Senior Associate,Project Communications, CATALYZE
About Palladium:
Palladium is a globalcompany working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives andlivelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power,and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformativeinstitutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve thenatural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 3,000talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, andgender identities.
This Opportunity:
The CATALYZE Portfoliobased out of Palladium's Washington, D.C. office is currently seeking a SeniorAssociate, Project Communications to develop high-quality, internallyand externally facing communications materials for the CATALYZE program.
CATALYZE is a $250 million 8-year program, designed to mobilize $2 billion inprivate capital, especially to underfinanced social sectors and higher riskcountries (especially low-income and post-conflict countries) around the globe,complemented by a cross-cutting inclusion of gender-lens investing. CATALYZEprovides services to many missions and bureaus that "buy in" to tap theCATALYZE investment and pay-for-results project management expertise. Our aimis for investors to explore and find commercially viable opportunities andapproaches to creating jobs, developing sustainable social services,tightening, and rationalizing supply chains, and advancing inclusive growth -ultimately, reducing the need for development institutions to provide donorfunding.
Global CATALYZE teams and USAID missions work in 39 countries across multiplesectors, such as green finance, education finance,agriculture/food security, information and communications technology, tourism,health care, apparel, social protection, infrastructure, WASH, workforcedevelopment, and early childhood education and care. We partner with localfinancial facilitators and financial institutions to increase financing to small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
The Senior Associatewill oversee all social media and promote internal and external events whilealso supporting the overall CATALYZE Comms team with internal and external projectcommunications materials, including quarterly and annual reports, newsletters,graphics, and website content for USAID, CATALYZE teams and stakeholders in theU.S. and abroad, working in close collaboration with CATALYZEActivity teams and CATALYZE's core program management unit (PMU). This isa project position on CATALYZE, based out of the Palladium offices inWashington, D.C. Remote work options on Eastern Standard Time hours may beconsidered for exceptional candidates.
You and YourCareer:
If you are looking tobe part of a dynamic, growing team, are looking to make immediate, measurablecontributions; and you have expertise as a communications manager withininternational development, we are interested in hearing from you.
We are a learningorganization and provide growth opportunities from the start. We prideourselves on giving you the freedom, resources, and guidance to chart afulfilling career!
Reporting andSupervision:
- The role is part of a four-person CATALYZE Communications Team and will work in coordination with CATALYZE leadership and activity management staff across CATALYZE.
- The role directly reports to the Director of Communications.
- As delegated, the role liaises closely with CATALYZE clients (USAID) and CATALYZE Activity Management Units (AMUs) and field teams in Washington, D.C., and abroad, technical area specialists, professional service providers, and others.
- As required, the role collaborates with the broader Palladium Communications teams for global or North America-specific initiatives, as well as other USAID Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Hub implementing partners, service providers and subcontractors.
Primary Duties andResponsibilities:
- Oversee all development and scheduling of social media content, (reviews and edits social media content provided to relevant missions for CATALYZE Activities).
- Support the production and distribution of contractually-required communications deliverables, including quarterly and annual reports; liaises with CATALYZE Activity teams and the CATALYZE Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director to obtain all inputs for reports (content, photos, graphics), liaises with graphic designers, and copy editors to ensure timely production of quality deliverables.
- Lead the development of a monthly communications updates, drafting all inputs from relevant Activity teams.
- Support CATALYZE Activity Teams to upload content to Palladium's Yammer site and Catalyst newsletter, to share CATALYZE learnings across the company.
- Facilitate discussions with project staff to conceptualize, design and develop infographics, charts, maps, and other visual content to translate technical findings into user-friendly products for non-technical audiences.
- Develop and update content for the USAID CATALYZE website (USAID.gov) in line with requirements from the PSE hub.
- Serve as a CATALYZE Branding and Marking expert, providing guidance and internal reviews/approvals to Activity teams to ensure compliance.
- Support CATALYZE Activities to develop and implement Activity-level communications strategies, with guidance from Communications Director.
- Support CATALYZE teams to finalize content, graphics and the process by which updates are made into Smartsheets software, to facilitate CATALYZE project management for both Palladium and USAID
- Manage CATALYZE editorial calendar to ensure regular production of quality external communication pieces and organization of and participation in industry events.
- Identify, develop, and support external webinars and events to analyze and present thought leadership/learnings from CATALYZE Activities; supports CATALYZE staff to conduct speaking engagements and helps develop content for these (e.g., presentations, talking points).
- Lead the placement and/or development of regular, externally facing stories, including feature articles, blog posts, videos, interviews, and op-eds, by obtaining inputs from CATALYZE Activity teams, stakeholders in the U.S. and abroad, editors, and others, and drafting high-quality content with compelling graphics and visuals for publication
- Support CATALYZE Activities to plan and implement high-quality events as needed (with occasional travel to support events in person, as required); this may include supporting Activity teams to conceptualize and design events, preparing event communications materials, talking points, generating social media content, helping develop event plans for logistics, audio/visual needs, formatting and branding of presentations, and coordinating with event planners and local USAID missions
- Develop and disseminate press releases for CATALYZE Activities, liaising with Activity teams to obtain and develop content, ensure quality control and proper client approvals.
Key CompetenciesRequired:
- 3-5 years' experience in communications, marketing and/or public relations
- Experience coordinating with USAID Missions to produce high quality communications content, such as Fact Sheets.
- Experience supporting report production on USAID or donor-funded programs a plus
- Experience planning and implementing high-visibility events, including developing event materials, press releases, and coordinating logistics
- Experience in producing high-quality communications materials (e.g. reports, blogs, articles, success stories, fact sheets, tweets, website content) in English on tight deadlines in a dynamic environment
- Experience supporting communications on USAID-funded programs and with private sector actors a plus, including developing high-quality stories, blog posts, web content, talking points, speeches
- Experience in communications, marketing and/or public relations
- Demonstrated understanding of development finance and investment and experience developing communications materials for economic growth-related activities a plus
- Strong writing and editing skills with an ability to tailor the tone, content, and form of written output in line with a range of different audiences and to suit a variety of formats; ability to synthesize and simplify information and communicate it in a lively, accurate and understandable manner
- Detail-oriented and deadline-driven with strong organizational skills, and ability to work in a dynamic and agile environment with changing requirements and priorities
- Knowledge and understanding of USAID programs, branding, communications style, and learning frameworks
- Strong cross-cultural, interpersonal, management and collaboration skills in highly complex structures involving multiple teams and stakeholders
- Demonstrated competency in PowerPoint, Word, and graphic design
- Sound problem solving and decision-making skills
- Highly self-motivated and able to work independently as well as in team settings
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills in English
ProfessionalExpertise/Competencies Preferred:
- Competency in other languages (French, Spanish) preferred
Diversity, Equity& Inclusion - Wewelcome applications from all sections of society and actively encouragediversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice. Wepositively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce;and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatmentregardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (butare not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity,religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran,marital or Indigenous status.
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to adisability or you are a neurodivergent individual or any other circumstance,please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com
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