Project Management Associate

Project Management Associate

Company Overview:

About Palladium – 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 governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people’s lives.

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.

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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.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
The Project Management Associate will support the Nature-based Solutions team in areas such as:

Finance and Operations
• Managing programme payments and expenses, coordinating the processing, sign-off and approval processes.
• Supporting the management of supplier relationships through procurement, contracting and due diligence processes.
• Supporting the management of the programme budget through reviewing and analysing monthly project transactions and expenses.
• Uploading as well as maintaining the operations and finance records
• Contributing to the development of Project Management processes.
• Supporting project teams to ensure smooth operations of project processes, including:
o Support staff and overall Project Management team with responding to yearly audits.
o Support project offices by acting as a liaison with Palladium corporate functions such as Accounts, Financial Management or Compliance teams.
o Supporting the work of Regional Operations and Finance staff with other ad-hoc duties.

Team / resource management
Support with:
• Monitoring and reconciling payroll as required.
• Monitoring and updating the team leave trackers.
• Monitoring and reporting on resource use, including team’s resource distribution and utilisation.
• Support with contracting and onboarding for new employees or consultants.
• Other duties as reasonably requested.

Scheduling / convening / meeting support / event coordination and management
• Convene and document meetings of Revere or Regeneration governance bodies and any other meetings as required;
• Convene, document and follow up on client management meetings;
• Collate and distribute relevant documentation required for project level approvals and other programmatic decision making;
• Upload research notes and documents to the programme management tools e.g. SharePoint;

About the team
Palladium’s Nature-based Solutions (NBS) team aims to deliver projects that can channel capital into, and finance nature restoration at scale. It does this by setting up facilities via innovative partnerships both in the UK and across the tropical belt. Our facilities include:
• Revere: Revere is delivered through a partnership between Palladium and UK National Parks. Revere designs nature restoration projects, raises private capital to finance them, and generates revenues by selling ecosystem services. This creates new funding opportunities for farmers and landowners seeking to restore nature.
• Rebuild: Rebuild is a returnable grant facility that supports economically and environmentally sustainable businesses in the specialty coffee and cocoa sectors.
• Revalue: The Revalue Nature Facility invests in nature for the long term. Revalue provides finance and a world-class project development team to develop the highest potential REDD+ carbon projects across the tropical belt. Revalue uses its view of the system to target projects which will meet the highest eligibility standards in the emerging market.

Required Qualifications:
Essential
• Evidence of experience in project management, project coordination or administration.
• The ability to interpret and analyse financial data such as budgets and forecasts.
• Advanced Microsoft Office user (including but not limited to good working knowledge of Excel).
• Fluency in English – excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Adaptable (keen to try new approaches, employs agile thinking, flexible and open to change).
• Innovative (intellectual curiosity, solution-based problem solving).
• People skills (communication, follow through, respect for individuals, interpersonal relationships).
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Passionate and committed to the sector.
• Accountable (ensures work quality, organisational skills).

Desirable
• Experience in working with information management software, systems or tools.
• A relevant University degree
• An awareness of contracting mechanisms and / or legal concepts.
• Interest in environmental work, particularly carbon projects in the UK or overseas.

This role will suit someone who is pursuing a career in project management, project coordination or operations management; and someone whose values align to Palladium’s mission.