Manager, IGNC (Spanish Speaking)
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:
Palladium's Inclusive Growth and Natural Capital Practice (IGNC) is
seeking a fluent Spanish speaker to join us as a manager, namely within the
Inclusive Growth Portfolio. As a mid-level professional in the Practice, the
Manager will bring project management experience and technical acumen to both
project delivery and business development. The Manager will play a key role in
the startup, administration, and management of projects and, through business
development and contributions to thought leadership, contribute to Palladium
Americas' growth and impact around the world.
The Manager 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. Across activities, the Manager will
help advance IGNC approaches in
private sector engagement (PSE), localization, youth and gender inclusion, and
working with and through local business ecosystems to achieve scaled and
sustainable development outcomes.
Palladium professionals at all levels work extensively and
collaboratively with others in the company (including in other Practices/Portfolios
and in other regions) to advance firm-level growth and impact goals; build
relationships and visibility; develop innovative approaches and methodologies;
and manage effective, dynamic teams.
Experienced Managers 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, Managers
become 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 and Compensation:
The position is based in Palladium's
Washington D.C. office.
For our prospective employees in the
United States, please note that the full-time equivalent annual base salary for
this position is expected to range from $76,000 to $105,000, and successful
candidates may also be eligible for additional, variable incentive compensation
dependent on the role. For part-time employees, the salary will be prorated
based on the actual number of hours worked.
Please be advised that a final salary
offer will be based on various factors, including but not limited 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 this position, please do not hesitate to reach
out to us. We value your interest in our company and appreciate the opportunity
to discuss this opportunity with you.
You and Your Career:
If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, and doer, and you have
expertise in project management and business development in the international
development space, with specialized experience in economic growth, private
sector engagement, agriculture and/or finance and investment, we are interested
in hearing from you.
We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunities
from the start. We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources,
and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!
Reporting and Supervision:
Primary
Duties and Responsibilities:
Project Management
For
assigned projects, the Manager will serve as part of one or more Project
Management Units (PMUs) that also includes a Project Director, Project
Associate, and the Chief of Party/Team Leader. The PMU is responsible for the
management and administration of projects.
Responsibilities
include:
Business Development
The Manager may contribute to or support advancement
of work relating to strategic growth planning and opportunity identification as
well as specific proposal efforts, including:
Technical Work
The
Manager will support one or more projects by assisting with the preparation of technical
deliverables, reports, assessments, tools, and strategies. For example, the Manager may:
Essential Criteria:
Desirable Criteria:
Equity,
Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and
inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of
society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity,
success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve
diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive
equal and fair treatment regardless of their background 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 or Indigenous
status.
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 accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com 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.