Deputy Chief of Party, USAID/Advancing Digital Democracy

Washington, DC

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Deputy Chief of Party, USAID/Advancing Digital Democracy

AboutPalladium

Palladium is aglobal company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on thelives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health,water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, andtransformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges;and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have aworkforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions,races, languages, and gender identities.

ThisOpportunity

The Digital Solutions and TransformationPortfolio within the Data Informatics and Analytical Solutions (DIAS) Communityof Practice is seeking a Deputy Director to lead an upcoming global project tosupport USAID's Advancing Digital Democracy activity. The Program aims tosupport the development of digital innovation that respects human rights inpartner countries. The DIAS Practice is a dynamic and innovative group withtalented and passionate members, working together to strengthen and harnessdigital and data ecosystems to accelerate development investments and outcomesand create positive impact.

The Deputy Director will provide managerialand operational support to the project. The Deputy Director will lead a team of passionate democracy, digital rights and digitaldevelopment professionals and program managers to implement a wide range ofactivities that promote open, secure, and inclusive digital democracies inwhich data-driven technologies advance, rather than undermine, democraticvalues and respect for human rights. The Deputy Director will have experience developing and implementingorganization wide strategies, with strong interpersonal skills to develop andmanage complex relationships across various stakeholders in various sectors.Finally, the Deputy Director will have demonstrated management experience of large global USAID programs toensure delivery of wide variety of technical activities in service of advancingUSAID's digital democracy agenda.

Thisis a full-time, key personnel senior position based in Washington, DC and iscontingent upon award.

You and YourCareer

If you are aproblem-solver, collaborator, and doer, and you have expertise in strategicplanning, leading global projects with USAID, or relevant digital democracy andhuman rights experience, we are interested in hearing from you.We are alearning organization and provide growth opportunities from the start. Wepride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources, and guidance to chart afulfilling career!

Reporting andSupervision

The Deputy ProjectDirector will report to the Project Director and will work closely withUSAID/Washington D.C. and USAID Missions.

Primary Duties andResponsibilities

The Deputy Director shall provide support to the Project Director with strategic leadership and oversight of the activity.
Serve as a member of the senior leadership team of the program and support the Project Director in oversight of project staff and buy-in activities.
Co-lead and oversee programmatic functions, i.e., development of work plans, budgets, quarterly/annual reports, and ensure effective implementation of program strategy
Maintain effective and open communication throughout the project with the Project Director, Objective Leads, project operations teams, and other relevant stakeholders
Work with the Project Director and other project staff to continuously refine implementation processes by integrating lessons learned and best practices
Serve in an acting capacity in the absence of the Project Director.
Oversee the design and strategy of new project buy-ins and workplans, ensuring timely submission to and approval by the client and ensure that agreed activities and targets are fully accomplished, meet expected technical and management quality standards, and are delivered on schedule and on budget.
Identify opportunities and negotiate partnership programs to leverage synergistic donor, governmental, and organizational resources.
Manage and mentor a team of senior technical and program management staff and facilitate strong communication and coordination with and between all team members.
Cultivate and provide oversight to a network of diverse local and international project subcontractors and grantees to ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables and facilitate regular communication among implementing partners to encourage maximum participation in the project.

Key Competencies Required

At a minimum, have a bachelor's degree (master's degree preferred in business administration, information systems, democracy, or international development) and fifteen (15) years of experience adaptively managing USAID activities, including contracts and buy-ins, and proven experience building and managing dynamic, flexible teams.
Strong financial management experience including the ability to develop, track and monitor budgets and overall financial health of the project.
Strong interpersonal skills with a high level of emotional intelligence for effective communication and interaction within the project and to promote and position the project in the broader digital transformation arena.
Sound management skills to guide all project human, technical, and financial resources.

Professional Expertise

Experience leading large-scale USAID activities that catalyze democracy, governance, or economic growth outcomes world-wide; prior experience as Chief of Party, Project Director, Deputy Director, Team Leader, etc., on project(s) of similar scope, scale, and complexity preferred.
Experience cultivating and managing relationships across multiple technical sectors, including digital development, policy and strategy, democracy, digital rights, digital inclusion, and/or digital transformation.
Strong communications, writing, and oral presentation skills in English. Professional fluency in additional languages preferred (e.g. French, Spanish, Portuguese)
Willingness to travel up to 30% of time

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed toembedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcomeapplications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity todrive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcomeand seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all jobapplicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of theirbackground or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to)socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion,ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital orIndigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to adisability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any othercircumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and wewill be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as "the preventativeaction taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities wework with from harm". We are committed to ensuring that all children and adultswho come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free fromabuse. All successful candidates will besubject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focusedinterviews and a rigorous due diligence process.

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