Senior Operations Assistant (SOA)

Company Overview:

About Palladium - Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value.  We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people's lives.

Project Overview and Role:

Palladium is seeking a Senior Operations Assistant (SOA) to provide administrative, operational, and business development support to existing Palladium projects and for anticipated USAID projects that aim to support Ethiopia’s health and economic growth sectors.  This position will work closely with current Palladium projects in Ethiopia to provide broad high-level administrative management and support activities and provide and utilize their expertise in finance, procurement, logistics, and human resources, amongst other activities. This role will also provide support to international business development activities for opportunities based in Ethiopia and the region and will coordinate with headquarters and strategic growth teams to support various capture and scoping activities.

This position will be based in Addis Ababa.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Lead orientation and coordination activities with Palladium CDs/Deputies and DFOs to support compliance with Palladium coursework, policies, and other company-wide activities
• Coordinate communication across projects on behalf of Palladium HQ
• Manage and secure visa and hotel arrangements for international travel
• Support transportation arrangements for local travel of project and business development teams
• Lead Palladium business development local information collection activities in Ethiopia and support cost and administrative activities related to business development operations, technical procurements, and administrative intel with proposal/capture teams
• Support local Palladium human resources (HR) needs, including organizing staff and resources needed to support operations and business development
• Oversee Palladium business development communications needs, including placement of local ads, managing interviews, and collecting required documents
• Work in collaboration with regional teams such as in Kenya, to strengthen overall regional team operational implementation and administration
• Other duties as required

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• University graduate
• Experience managing finance, procurement, logistics, safety and security, and/or human resource related matters for international development activities.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in team-based environment and ability to interact with a variety of technical, clinical, and other specialists.
• Strong online systems and database skills

How to Apply

We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to submit their resume/CV to below link: https://palladium.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/19252?c=palladium