Palladium is a global company working to design, develop anddeliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around theglobe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; buildenduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems toaddress global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diversestaff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.
This Opportunity:
Palladium is recruiting a Country Fund Analyst who will beresponsible for supporting the UK PACT Colombia Fund Manager and UK PACT ColombiaFund Associates in the management, monitoring, and coordination of UK PACTactivities in Colombia. They will be a part of the Palladium team contracted tosupport FCDO to deliver on the UK PACT programme in Colombia.
The Country Fund Analyst will play a crucial role in supportingthe implementation and coordination of the UK PACT programme in Colombia,ensuring effective project management and monitoring. The Country Fund Analystwill work closely with the UK PACT Colombia Fund Manager and help coordinatewith the British Embassy in Colombia to provide administrative, financial andtechnical support where needed throughout the project cycle.
Location: The position is based in Bogotá, Colombia.
You and Your Career: If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, anddoer, and you have expertise in operational management, procurement and grantsmanagement and have experience supporting complex programmes in the developmentspace, we are interested in hearing from you.
We are a learning organisation and provide growth opportunitiesfrom the start. We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources,and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!
Reporting Lines: The position will report and beaccountable to the UK PACT Colombia Fund Manager.
PrimaryRoles and Responsibilities: The CountryFund Analyst will be a key in-country member of the Palladium UK PACT teamsupporting management of day-to-day activities from project implementation andreporting to stakeholder engagement and context analysis to ensure overallprogramme success.
Specifically,the Country Fund Analyst will:
ProjectMonitoring and Reporting Elaborate terms of reference and Grant Agreements for project delivery, ensuring compliance with FCDO and Palladium's requirements.
Analyse and overview financial execution and budgets. Conduct spot checks and other processes to ensure FCDO grant funding is spent as intended and that Implementing Partners meet FCDO compliance requirements.
Assist in overseeing the timely implementation of projects and skill shares and secondments for climate change mitigation, ensuring they progress according to the agreed workplan and budget
Support Implementing Partners in project reporting (technical, financial, results, and risk), ensuring that reporting meets FCDO requirements
Assist in identifying country and project-specific risk management strategies
Support the implementation of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) activities within Colombia portfolio and contribute in the refinement of MEL approaches
Maintain and update databases with the latest projects results and information pertaining to Implementing Partners.
StakeholderEngagement and Communication Coordinate with relevant stakeholders and provide support where needed to ensure timely and effective delivery of the projects, including skill shares and secondments
Facilitate regular and ad hoc meetings with Implementing Partners
Support coordination and delivery of events.
Documentationand Administrative Support Provide administrative support in the development of sectoral strategies, workplan, and budget planning
Support in developing project documents, including concept notes, meeting minutes, and reports, ensuring they adhere to UK PACT communications guidelines and standards
Ensure all project documentation is saved in each designated folder
Assist in adhering to local due diligence required from Implementing Partners and support initial briefings to potential Implementing Partners
Support the hosting of sector portfolio governance meetings
OtherResponsibilities Help ensure that Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GESI) elements are included in the design and implementation of new and ongoing projects, contributing to more inclusive and equitable outcomes
KeyCompetencies and Professional Experience Preferred:
Detail oriented, organized and structured
Analytical, logical, problem-solver with intellectual curiosity
Proactive and capable of working autonomously
Experience in accounting, budgeting, financial analysis or cost control, and ability to analyse financial data.
Advanced skills in Excel and Microsoft Suite
Understanding and experience in project management, including experience of technical and financial grant management
Excellent organizational, inter-personal administration and communication skills
Professional fluency in English and Spanish (written and verbal)
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 FCDO in post and in the UK, and other UK PACT partners, as well as ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders at different seniority levels
Good and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the local political, economic, and operating context in Colombia, with a focus on energy, green finance and/or sustainable agriculture and bioeconomy is preferred
Preferably has technical knowledge and understanding of one or more of the priority areas identified within the country strategy. For Colombia these include:
Just Rural Transition
Just Energy Transition
Green and Nature Finance
Equity,Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, andinclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections ofsociety and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity,success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achievediversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receiveequal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personalcharacteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economicbackground, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity,sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenousstatus.
Shouldyou require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability oryou are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please emailour team at ****** and we willbe in touch to discuss.
Safeguarding - We defineSafeguarding as "the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect ourpeople, clients and the communities we work with from harm". We are committedto ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladiumare treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject toan enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and arigorous due diligence process.
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