Palladium’s Inclusive Growth and Natural Capital (IGNC) portfolio works with entrepreneurs, businesses, investors, governments, and non-government groups to improve private sector competitiveness, boost trade, enhance market performance, and create conditions for inclusive, sustainable economic growth.

We are proactively building a talent pool for future Manager, Project Delivery positions within our organization. As a Manager, Project Delivery, you will be responsible for supporting projects within our IGNC portfolio. As a mid-level professional in the Practice, the Manager(s) will bring project management experience and technical acumen to both project delivery and business development. The Manager(s) 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(s) 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 entrepreneu rship, competitiveness, export and market development, e-commerce, and innovation. Across activities, the Manager(s) 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.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Support Project Directors in the management of project teams and compliant administration of USAID and other donor projects
• Manage operational activities (including start-up, close-down, and maintenance of a live project) associated with the various aspects of the life cycle of a project.
• Develop reports, budgets, workplans, proposals and other outputs for internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage tracking and documenting of project deliverables.
• Support the planning, implementation, and reporting on project activities as needed and requested.
• Oversee and quality control field project procurements, compliance, and financial management.
• Work with partner organizations (such as subcontractors) on the contractually compliant delivery of agreed inputs and achievement of agreed outputs and outcomes.
• Review and ensure quality, prior to final approval and processing of, invoices from consultants, subcontractors, and vendors for a timely submission in accordance with project requirements and Palladium procedures.

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:

• Contribute to technical proposals principally targeting USAID opportunities in the economic growth/ finance and investment/climate and nature space based on best practices applied to specific country contexts.
• Contribute to the identification, assessment, and pursuit of new business opportunities, as well as the analysis of our prospects for winning opportunities.
• Take part in reconnaissance or positioning trips as part of priority new captures and bids to engaging with potential partners, including private firms and sources of finance within a target sector or value chain.

Technical Work

• Identify and implement new technical approaches and ways of working as projects evolve.
• Contribute technical input to the design, planning and the delivery of projects.
• Lead elements of technical work in collaboration with the Senior Manager and Project Director. Ensures quality and completion.
• Identify, build and maintain relationships with partners and consultants that provide technical expertise to projects.
• In collaboration with Project Director(s) and technical leads, provides regular communication to all stakeholders.
• Work with others across Palladium to provide and build technical capability.
• Contribute to research, analysis and publication of technical reports, case studies, policy and program approaches, and results summaries on topics related to expand existing lines of business.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Key Competencies Required:

• Experience with project management involving USAID and other government clients in diverse settings.
• Experience working on developing country issues and/or in developing country contexts.
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous tasks and/or complex projects/assignments.
• Demonstrated ability to learn from prior experiences and adapt/improve processes, work, communications accordingly.
• Experience in business development in the international development context.
• Familiarity with USAID programs and policies
• Sound problem solving and decision-making skills and ability to meet deadlines with exceptional attention to detail and to quality.
• Proven experience identifying and applying complex program management processes within an international organization or business.
• Proven experience building cross-cultural partner relationships and networks.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse staff, clients, and consultants.
• Demonstrated ability to work as an effective team leader, manage, and train people in a complex and fast-paced environment.
• Financial acumen and the ability to generate, interpret, and analyze financial reports and forecasts using Excel and other reporting/forecasting systems, as demonstrated by experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills (in English) as demonstrated by speaking engagements and/or contributions to written documents.
• Ability to travel and work in developing countries for extended periods of time.

Professional Expertise/Competencies Preferred:

• Experience supporting work implementing USAID-funded contracts.
• Experience designing and managing pay-for-results (P4R) subcontracts and grants under contract is a plus.
• Experience partnering with private companies, especially agribusiness, finance and private sector-led development.
• Experience working in a developing country or in a project-based environment.
• Experience with conceptualizing and writing technical sections of reports for donors, including annual reports, quarterly reports, and monthly/weekly reports, including both PowerPoint and text documents.
• Experience networking across the development community, including with donors, implementing partners, and developing country organizations, private sector stakeholders, and governmental institutions.
• Professional working proficiency in another language, with priority given to Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Arabic