Procurement Consultant

Palladium: Make It Possible; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Palladium India is seeking a Procurement Consultant to support city-level and national projects related to PPPs, public procurement, and financial analysis.

You will work with client teams and Palladium experts, preparing deliverables, analyses, and reports, ensuring timely execution and rigorous due diligence.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate in Engineering / Technology / Management / Law/ Business Administration.
• At least 5 years of experience.
• Experience in transaction advisory / project assessment / public finance / public procurement / contract management.
• Experience of assisting in PPP project, financial assessment, implementation management, project monitoring and consulting.
• Experience of working with Central / State Government Departments / Agencies / ULBs / Multilateral/ Donor Agencies / International Aid Agencies / Social Organizations, etc.

Responsibilities

• Support the Client and Team and ensure the timely execution of the tasks as per the agreed work plan.
• Conducting research, analysis, and developing the reports, and presentations.
• Provides financial management information by preparing financial status analyses and reports.
• Assisting in the development of PPP projects, financial assessment, and Transaction Advisory
• Monitoring ongoing projects
• Assisting in Bid Procurement/Bid Process Management
• Assisting in driving the work related to various potential opportunities.
• Any other assistance required for other projects.

Skills

Public finance

Public procurement

Contract management

PPP projects

Financial assessment

Project monitoring

Education

Post-graduate in Eng/Tech/Management/Law/BA

Job description

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:

Palladium India has active projects with Urban Local Body in Pimpri Chinchwad where Palladium developed the vision, mission, objectives for the ULB including the City Strategy 2030. Palladium is now assisting the ULB in implementing strategic impactful projects across three city transformation areas viz.- Skills for Jobs, Living with our Rivers and Health & Wellness.

Palladium is also assisting the client on various other initiatives such as designing of India’s First Social Impact Bond, prepping the ULB for floating Municipal Bonds as well as assisting in carrying out Feasibility Studies, Commercial Viability Studies, Bid Process Management, Transaction Advisory for various city development projects. As a part of this engagement, Palladium shall be supporting the client in taking forward various interventions in the several areas of City Strategy 2030. In that context, Palladium is seeking to onboard a Procurement Consultant, to support the project requirements.

Role Requisites:

Expectations from the Consultant This role is a client-facing role and the selected candidate shall be expected to work closely with the Client, internal Palladium teams as well as Experts onboarded from time to time. The Candidate is expected to assist Palladium in driving the project ensuring the preparation of quality deliverables as well as assisting in day-to-day operations including:

• Support the Client and Team and ensure the timely execution of the tasks as per the agreed work plan.
• Conducting research, analysis, and developing the reports, and presentations.
• Provides financial management information by preparing financial status analyses and reports.
• Assisting in the development of PPP projects, financial assessment, and Transaction Advisory
• Monitoring ongoing projects
• Assisting in Bid Procurement/Bid Process Management
• Assisting in driving the work related to various potential opportunities.
• Any other assistance required for other projects.

Qualifications Required:

• Post-graduate in Engineering / Technology / Management / Law/ Business Administration
• At least 5 years of experience
• Experience in transaction advisory / project assessment / public finance / public procurement / contract management
• Experience of assisting in PPP project, financial assessment, implementation management, project monitoring and consulting
• Experience of working with Central / State Government Departments / Agencies / ULBs / Multilateral/ Donor Agencies / International Aid Agencies / Social Organizations, etc.

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 [e-mail] 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.