Call for Technical Experts USAID Value-chain Opportunities for Indigenous Conservation Enterprises (VOICE)

About Palladium
Palladium is a global leader dedicated to designing, developing, and delivering positive impact on lives and livelihoods worldwide. At the heart of our mission is promoting inclusive and sustainable development, ensuring that our solutions address global challenges while safeguarding the future. We build sustainable, transformative institutions and market systems that create lasting change. Operating in over 90 countries, our diverse team of 4,000 professionals shares a commitment to creating a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient world.

This Proposal Opportunity
The USAID Amazon Regional Environment Program (AREP) Value-chain Opportunities for Indigenous Conservation Enterprises (VOICE) Activity is a 5-year activity that aims to improve indigenous and Maroon peoples' capacities across the Amazon region to pursue inclusive community development involving commercial activities that are environmentally and economically sustainable as well as respectful to indigenous rights and culture. This activity will promote regional conservation of natural resources in the Amazon through forest protection, sustainable practices, strengthened local governance, and associated activities.

The primary components of this activity are as follows:

1. Support targeted Indigenous and/or the Maroons in the Amazon to keep the forest alive through conservation enterprises.
2. Improve governance and technical capacities of Indigenous and/or Maroons to enhance and strengthen activities that promote forest conservation and sustainability in their territories, solutions, and fostering economic growth.

Position Summary
Palladium is seeking multiple experts to provide technical leadership in the areas of: 

Indigenous Community Engagement in Forest conservationPrivate Sector Engagement in sustainable livelihoodsNature-based SolutionsClimate FinanceMarket Systems DevelopmentCommunity-based Ecosystem ManagementSustainable AgricultureForest Ecosystem ManagementGender, Youth, and Social InclusionGrants ManagementCommunicationsGIS/Information SystemsMonitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA)

These positions will be based in Peru and are contingent upon funding availability and USAID approval.

Candidate Requirements

Master's Degree or higher in relevant related fields for the technical areas listed above.A minimum of 5 years of experience in the relevant field of expertise.Demonstrated knowledge and experience with USAID or other donor-funded programs.Experience working in Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Suriname, or similar contexts.Ability to work as part of a team.Full professional proficiency in English and Spanish is required.Citizens of Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Suriname are strongly encouraged to apply.