| Palladium recruits 01 Sr. Manager, Francophone Africa | |
| Description de l’offre Sr. Manager, Francophone Africa Palladium: Make It Possible Louga, Sénégal 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 3,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities. Palladium Americas Our Americas’ business team has brilliant and passionate colleagues working in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America as well as the Caribbean, fulfilling projects and assignments for clients from institutions, corporations, governments, and foundations based in the Americas. We have offices in Washington, DC, New York City, and Raleigh-Durham, NC. This Opportunity Palladium seeks a regional Francophone Africa Sr. Manager who will assist to develop and implement a growth strategy for Palladium in West Africa, building a pipeline of USAID and other donor opportunities. Responsibilities require regional knowledge and experience in best practices, donor priorities, initiatives, and project management. The Sr. Manager will support various business development efforts in the region related to health, youth, education, economic growth, capacity building, gender and conflict stabilization. The Sr. Manager Africa will build relationships with USAID, other clients, teaming partners and government stakeholders; participate in conferences; and regularly liaise and coordinate with other senior leaders across the organization. This position will help to identify key staff, analyze solicitation documents (RFPs, RFAs, and requests for concept notes), participate in scoping trips, and engaging in proposal development as a writer or by providing technical input. The Sr. Manager, when required, will also work closely with project teams to ensure the successful implementation of projects in the region from start-up to closeout. He/ she will manage complex components of large projects, or smaller projects, with responsibility for work planning, budget management, project deliverables, client relations, and staff supervision. You and Your Career If you are looking to be part of a dynamic, growing team; have a desire to lead that growth in West Africa; are looking to make immediate, measurable contributions; and you have expertise in the region and working with USAID and other donors, 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! The Senior Manager, Francophone Africa will report to the Francophone Africa Portfolio Lead based in Washington, DC. The role will work collaboratively with relevant Portfolio Leads and Project Teams. The Francophone Africa Sr. Manager must have depth and breadth of business development experience and demonstrated success winning new business in the USAID market. This position will be based in Francophone Africa, Dakar, Senegal, Burkina or Mali. Primary Duties And Responsibilities The primary responsibilities of the Francophone Africa Sr. Manager are: • Win large donor-funded projects in Palladium’s technical core and growth areas in West Africa • Build a strong pipeline of opportunities and potential business opportunities at an early stage by analyzing funding trends and project cycles in target geographies and strategic technical areas including health, youth, education, economic growth, gender, capacity building and conflict stabilization • Build relationships with USAID and other clients, government stakeholders and partners in the region • Engage with the USAID Missions in the region to understand USAID priorities and gather intelligence on upcoming procurements • Lead the proposal development and ensure that the opportunity capture process, from lead generation through submission, is strategic, efficient, grounded in the regional context, and that proposals meet the highest standards of quality and compliance • Provide strategic insights and leadership to proposal writers and the bid writing process • Contribute to the development and implementation of country level marketing and positioning strategies. • Carryout landscape and competitive analyses. • Assist in the development of portfolio level, country level, and bid specific marketing materials including case studies, fact sheets, blog posts, and capability statements. • Represent Palladium at local and regional forums and conferences. • Mentor local and regional Palladium Country Directors and CoPs on business development • Contribute to quality knowledge management and sharing efforts; provide input and/or review of technical briefs highlighting Palladium’s work and achievements • Supports oral presentations, Q&As, and Final Proposal Revisions (FPR)/Best and Final Offers (BAFO) • Build and maintain relationships with key personnel candidates for identified opportunities • Build a network of strong teaming partners in the region • Represent Palladium in conferences, other external forums, and events • Liaise and coordinate with other senior leaders across Palladium • Contribute to regular knowledge-sharing and strategy sessions • Support the implementation of any project in the region from start-up to closeout, traveling to the country office as needed • Direct and manage complex components of large projects, or series of smaller projects, with responsibility for work planning, budget management, project deliverables, client relations, and staff supervision • Manage relationship with partner organizations on compliant delivery of inputs and the achievement of agreed upon outputs and outcomes, build local capacity as needed • Build team cohesiveness, lead, mentor, train, and motivate staff to ensure cooperation, project efficiency, and boost morale • Manage project changes including project scope, schedule, and costs to keep the project plan accurate and updated Key Competencies Required • Prior experience managing and coordination proposal development for USAID opportunities with a successful track record • Demonstrated ability to build and manage working relationships with clients, partners, and technical experts • Demonstrated knowledge of the region and of trends in relevant areas i.e. health, capacity building, youth, education, gender, and conflict stabilization, donor initiatives and programs • Demonstrated ability to manage, develop, and supervise junior staff, remote staff and other initiatives • Strong management and team-building skills • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Strong analytical and strategic thinking ability • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team • Fluency in English and French • Ability to use the Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and the Teams collaborative site. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – 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, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status. 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. | |
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