Regional Grants Associate, LATAM
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:
Palladium is recruiting for a Regional Grants Associate, LATAM
with a passion for building regional linkages in Latin America to enable
accelerated carbon reductions to join our UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate
Transitions (UK PACT) team for the Amazon Fund as well as UK PACT wider
bilateral work in the Latin America countries. The UK PACT programme aims to
improve the effectiveness of key institutions (public, private and civil
society) in partner countries so that they can deliver accelerated emission
reductions and raise the ambition of their Nationally Determined Contributions
(NDCs) targets. Specifically, the programme will deliver the following results:
An increase in in-country buy-in to urgently facilitate low-carbon development
Location:
The position is based in Bogota, Colombia or Sao Paulo, Brazil.
You and Your Career:
If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, and
doer, and you have expertise in operational management, procurement and grants
management and have experience supporting complex programmes in the development
space, 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 Lines:
Primary
Roles and Responsibilities:
The Regional Grants Associate,
LATAM will be part of the Amazon Fund Team and will support the implementation
the UK PACT grants management framework, ensuring programme level guidance and
tools are adapted and applied appropriately at the country and regional fund
level. The role holder will work very closely and coordinate with the UK
Mission to Latin America, as well as the relevant teams in British High
Commission and Embassy teams in post in some Latin America countries to support
pipeline development and grant management of Amazon Fund projects.
Specifically, the Regional Grants
Associate, LATAM will:
Strategy
Development and Engagement:
Support market engagement to ensure the right local stakeholders are aware of, and well-placed to apply for Amazon Fund funding opportunities in the region
Support delivery of call for proposals for Amazon Fund in collaboration with UK Mission to Amazon Fund team, Posts, the Palladium team in the UK and the FCDO lead
Contribute to the Amazon Fund for project screening and selection process
Support the Amazon Fund Team / Latam Regional Grants Manager to ensure that all aspects of grant management are fully compliant with UK Government codes of conduct and good practice
Support budget assessment, due diligence, grants agreements and reporting for the Amazon Fund
Act as ‘on-the-ground' liaison for Palladium affirming and implementing the FCDO strategy for the Amazon Fund, specifically, supporting day-to-day activities from stakeholder engagement and providing key contextual insights and overseeing the ongoing portfolio of grants in the region
Desirable Criteria:
Good knowledge and experience in managing grants mechanisms for FCDO
Good programme and grant management skills, with a proven track record of supporting management of a complex portfolio of grantees in various sectors
Some knowledge and understanding of the regional political economy and business operating context in Latin Ameriaca, Amazon region, including socio-economic context and development challenges and priorities
Excellent organizational, inter-personal administration and communication skills
Professional fluency in English
A high degree of personal resilience, flexibility and ability to adapt to changing circumstances
Highly collaborative and committed to close working and open communication with colleagues in post and in the UK, and implementing partners
Commitment to neutrality in all dealings with stakeholders, including political stakeholders, to build trusted relationships and ensure maximum effectiveness of the programme
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.