Associate, Project Delivery, AFGHS

Palladium; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Palladium in Arlington, VA seeks an Associate, Project Delivery to support AFGHS, a government-backed health systems project. The role focuses on project management, milestone tracking, budgeting, and procurement oversight within a global health program.

Hybrid work schedule available with visa sponsorship not provided. The position is a project role with an end date of October 31, 2027, with possible extension pending funding and performance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years work experience with ability to demonstrate strong coordination and communication skills.
• Experience in project management, budgeting and procurement processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to collaborate with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Milestone Working Group by tracking milestone progress, benchmarks, and validation.
• Review procurements, budgets, reports, and other documents to ensure compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
• Support development of project subcontractor and grants management procedures compliant with internal policies and client rules.
• Support development of partner and vendor agreements, work orders and modifications.
• Assist with PMU administration including drafting agendas and tracking tasks.
• Coordinate between HQ and field offices to ensure timely reviews and coordination.
• Train project staff on Palladium policies and client rules and regulations.
• Meet all Operational, Management, Contractual, Timesheet, HR, and admin deadlines.

Skills

Project coordination

Communication

Budgeting

Scheduling

Procurement review

Financial reporting

HR coordination

Policy compliance

Team coordination

Spanish/French (adv)

Job description

Operating inover 50 countries,Palladium is a global consulting and implementation companyworking in partnership with governments, businesses, investors, and communitiesto design and deliver solutions that create lasting positive impact.We address some of the world’s most complex challenges across infrastructure,economic growth and natural capital, health, energy, climate and environment,and digital transformation—strengthening systems, institutions, and markets tosupport inclusive and sustainable development. Our more than 2,100 staffworldwide work as trusted advisors across diverse contexts, combining deeptechnical expertise, implementation techniques, and innovative technologyto deliver locally informed, client-focused solutions thathelp organizations achieve measurable, sustainable impact.
Palladium is part of GISI’s global family ofcompanies, which aims to create solutions for the world’s most complexchallenges. With annual revenues of $14 billion, GISI’s approximately 15,000employees are engaged in projects across 100 countries worldwide providingconstruction, program/project management, and engineering consulting services.

This Opportunity:

Palladium iscurrently seeking an Associate, Project Delivery, to support AFGHS, a country-led, performance-managed transition approach to implementation that ensures continuity of investments, sustains lifesaving services, and strengthens integrated, government-owned health systems to maintain gains and achieve resilient, country-owned outcomes. AFGHS is a milestone-based global project funded by the U.S. Department of State, Global Health Security and Diplomacy division prevent, detect, and respond to infectious diseases, lead U.S. diplomatic engagement, and integrate global health security into national security and foreign policy. The project will focus on continuity of service and measurable system functionality, with outputs tied to verifiable milestones. By reinforcing existing national systems,tosupport Project AFGHS, a global digital health Fixed Amount Award (FAA) fundedby the United States Department of State Global Health Security and Diplomacy division.The project works in over a dozen countries with centralized core funding andwill achieve established quarterly milestone benchmarks that are 3, 6, 9, 12months in duration.

Please note this role is pending award so no agreements will be given until it's received. Also, this will be a project role with an end date of October 31,2027, but has the option to be extended should additional client funding bemade available and staff performance is excellent.

Location:

The position is based in Palladium’s Arlington, VA office. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US as visa sponsorship cannot be provided.

Palladium supports a hybrid work schedule of three days in the office and two from home.

Compensation:

The base salary for this position is expected to range from $66,000to $70,000. Please be advised that a final salary offer will be based onvarious factors, including but not limited to your qualifications, education,experience, skills, seniority, performance, and Palladium’s business ororganizational needs.

Reporting and Supervision:

• This person will report to a Manager, Project Delivery
• This role will not have supervisory responsibilities

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Supports the Milestone Working Group by tracking milestoneprogress, benchmarks, and validation.
• Review procurements, budgets, reports, and otherdocuments to ensure compliance with relevant policies and procedures; mayconduct spot checks on processes and internal controls including reviewingasset management procedures and updated asset registers for each project,as assigned
• Support development of project subcontractor andgrants management procedures compliant with both internal policies andprocedures, and client rules and regulations
• Support development of partner and vendor agreements,work orders and modifications
• Assist with internal PMU administration, includingdrafting weekly meeting agendas, taking notes for distribution, trackingtasks, maintaining calendars and deadline reminders
• Work towards anticipating project needs and providingcompliant, flexible recommendations on processes, or assignedresponsibilities, such as suggesting adequate timelines for reviews andcoordination between HQ and field offices, proactively handling PMUadministrative tasks, etc.
• Learn and contribute to training of project staff oncompany policies, procedures, and guidelines and client rules andregulations (covering for example: security, occupational health andsafety, risk management, planning, human resource management, monitoring,reporting, finance, procurement, logistics, IT, communications, auditsupport and all other such implementation matters)
• Will meet all Operational, Management, Contractual,Timesheet, HR, and administrative deadlines.
• Review field vouchers and upload into accounting systemapplicable by the PMU Calendar deadline.
• Support ensuring the project financial calendar isadhered to
• Support development of project budgets
• Support monthly monitoring of all expendituresagainst budgets, supports monthly project forecasting
• Help coordinate partner and vendors and processeswork orders and invoices
• Assist with internal financial reporting and tasksincluding monthly accruals, reviewing partner and vendor
• invoices andadheres to all PMU calendar deadlines

Human Resource Management and Recruitment

• Support the onboarding of new staff within anexpedited timeframe
• Coordinate input and support from HR for recruitmentand contracting expatriate, TCN, and other personnel as needed
• Coordinate project staff and consultant recruitmentand due diligence (i.e., posting job descriptions, due diligence,compliance spot checks, biodata verification, record retention, andcontract preparation and onboarding)
• 2+ years work experience with ability to demonstrate strong coordination and communication skills
• Works with respect and dignity for all colleagues and contributes to a cooperative team working environment
• Basic understanding of management including organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Financial acumen and the ability to interpret and analyze financial reports
• Sound problem solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to work both independently and as a part of a team when required
• Advanced Spanish or French language skills preferred
• Prior experience in the international development sector

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment withoutregard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,national origin, disability, age, or status as a protected veteran.

Safeguarding- We define Safeguarding as “thepreventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and thecommunities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that allchildren and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated withrespect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will besubject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focusedinterviews and a rigorous due diligence process.