_rate_min":"","_rate_max":"","_salary_min":"","_salary_max":"","_apply_link":"","_job_cover_image":"","_company_manager_id":"1029369"},"job-categories":[167],"job-types":[253],"job_listing_tag":[],"job_listing_career_level":[245,98],"job_listing_experience":[33],"job_listing_qualification":[43,45,58,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-1029770","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"job_listing_category-governance","7":"job_listing_type-leadership","8":"job_listing_career_level-leader","9":"job_listing_career_level-senior","10":"job_listing_experience-10-years","11":"job_listing_qualification-associate-degree","12":"job_listing_qualification-bachelor-degree","13":"job_listing_qualification-doctorate-degree","14":"job_listing_qualification-master-degree","16":"job-type-leadership","17":"job_position_featured"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/1029770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/1029770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1029373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1029770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=1029770"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=1029770"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=1029770"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_career_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_career_level?post=1029770"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_experience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_experience?post=1029770"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_qualification","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_qualification?post=1029770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}