Associate, Communications, CATALYZE EduFinance

Associate, Communications, CATALYZE EduFinance

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:

CATALYZE,
the USAID $250 million 8-year program, is seeking an Associate, Communications to
join their EduFinance project. This person will be responsible for supporting
the development and dissemination of global- and country-level project
communications materials in support of EduFinance and ECCE, including articles,
social media content, slide decks, infographs, contributions to technical
reports and knowledge products, videos, conference presentations, and other
content for CATALYZE teams and stakeholders in the U.S. and abroad, working in
close collaboration with the Education Communications Manager and EduFinance
core program management unit (PMU).

CATALYZE
is designed to mobilize $2 billion in private capital, especially to underfinanced
social sectors (such as education) and higher risk countries (especially
low-income and post-conflict countries) around the globe, complemented by a
cross-cutting inclusion of gender-lens investing. CATALYZE will serve as a
"platform of platforms" that will provide services to many missions and bureaus
that "buy in" to tap the CATALYZE investment and pay-for-results project
management expertise. Our aim is for investors to explore and find
commercially-viable opportunities and approaches to creating jobs, developing
sustainable social services, tightening, and rationalizing supply chains, and
advancing inclusive growth - ultimately, reducing the need for development
institutions to provide donor funding.

Global CATALYZE teams and USAID missions have been co-designing and
implementing a series of activities to significantly mobilize private capital
for development that make up the CATALYZE portfolio. This Communications
Associate position will support two of the main activities under CATALYZE - EduFinance
and Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE).
CATALYZE
EduFinance and Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) seek to mobilize
capital for non-state education and improving and sustaining learning outcomes
for children and youth, particularly those who are the most marginalized
and vulnerable. EduFinance and ECCE pilots multiple models in over 15 countries
across Latin America and the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East,
and South Asia regions.

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 $57,000 to $62,000, and successful candidates may also be
eligible for additional, variable incentive compensation dependent on the role.
For part-time employees, the salary will be prorated based on the actual number
of hours worked.

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 be part of a dynamic, growing team, are looking to make
immediate, measurable contributions; and you have expertise as a communications
associate within international development, 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:

The role directly reports to the Senior Manager, Education Communications, CATALYZE

Primary
Roles and Responsibilities:

• Produce regular, externally facing stories, including feature articles, blog posts, videos, interviews, and op-eds, by obtaining inputs from CATALYZE Education teams and implementing partners
  
• Support with conceptualizing, outlining, and writing technical documents and accompanying communications summaries / briefs or other materials
  
• Support development of CATALYZE Education social media content, coordinating with the wider CATALYZE communications team to ensure timely posting
  
• Compile monthly newsletters and quarterly and annual report contributions, coordinating with relevant teams on necessary inputs (e.g., text, graphics, photos)
  
• Support with conceptualizing, designing, and developing infographics, charts, maps, and other visual content to translate technical findings into user-friendly products for non-technical audiences
  
• Contribute to CATALYZE Branding and Marking compliance, providing guidance and internal reviews/approvals to Activity teams
  
• Support Communications Manager to implement communications strategy and manage editorial calendar / work plan
  
• Support with planning and implementing high-quality events / webinars (e.g., preparing event communications materials, talking points, generating social media content, helping develop event plans for logistics, audio/visual needs, formatting and branding of presentations, and coordinating with event planners and local USAID missions)
  
• Support Communications Manager to liaise with USAID/W and USAID Mission / Bureau counterparts as part of regular coordination
  

Essential
Criteria:

• Strong writing and editing skills with an ability to tailor the tone, content, and form of written output in line with a range of different audiences and to suit a variety of formats; ability to synthesize and simplify information and communicate it in a lively, accurate and understandable manner
  
• Experience in supporting production of high-quality communications materials (e.g., reports, blogs, articles, success stories, fact sheets, social media, website content) in English on tight deadlines in a dynamic environment and often with imperfect source material and direction; ability to contribute to all phases of production: idea generation, conceptualization and pitching, writing and editing, and polishing for final dissemination
  
• Detail-oriented and deadline-driven with strong organizational and analytical skills, ability to work in a dynamic and agile environment with changing requirements and priorities
  
• Ability to develop and manage content calendars / plans; manage and coordinate with the Communications Manager on multiple products simultaneously to ensure deliverables are produced on time
  
• Experience coordinating with multiple teams to source or verify data or information as part of drafting and finalizing content
  
• Demonstrated competency in PowerPoint, Word, and functional graphic design
  
• Advanced critical thinking, sound problem solving and decision-making skills; inject a unique energy and perspective into the writing and content writ-large
  
• Highly self-motivated and able to work independently as well as in team settings, particularly in a remote and hybrid environment
  
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills in English
  

Desirable
Criteria:

• Experience on a USAID Activity preferred
  

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.