Senior Advisor, Strategic Communications

Senior Advisor, Strategic Communications

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:

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Advisor, Strategic
Communications to join our dynamic team. As part of Palladium's ARBP Center of Technical Excellence (CoTE), the Senior
Advisor will develop and implement a strategic communications strategy focused
on positioning Palladium for work with key clients. This will involve working
with different sector portfolio leads to identify and communicate key
differentiators to strengthen our position.

Location and Compensation:

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

For our
prospective employees in the United States, please note that the full-time
equivalent annual base salary for this position is expected to range from $102,000
to $150,000, and successful candidates may also be eligible for additional,
variable incentive compensation dependent on the role.

Please be advised that a final salary offer will be based on
various factors, including but not limited to your qualifications, education,
experience, skills, seniority, performance, and Palladium's business or
organizational needs.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the compensation
for this position, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We value your interest
in our company and appreciate the opportunity to discuss this opportunity with
you.

You and Your Career:

If you are looking to make a significant impact on Palladium's
brand and reputation by developing and executing impactful communication
strategies, enhancing Palladium's positioning for future work, we'd love to
hear 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 Lines:

• The STA will report to the Senior Director, CoTE
• The position will not oversee additional staff to start, however that is subject to change as needs are assessed
• The STA will work closely with other leaders in the Americas Regional Business Partnership to ensure their needs are met.

Primary
Roles and Responsibilities:

This role is within Palladium's Center of
Technical Excellence and directly aligns to its vision: To support our
practices and portfolios throughout the business cycle while facilitating
learning and exchange and harnessing and disseminating innovation. The STA has two
main functions: ARBP strategic communications strategy development and
implementation, and specific strategic communications for priority bids.

ARBP Strategic Communications Strategy Development
and Implementation

• Develop
  a Strategic Communications Strategy for the ARBP given prioritized
  pipeline of business development opportunities and Palladium
  differentiators. This includes identifying key messaging, audiences,
  channels and strategic opportunities for advancing awareness, ownership,
  and scaling of key project outputs.
• Oversee execution of the Strategic Communications Strategy, including reporting on progress against key metrics.
• Work together with Palladium's technical portfolios and strategic growth team to support implementation of the Strategy. This includes providing strategic advice to internal clients on communications matters including identifying opportunities for proactive, high-impact communications and outreach (reports, industry insights, pitch materials, multi-media packages, stories, notes, case studies, blogs, etc.) that highlight Palladium's impact and successful implementation approaches.
• Plan and moderate learning sessions to share lessons learned and good practices on Strategy execution. Pivot strategy approaches as needed.
• Collaborate with the Palladium global communications and knowledge management team to leverage global knowledge.
• Create
  and implement an external events strategy; identifying key learning events
  and other opportunities to share Palladium differentiators.
• Develop (as part of the Strategic Communications Strategy)
  Palladium's Communication and Outreach Guidance for bids, and update this
  on a quarterly basis.
• Facilitate internal capacity strengthening activities in communications and outreach - including development of curriculum and training materials - and facilitating training.
• Facilitate staff development and peer learning across Palladium practices, programs, and country offices in communications and outreach.
• Support communications to support reputational risk and issue management.
  

Specific
Strategic Communications for Priority Bids

• Develop communication and outreach plans for priority bids - collaborate with proposal teams on identifying key audiences to target, developing communications materials and outreach events that highlight Palladium win themes and ultimately lead to strengthened positioning for specific opportunities.
• Participate in bid specific strategy meetings to proactively identify positioning needs, budget estimates and inputs required.
  

Essential
Criteria:

• Demonstrated expertise developing and implementing successful strategic communications strategies
• Proven experience developing and disseminating high level communications pieces that highlight organizational results tailored for different audiences
  
• Experience successfully organizing and facilitating high level outreach events
  
• Demonstrated success in positioning an organization for client funded opportunities
  
• Experience in a client-centered role with high levels of client satisfaction
  
• Exceptional English writing, editing, and presentation skills.
  
• Proven leadership and managerial skills and ability to work effectively in a matrixed, dynamic and multicultural environment to foster innovation and drive solutions.
  
• Understanding of USAID and USG priorities, with experience framing messaging appropriately and the ability to navigate complex or politically sensitive organizations.
  
• Experience providing advice and guidance to staff on executing high quality communications.
  
• Strong strategic thinking and leadership skills
  
• Excellent people skills with high emotional intelligence and ability to engage a broad range of stakeholders, including experience working with diverse teams in a global context.
  
• Experience in communicating complex technical concepts in a clear, compelling, and concise manner and developing messages that are accessible to a wide range of audiences.
  
• Ability to deliver quality communications output while working under stress and juggling multiple tasks on tight deadlines.
  
• Ability to learn, adapt, and to be innovative as new communications challenges arise.
  
• Flawless integrity and unquestionable commitment to the Palladium's mission and values.

Desirable Criteria:

• Written and spoken fluency in an additional language other than English, particularly Spanish or French
• Experience in a senior communications role in a private sector company with a regional or global reach.

Equity,
Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and
inclusion into everything we do. 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 and expression, 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 for any other circumstance, please email
our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will
be in touch to discuss.

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.