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- Agile, 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.
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
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.)
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
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 full-time work experience.
Knowledge of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations.
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 ability to apply contract price/cost analysis techniques to a variety of pre-award and/or post-award procurement actions.
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
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