Senior Technical Advisor, Climate, Environment & Natural Resources (CENR)

Senior Technical Advisor, Climate, Environment & Natural Resources (CENR)
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 3,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.
Palladium Americas:
Our Americas’ business team has brilliant and passionate colleagues working in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America as well as the Caribbean, fulfilling projects and assignments for clients from institutions, corporations, governments, and foundations based in the Americas. We have offices in Washington, DC, New York City, and Raleigh-Durham, NC.
This Opportunity:

Palladium’s Climate, Environment & Natural Resources (CENR) Portfolio delivers scalable solutions for inclusive economic growth and resilience. Our CENR team supports governments, companies, and communities in transitioning to low carbon economies, incubating and designing sustainable business models, and attracting public and private finance for those solutions.
The Senior Technical Advisor, CENR will serve as a subject matter expert and advisor to our growing portfolio, which works in developing countries on projects related to climate change, environment, and natural resources. The position will support the growth of the CENR portfolio by focusing on business development, serving as a capture lead or proposal writer for USAID business opportunities. The Senior Technical Advisor will also provide thought leadership and guidance to the portfolio in two or more technical areas such as: climate change adaptation and resilience, climate mitigation, water resources management (WRM), water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), clean energy, sustainable landscapes, biodiversity conservation, disaster risk management, and environmental management.
The role encompasses business development, technical delivery, and thought leadership on projects, mainly financed by USAID or other US Government clients such as the Millenium Challenge Corporate (MCC) and the State Department.
You and Your Career:
If you are a thought leader, team player, and high level advisor, and you have technical expertise in areas related to climate change, environment, and natural resources, plus experience in all aspects of business development and project delivery and implementation, 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:
The Senior Technical Advisor reports to the Director, Climate, Environment & Natural Resources
The Senior Technical Advisor mentors and coaches junior staff members, with added mentorship opportunities as the portfolio grows
As delegated, the role liaises with team members in the Americas Partnership CENR portfolio, as well as with colleagues in the comparable Europe, Middle East, Africa Partnership portfolio. This role also collaborates with external stakeholders as needed
The Senior Technical Advisor role will be based out of Palladium’s Washington, DC office
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Leads technical work in topic area including research, analysis and publication of technical reports, case studies, policy and program approaches, and technical tools on topics related to expand existing lines of business
Manages relationship with partner organizations on compliant delivery of inputs and the achievement of agreed upon outputs and outcomes
Builds team cohesiveness, leads, mentors, trains, and motivates staff to ensure cooperation, project efficiency, and boost morale
Manages project changes including project scope, schedule, and costs to keep the project plan accurate and updated
Capture manager for new USAID and other business opportunities
Writes technical proposals for USAID and other donor funded opportunities based on best practices applied to specific country/regional contexts
Collaborates with peers to identify new research approaches and potential markets for those services
Leads teams to implement new work including assignment and management of staff to new activities, initiatives or projects
Identifies new markets and sales opportunities, direct sales and proposal efforts to expand Palladium’s technical expertise on existing lines of business
Maintains an industry presence as a thought leader by publishing regularly in peer reviewed journals and/or by presenting at annual conferences and meetings
Directs and manages complex components of large projects, or series of smaller projects, with responsibility for work planning, budget management, project deliverables, client relations, and staff supervision
Oversees and ensures quality of the development of reports, budgets, workplans, proposals and other outputs for internal and external stakeholders
Identifies, builds, and maintains relationships with partners and consultants that provide technical expertise to both proposals and/or projects
Acts as main point of contact for regular communication to all stakeholders
Performs other duties as assigned
Key Competencies Required:
Substantial work experience and subject matter expert in two or more of the following topic areas: Climate Change adaptation and mitigation, water resources management (WRM), water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), clean energy, biodiversity conservation, disaster risk management, environmental management.
Substantial work experience managing multiple complex projects/assignments in a time-sensitive environment
Excellent written and oral communication skills (in English) as demonstrated by speaking engagements and/or written documents
Ability to meet multiple deadlines with exceptional attention to detail and to quality
Experience on developing country issues and/or contexts
Leads problem solving initiative and implements new ways of working and processes.
Experience networking across the development community, including donors, implementing partners, and cooperating country organizations and governmental institutions
Excellent team management skills in a complex and fast-paced environment
Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse staff, clients, and consultants
Extensive experience with conceptualizing and making presentations to small and large groups (over 30 individuals), both in-person and virtually
Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
Demonstrated strong financial skills for generating, interpreting, and analyzing financial reports and forecasts
Extensive experience implementing USAID and/or other donor funded projects
Proven experience identifying and applying complex program management processes
Ability to travel and work in developing countries (30-40%), dependent on COVID-19 restrictions and safety/security considerations
Professional Expertise/Competencies Preferred:
Experience working in a developing country
Successful track record in leading and winning proposals for USAID in climate change, environment, and natural resources
Professional working proficiency in another language, with priority given to Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Arabic
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – 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, 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 any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com.

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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