Senior Associate, Operational Excellence

Senior Associate Operational Excellence

About Palladium:

Operating in over 50 countriesPalladium is a globalconsulting and implementation company working in partnership with governmentsbusinesses investors and communities to design and deliver solutions thatcreate lasting positive impact. We address some of the worlds most complexchallenges across infrastructure economic growth and natural capital healthenergy climate and environment and digital transformationstrengtheningsystems institutions and markets to support inclusive and sustainable more than 2100 staff worldwide work as trusted advisors across diversecontexts combining deep technical expertise implementation techniques andinnovative technology to deliver locally informed client-focused solutionsthat help organizations achieve measurable sustainable impact.

Palladium is part of GISIs global family of companieswhich aims to create solutions for the worlds most complex challenges. Withannual revenues of $18 billion GISIs approximately 16000 employees areengaged in projects across 100 countries worldwide providing constructionprogram/project management and engineering consulting services.

This Opportunity:

Palladium is seeking a Senior Associate OperationalExcellence to play a pivotal role in supporting administrative andexecutive management activities contribute to the teams pipeline of processimprovement activities and provide support to business development and projectmanagement teams. The Senior Associate will be a member of the OperationalExcellence team and will provide cross-functional coordination administrativeand project support to all functions overseen by the Vice PresidentOperational Excellence including Process Excellence Human ResourcesContracts Legal and Facilities. The role will support initiatives thatstrengthen operational systems improve internal ways of working and helpcorporate functions deliver timely practical support to business development andproject delivery teams. Through this work the Senior Associate will gainexposure to a broad range of corporate operations within Palladium andcontribute to initiatives that enable the company to deliver impact across itsglobal portfolio.

Location:

The position is based in Palladiums Arlington VA officewithin our Americas region. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US as visasponsorship is not available.

Palladium supports a hybrid working model with 3 days in office 2 days fromhome.

Compensation:

The annual base salary for this position is expected torange from $75000 to $80000. Please be advised that a final salary offer willbe based on various factors including but not limited to your qualificationseducation experience skills seniority performance and Palladiums businessor organizational needs.

Reporting and Supervision:

• The role will report to the Senior Manager Process Excellence
  
• This role will not have supervisory responsibilities
  

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing day-to-day administrative coordination and project support to the Vice President Operational Excellence including helping manage priorities follow-ups deadlines meetings documentation and requests across Process Excellence Human Resources Contracts and Legal
  
• Providing ad hoc executive and administrative assistance including processing invoices and financial documentation preparing and organizing files developing templates maintaining shared resources and ensuring information is accurate accessible and easy to use
  
• Serving as a liaison between all internal stakeholders including but not limited to corporate services practices and business development teams to support timely information flow coordinated decision-making and alignment with organizational priorities
  
• Maintaining team trackers priority lists schedules agendas meeting notes and action items to help the VP and supported departments monitor progress follow through on commitments and coordinate work across functions
  
• Supporting operational activities associated with projects internal initiatives proposals policy updates process improvements and corporate function priorities as requested
  
• Assisting with internal and external communications
  
• Coordinating team data collection and file organization
  
• Identifying proposing and helping implement practical improvements to tools templates workflows trackers and team processes that improve efficiency consistency and the user experience for internal clients
  
• Providing comprehensive support for meetings workshops trainings and events including scheduling agenda development participant coordination logistics materials preparation budget tracking vendor coordination and follow-up documentation as requested
  
• Other duties as required
  

EssentialCriteria:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a diverse range of people.
  
• An interest in supporting the operational systems corporate functions and project delivery infrastructure that enable Palladiums international development work.
  
• Knowledge of project coordination practices and comfort using collaboration and tracking tools such as Microsoft Teams SharePoint Excel and other systems used to manage priorities documentation action items and shared resources.
  
• The ability to juggle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities.
  
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills with strong attention to detail and timeliness.
  
• Strong critical thinking problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
  
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Independence in work coupled with strong teamwork skills.
  

DesiredCriteria:

• Professional working proficiency in multiple languages with priority given to Spanish French Portuguese and Arabic

Applicationswill be accepted on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early as theposition may close once a suitable candidate is found. Please note that onlyshortlisted contacts may be contacted.

Allqualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regardto race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity nationalorigin disability age or status as a protected veteran.

Shouldyou require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability oryou are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance pleaseemail our 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.

Required Experience:

Senior IC