Senior Associate, Strategic Growth

Senior Associate, Strategic Growth

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:

The Senior Associate, Strategic Growth will be a member of the America's Business Development Agile Team supporting the growth strategy, with a primary focus on sourcing new opportunities and proposal coordination. S/he helps to take an opportunity through the pipeline from identification to submission. S/he focuses on overall planning, writing select proposal/pre-proposal pieces, and coordinating the internal team and partner inputs for bid efforts, and assists in broader bid preparation and production aspects.

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 $64,000 to $96,000 and successful candidates may also be eligible for additional, variable incentive compensation dependent on the role. For part-time employees, the salary will be prorated based on the actual number of hours worked.

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 a problem-solver, collaborator, and doer, and you have expertise in USAID proposal development processes, 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:

This person will report to a Manager/Senior Manager, Strategic Growth

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Coordination:

• Work closely with capture managers to successfully manage proposal efforts and resources, including timeline and action planning, identification of needed proposal team members, internal/external meeting support, efficient communications, and organization of proposal component folders/files
  
• Lead responsibility for coordinating the coordination of select proposals (including the preparationing tailored calendars, checklists, instructions, templates, and outlines), and monitoring progress
  
• Perform analysis of RFP/A requirements and continually works to promote and ensure compliance
  
• Guide proposal team through necessary practice-level processes and corporate-level reviews and decisions, adhering to established policies and protocols
  
• Ensure vital flow of communication and task management between practice areas, capture manager, departments, partners, and other parties involved in the proposal process
  
• Help facilitate the evolution and documentation of the proposal strategy, such asincluding the development of a competitive analysis, developing win themes and technical approach, visioning of needed personnel, and selection ofng teaming partners
  
• Lead final technical and cost proposal production and submission, and coordinates post-submission debriefs
  
• In close coordination with the Pricing and Value Analytics and Contracts/Operations Departments, helps support cost/business proposal development as appropriate
  
• Work closely with the America's recruitment team to develop job descriptions, identify and screen candidates, facilitate and coordinate interviews, and finalize documentation of selected candidates
  

Writing / Editing:

• Write expressions of interest, corporate capability statements, personnel and management sections, past performance references, biographical sketches and other proposal components; strategically enhances/positions resume content
  
• Edit and coordinate technical proposal sections as they develop (including managing file traffic/turnaround time, and liaisingclose liaison with technical staff)
  
• Review and edit submissions from partners, ensuring their inputs meet specified requirements and expected level of quality
  

Other Key Job Aspects:

• Maintain timely data on assigned opportunity pipeline
  
• Carry out business intelligence research to help position company/guide strategic planning; Researches and analyzes funding trends among key donors/clients
  
• Support liaison with and efforts to build positive relationships with other international development organizations and a range of international donors
  
• Develop depth of understanding of practice area staff and projects, and helps facilitate proactive and responsive business development support
  
• Play a key role in capture activities including research, competitive analysis, positioning activities, and partnering discussions
  
• Attend industry events and conferences
  

Essential Criteria:

• Experience in proposal development
  
• Experience with USAID
  
• Proven ability to successfully manage the full proposal development process
  
• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail
  
• Professional proficiency, both written and oral. Strong editing skills and demonstrated competence using Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse staff, clients, and consultants
  
• Demonstrated ability to work as an effective team member in a complex and fast-paced environment
  
• Must be able to work under tight deadlines, with multiple/simultaneous bid efforts, and across time-zone challenges
  

Desirable Criteria:

• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision
  

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.