Director - Inclusive Growth Natural Capital
About Palladium:
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop, anddeliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around theglobe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; buildenduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems toaddress global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diversestaff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.
This Opportunity:
Palladium's Inclusive Growth and Natural Capital (IGNC) Practice isseeking a seasoned development professional to join as a Technical Director tojoin the Inclusive Growth Portfolio. As a senior leader in the portfolio, the Director, IGNC will bring extensive technical expertise and projectmanagement experience to both business development and project delivery in oneor more of the following technical areas: Finance and investment, financial anddigital inclusion, market systems, business enabling environments, agriculture,climate change and green economy, enterprise development and entrepreneurship,competitiveness, export and market development, e-commerce, and innovation.
As a senior member of the IGNC practice team, the Director will contribute to Palladium America's growth and thought leadershiparound the world.
As one of threetechnical portfolios in the IGNC practice, the Inclusive Growth portfoliofocuses on economic growth, market systems, enabling environment, privatesector development, localization, youth and gender inclusion, and working withand through local business ecosystems to achieve scaled and sustainabledevelopment outcomes. Directors in the portfolio will work extensively andcollaboratively with other portfolio teams to advance overall practice goalsand manage effective, dynamic teams.
Location and Compensation:
The position is based in Palladium's Washington D.C. office.
For our prospective employees in the United States, please notethat the full-time equivalent annual base salary for this position is expectedto range from $116,000 to $174,000, and successful candidates may also beeligible for additional, variable incentive compensation dependent on the role.For part-time employees, the salary will be prorated based on the actual numberof hours worked.
Please be advisedthat a final salary offer will be based on various factors, including but notlimited to your qualifications, education, experience, skills, seniority,performance, and Palladium's business or organizational needs.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the compensation for thisposition, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We value your interest inour company and appreciate the opportunity to discuss this opportunity withyou.
You and Your Career:
If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, and doer, and you haveexpertise in private sector engagement (PSE), inclusive growth, sustainable marketsystems development, green economy, agriculture and enterprise competitivenesswe are interested in hearing from you.
We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunitiesfrom the start. We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources,and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!
Reporting and Supervision:
- This role will report to the Portfolio Lead, Inclusive Growth
- Directors typically supervise one or more Managers or Sr. Managers
- The position is based in Palladium's Washington, D.C. office with an expectation to be physically present 3 days per week.
- The position may entail overseas travel, at approximately 20% time and for periods averaging 2 weeks.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
BusinessDevelopment:
- Build and maintain relationships with corporate and donor (especially USAID) clients, other thought leaders, and potential implementing partners
- Identify and assess new business opportunities, developing and advancing the business cases for investment of business development resources
- Lead positioning, teaming, and strategy development for new business opportunities
- Serve as the technical "architect" of responses to requests for application/proposal, developing responsive, effective theories of change, technical approaches, and other inputs to guide all aspects of proposal development
- Serve as Capture Manager in the development of winning proposals, effectively managing and quality controlling inputs from technical writers, recruiters, proposal coordinator, pricing, and other team members as required
- Actively participate in, and contribute to, strategy setting and business development efforts at the practice, Americas, and global level, including cross-sector efforts
TechnicalLeadership:
- Provide technical leadership and oversight of projects in the portfolio and practice area
- Through written communications and participation in industry events, build and maintain Palladium's thought leadership and technical eminence in one or more sectors included in the inclusive growth portfolio
- Deliver short-term technical assignments in areas of (or adjacent to) technical expertise
- Maintain strong and mutually respectful relationships with implementing partners and consultants that can provide technical expertise to Palladium-managed projects
ProjectManagement:
- Serve as Project Director on one or more large-scale USAID projects, with technical, operational, and compliance oversight and quality control responsibilities
- For assigned portfolio projects, interface with clients and other project stakeholders to plan, implement, review, report, and address implementation challenges as needed
- Provide guidance and support to project work planning, budgeting, and progress/financial reporting
- Manage partner organizations (such as subcontractors) in the contractually compliant delivery of agreed inputs and achievement of agreed outputs and outcomes
Relationships:
- Work with all parts of the company and actively support and collaborate with other portfolios, Practices, Regional Business Units, and business support services
- Actively build and maintain client and consultant relationships
- Work with colleagues across the company, portfolio leads and consultants to develop Palladium's intellectual property
- Supervise, coach, and mentor colleagues, including designated Chief(s) of Party, Project Managers/Associates, and proposal team members
Leadership/Other:
- Contribute to efforts at the portfolio level to build team cohesiveness, lead, mentor, train, and motivate staff to ensure cooperation, project efficiency, and boost morale
- Lead teams to implement new work including assignment and management of staff to new activities, initiatives or projects
- Act as main point of contact for regular communication for all relevant technical subject matter stakeholders, both internal and external to Palladium
- Perform other duties as assigned
KeyCompetencies and Experience Required:
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Current and up-to-date understanding of USAID programs, operating environment, and policies
- Significant experience leading the conceptualization and writing of successful proposals for USAID opportunities
- Broad and deep familiarity with developing country contexts, in particular issues and approaches to improve food security, access to finance, strengthen market & food systems, and improve rural incomes and resilience
- Experience developing theories of change, results frameworks, logic models, and other elements of adaptive programming for impact
- Experience managing and motivating staff and colleagues, working across bureaucratic and geographic management units
- Extensive client project management experience with government clients, and/or business development experience
- Proven experience facilitating the professional development of junior staff
- Formulates partnerships and collaborations with organizations and networks for strategic growth including representing
- Palladium to governments, donors, partners and other stakeholders, through thought leadership at international meetings, ministry-level events, technical working groups, and internal technical teams
- Demonstrates rigorous project management capabilities and a track record of experience overseeing USAID projects of $10 million or greater, preferably overseas, and preferably involving subawards/grants/subcontracts
- Sound problem-solving and decision-making skills demonstrated in challenging or fluid circumstances
- Thorough and up-to-date understanding of USAID programs, development objectives, model approaches, and policies
- Extensive experience matching programmatic objectives/work plans to costs/budgets
- Demonstrated experience interpreting and analyzing project financial reports and making or evaluating financial forecasts
ProfessionalExpertise/Competencies Preferred:
- Extensive relevant work experience in several or all of the following topics in developing economy contexts: private sector development, competitiveness, finance, trade, investment, enabling environment/policy reform, market system development, and inclusive growth
- Experience with the development of private sector partnerships that create shared commercial, social, and environmental value
- Experience working in a developing country or in a project-based environment
- Proficiency in one or more of the following languages: Spanish, French, or Arabic
Equity,Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, andinclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections ofsociety and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity,success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achievediversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receiveequal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personalcharacteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background,age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexualorientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenousstatus.
Shouldyou require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability oryou are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please emailour team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we willbe in touch to discuss.
Safeguarding - We defineSafeguarding as "the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect ourpeople, clients and the communities we work with from harm". We are committedto ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladiumare treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject toan enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and arigorous due diligence process.
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