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Associate, Agile Team

Company Overview:

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and
delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and
economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations,
communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions
that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits. 

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact
possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus
countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium
has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies
and most importantly, people’s lives. 

Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for
suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to all
participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion,
gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.  

Project Overview and Role:

Palladium has an exciting opportunity for career-changers and
young professionals to fill an important role in supporting the delivery of a
variety of projects and corporate initiatives and have an opportunity to
frequently engage with clients and internal stakeholders. Together with our
Palladium team members, the Agile Associate will work under the support and
guidance of our management team to shape their career within Palladium.

We encourage applicants interested in all areas of Palladium,
including Business Development, Project Management, Human Resources, Finance,
Accounting, and Contracts and Compliance, to apply.

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

As an Associate, you will
have the chance to work on projects that really make an impact on our world.
You will be part of our agile team and work with a variety of managers,
directors, and clients.  A key area of focus for our entry level
professionals is project management and supporting our bid and proposal
activities. Through this work you will gain experience within all facets of
project.

The primary responsibilities of the
Associate, Agile are as follows:

• Supports the maintenance of pending task lists and team trackers, schedules and creates agendas for, and takes notes at meetings
  
• Processes invoices from consultants, subcontractors, and vendors for timely submission in accordance with internal requirements and Palladium procedures
  
• Documents deliverables, and maintains team calendar
  
• Researches trends and identifies opportunities for improvement within their assigned team
  
• Supports contributes to, sector specific research, reports, forecast, budgets, workplans, proposals and other outputs intended for distribution to internal and external stakeholders
  
• Supports operational activities associated of projects, initiatives and/or proposals
  
• Processes contract action requests (i.e., travel, personnel additions/changes, partner, grant, budget realignment, etc.)
  
• Serves as a liaison between all internal stakeholders including but not limited to corporate services, portfolios, and business development teams
  
• Performs other duties as required
  

Required Qualifications:

• Previous experience working in a professional work environment or service industry
  
• Sound problem solving skills
  
• Ability to learn and apply program procedures with exceptional attention to detail
  
• Ability to manage demanding workload, multi-task, assume diverse duties and tasks, accept challenges, take initiative, solve problems, and follow through on assignments
  
• Ability to work as an effective team member in a complex and fast-paced environment
  
• Excellent written and oral communications skills. Demonstrated competence using Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills including influencing, cultural awareness, and ability to work well in a multi-cultural environment
  
• Must be authorized to work in the United States. Palladium will not consider work visa sponsorship for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional
  working proficiency in multiple languages with priority given to Spanish,
  French, Portuguese and Arabic

 How to Apply:

Please upload your most recent resume and cover letter. Please answer the
following questions in your cover letter, limited to one full page.

1.   What is your understanding of what Palladium does as an
organization?
2.   Why are you interested in becoming one of our Entry Level
Professional position?

Recruitment Process:

• Initial phone screen
  
• Candidates will be asked to complete a
  Talent Q assessment
  
• Successful candidates will continue
  through a selection process which will include multiple panel interviews
  
• Candidates that are selected as finalist,
  will be asked to complete due diligence, and provide references
  

Mastery of skills
from Associate to Senior Associate:

1. Demonstrated excellence in performing all
   functions of an Associate as documented on Performance Excellence
   (including Core Competency) assessments
   
2. Some demonstrated competencies at the
   Senior Associate level
   
3. Advanced administrative skills as they
   relate to supporting the life cycle of a life project and/or proposal
   
4. Advanced knowledge of invoicing process for
   contractors/subcontractors/vendors in compliance with USAID
   
5. Ability to troubleshoot and communicate
   issues in an effective and timely manner
   
6. Well-developed research skills
   
7. Ability to interpret a subcontract and/or
   vendor contract
   
8. Deep understanding of budgets, forecasts,
   and accruals
   
9. Strong Excel, PPT and Word skills