Senior Associate, Governance
Senior Associate, Governance
Palladium: Make It Possible
London, England, United Kingdom
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About Palladium
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.
This Opportunity
As an early career-level professional in the portfolio, the Senior Associate(s) will bring project management experience and technical curiosity to both project delivery and business development. The Senior Associate(s) will support the startup, administration, and management of projects and, through business development, contribute to Palladium Americas’ growth and impact around the world.
The Senior Associate(s) will support project delivery, business development, and other initiatives across the practice. This may include technical areas as diverse as finance and investment, financial and digital 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.
Experienced Senior Associates will have opportunities to support other units within the firm in our collaborative and agile environment, as well as to travel for project oversight or business development pursuits. Future careers within the firm could be in any department or subject area; typically, Senior Associates grow with the company, becoming Managers, thought leaders, proposal champions, and Project Directors as they gain experience and skills; they also may have opportunities to fill short- and long-term assignments overseas.
Location:
The position is based in Palladium’s London Office.
Per company guidance, we are aiming to keep hiring closer to our main U.S. offices. If we are unable to find successful candidates who are willing to work from the D.C., NY, or NC office, then as a last resort we may discuss the possibility of considering exceptional candidates to work permanently remotely (from other U.S. states where Palladium is registered).
Primary Duties And Responsibilities
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at [email protected] and we will be in touch to discuss.
Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.
This Opportunity
As an early career-level professional in the portfolio, the Senior Associate(s) will bring project management experience and technical curiosity to both project delivery and business development. The Senior Associate(s) will support the startup, administration, and management of projects and, through business development, contribute to Palladium Americas’ growth and impact around the world.
The Senior Associate(s) will support project delivery, business development, and other initiatives across the practice. This may include technical areas as diverse as finance and investment, financial and digital 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.
Experienced Senior Associates will have opportunities to support other units within the firm in our collaborative and agile environment, as well as to travel for project oversight or business development pursuits. Future careers within the firm could be in any department or subject area; typically, Senior Associates grow with the company, becoming Managers, thought leaders, proposal champions, and Project Directors as they gain experience and skills; they also may have opportunities to fill short- and long-term assignments overseas.
Location:
The position is based in Palladium’s London Office.
Per company guidance, we are aiming to keep hiring closer to our main U.S. offices. If we are unable to find successful candidates who are willing to work from the D.C., NY, or NC office, then as a last resort we may discuss the possibility of considering exceptional candidates to work permanently remotely (from other U.S. states where Palladium is registered).
- IMPORTANT: Full remote work needs Managing Partner approval, requested by Portfolio Lead.
Primary Duties And Responsibilities
- Functions in an agile manner by working with multiple team members to deliver on multiple requests and project/corporate needs
- Contributes to the pursuit of new business opportunities
- Support cross sectoral collaboration as applicable
- Researches trends and identifies opportunities for improvement within the project and/or portfolio
- Manages subcontracts and third-party vendor contracts to address contractual and payment matters as needed
- Supports the management of operational activities associated with the various aspects of the life cycle of a project
- Processes contract action requests (i.e., travel, personnel additions/changes, partner, grant, budget realignment, etc.)
- Contributes to technical activities – workplans, activity deliverables, communication products
- In collaboration with Manager and Project Director, ensures clear and timely communication between all stakeholders
- Serves as the project’s liaison between all internal stakeholders including but not limited to corporate services, Senior Managers, the Compliance and Project Excellence Hub
- Identifies, builds, and maintains sector-specific relationships with partners and consultants that can provide technical expertise to Palladium-managed projects
- Reviews and processes invoices from consultants, subcontractors, and vendors for timely and accurate submission in accordance with project requirements and Palladium procedures
- Contributes to financial forecasting and system uploads, identifies and corrects errors; identifies inconsistencies with technical planning and recommends solutions; plans for procurements/grants to ensure resource availability at critical times.
- Contributes to sector-specific research, reports, budgets, workplans, proposals and other outputs intended for distribution to internal and external stakeholders
- Performs other duties as required
- Ability to learn and apply complex program procedures with exceptional attention to detail
- Proven ability to train people on new processes
- Demonstrated competence to assess priorities and manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality
- Demonstrated ability to work as an effective team member in a complex and fast-paced environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse staff, clients, and consultants
- Sound problem solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to work independently and take initiative
- Financial acumen and the ability to interpret and analyze financial reports
- Ability to travel and work in developing countries for extended periods of time if needed
- Strong editing skills and demonstrated competence using Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Experience working within an international organization or firm
- Experience supporting work implementing FCDO or other donor funded projects
- Professional working proficiency in another language, with priority given to Spanish, French, Portuguese and Arabic
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at [email protected] and we will be in touch to discuss.
Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.
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Seniority level
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Employment type
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Job function
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Industries
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