Agile Associate

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 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.

Location :

This position is based in Palladium's Washington, D.C. office.

You and Your Career :

If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, and doer, and you have expertise in Business Development, Project Management, Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, and Contracts and Compliance, 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 :

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 Associate, Agile will be a member of the Americas Team supporting areas such as, but not limited to, company operations, project delivery, business development, human resources, and finance.

• ? Primary Duties and Responsibilities :

Support the maintenance of pending task lists and team trackers, schedules and creates agendas for, and takes notes at meetings

Process invoices from consultants, subcontractors, and vendors for timely submission in accordance with internal requirements and Palladium procedures

Document deliverables, and maintains team calendar

Research trends and identifies opportunities for improvement within their assigned team

Contribute to, sector specific research, reports, forecast, budgets, workplans, proposals and other outputs intended for distribution to internal and external stakeholders

Support operational activities associated of projects, initiatives and / or proposals

Process contract action requests (i.e., travel, personnel additions / changes, partner, grant, budget realignment, etc.)

Serve as a liaison between all internal stakeholders including but not limited to corporate services, portfolios, and business development teams

Key Competencies Required :

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

Professional Expertise / Competencies Preferred :

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

To apply, please upload your most recent resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, please include your understanding of what Palladium does as an organization and why you are interested in this role.

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.