Partnership Manager
USAID FTF Kenya Private Sector Activity (KPSA)
NB: There are four vacancies open for this position.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
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.
Project Overview and Role:
The Kenya Feed the Future Private Sector Activity (KPSA) is a $48 million, USAID-funded, Palladium implemented project that will accelerate inclusive economic growth in Kenya through partnerships with large agricultural firms, health firms and other sectors. Using a systems approach, KPSA will provide a suite of customized, high-impact services that increase the productivity of firms such as SMEs, smallholders, Business Advisory Service Providers (BASPs) and Financial Institutions (FIs), increase market linkages, and mobilize finance to support targeted sectors. From 2024 – 2029, KPSA will use its Inclusive Growth Platform to mobilize $400 million in finance, create new jobs, increase exports and sales, and increase access to healthcare services.
Palladium is seeking four (4) Partnership Managers to proactively identify partnership opportunities, support the design of results-oriented Pay for Results (P4R) subawards, and manage Inclusive Growth Partners within their assigned regions.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Be responsible for primary coordination, management and support to assigned inclusive growth partnerships.
Liaise with identified partners to ensure agreement on objectives for the partnership and alignment with KPSA objectives
Support designing, preparing, and negotiating partner strategies with internal staff and potential partners
Ensure success of assigned inclusive growth partnerships
Coordinate support functions for Inclusive Growth Partners, including from KPSA team members, subcontractors and other actors.
Present on agreed inclusive growth strategy for Chief of Party and/or Deputy Chief of Party approval
Oversee implementation of assigned inclusive growth strategies
Proactively seek opportunities to ensure partnerships are inclusive of priority groups, including women and youth
Proactively orient partners to achieve core KPSA objectives
Develop plans to prioritize partnership-supported activities that are locally led and generate benefits for marginalized communities, including indigenous populations, women, youth, and persons with disabilities
Facilitate and coordinate technical design of innovative grant, partnership and subcontracting approaches to meet the technical strategies of the Inclusive Business Model, Financial Institutions and Business Advisory Service Providers teams
Develop strategies to prioritize partnership-supported activities that are locally led and generate benefits for marginalized communities, including indigenous populations, women, youth, and persons with disabilities
Prepare, organize, and maintain partnership records and files documenting awards, modifications, performance, and compliance
Key Competencies Required:
Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or relevant field
Demonstrated experience working to identify and broker strategic partnerships at U.S. or foreign government, private sector, and/or non-governmental organizations related to climate transition investments.
Experience working with and negotiating agreements between multi-sector stakeholders including the private sector, not-for-profit sector, civil society, the international aid and development sector, and government.
Experience in working with catalytic funding including USAID-funded grants preferred. Ability to effectively interact and manage relationships across a range of cultures and organizational levels.
Well organized, able to work independently, skilled in handling multiple tasks, able to adhere to deadlines
Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, including ability to develop and communicate a common vision and foster collaboration across an interdisciplinary team in multiple locations
Strong management skills to guide all project human, technical, and financial resources
Strong interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills in English
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.
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