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 assessedThe 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 strategiesProven 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 FrenchExperience 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.