Associate, Project Delivery, AFGHS

Palladium: Make It Possible; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Palladium: Make It Possible in Arlington, VA is seeking an Associate, Project Delivery to support AFGHS, a government-led project focused on health systems strengthening and digital platforms.

The role is based in Palladium’s Arlington office with a hybrid schedule (three days in office, two from home). The candidate will assist with project management, financial oversight, and HR processes to ensure contractual compliance and successful delivery.

Qualifications

• 2+ years work experience in project delivery or coordination.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Track milestone progress and validation.
• Review procurements, budgets, and reports for compliance.
• Support development of project budgets and financial reporting.
• Assist with recruitment and onboarding of project staff.
• Coordinate with HQ and field offices and maintain calendars.
• Ensure timely completion of deadlines.

Skills

Coordination

Communication

Financial analysis

Problem solving

Teamwork

Job description

About Palladium

Operating in over 50 countries, Palladium is a global consulting and implementation company working in partnership with governments, businesses, investors, and communities to 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 to support inclusive and sustainable development. Our more than 2,100 staff worldwide work as trusted advisors across diverse contexts, combining deep technical expertise, implementation techniques, and innovative technology to deliver locally informed, client-focused solutions that help organizations achieve measurable, sustainable impact.

About Palladium

Operating in over 50 countries, Palladium is a global consulting and implementation company working in partnership with governments, businesses, investors, and communities to 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 to support inclusive and sustainable development. Our more than 2,100 staff worldwide work as trusted advisors across diverse contexts, combining deep technical expertise, implementation techniques, and innovative technology to deliver locally informed, client-focused solutions that help organizations achieve measurable, sustainable impact. Palladium is part of GISI’s global family of companies, which aims to create solutions for the world’s most complex challenges. With annual revenues of $14 billion, GISI’s approximately 15,000 employees are engaged in projects across 100 countries worldwide providing construction, program/project management, and engineering consulting services.

This Opportunity

Palladium is currently 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, to support Project AFGHS, a global digital health Fixed Amount Award (FAA) funded by the United States Department of State Global Health Security and Diplomacy division. The project works in over a dozen countries with centralized core funding and will achieve established quarterly milestone benchmarks that are 3, 6, 9, 12 months in duration. Aligned with the America First Global Health Strategy, AFGHS - Palladium emphasizes country ownership, accountability, efficiency, measurable results, and global health security. AFGHS- Palladium focusses on the integration of digital platforms into interoperable ecosystems that provide real-time data for planning, accountability, and performance management. These systems will also support outbreak intelligence by connecting surveillance, laboratory, facility, and logistics data to enable earlier detection and faster responses to public health threats. The Associate, Project Delivery serves as part of the Project Management Unit (PMU) that is responsible for the management and delivery of a specific activity buy-ins. The Associate position supports the management of effective and efficient financial and compliance activities to deliver work in accordance with contractual obligations, company policies, local country settings, and client rules and regulations. The Associate, Project Delivery, is a valued member of the team completing a variety of tasks that are critical to high-quality project management.

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 be made 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 $66,000 to $70,000. Please be advised that a final salary offer will be based on various factors, including but not limited to your qualifications, education, experience, skills, seniority, performance, and Palladium’s business or organizational 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 milestone progress, benchmarks, and validation.
• Review procurements, budgets, reports, and other documents to ensure compliance with relevant policies and procedures; may conduct spot checks on processes and internal controls including reviewing asset management procedures and updated asset registers for each project, as assigned
• Support development of project subcontractor and grants management procedures compliant with both internal policies and procedures, and client rules and regulations
• Support development of partner and vendor agreements, work orders and modifications
• Assist with internal PMU administration, including drafting weekly meeting agendas, taking notes for distribution, tracking tasks, maintaining calendars and deadline reminders
• Work towards anticipating project needs and providing compliant, flexible recommendations on processes, or assigned responsibilities, such as suggesting adequate timelines for reviews and coordination between HQ and field offices, proactively handling PMU administrative tasks, etc.
• Learn and contribute to training of project staff on company policies, procedures, and guidelines and client rules and regulations (covering for example: security, occupational health and safety, risk management, planning, human resource management, monitoring, reporting, finance, procurement, logistics, IT, communications, audit support and all other such implementation matters)
• Will meet all Operational, Management, Contractual, Timesheet, HR, and administrative deadlines.

Financial Management

• Review field vouchers and upload into accounting system applicable by the PMU Calendar deadline.
• Support ensuring the project financial calendar is adhered to
• Support development of project budgets
• Support monthly monitoring of all expenditures against budgets, supports monthly project forecasting
• Help coordinate partner and vendors and processes work orders and invoices
• Assist with internal financial reporting and tasks including monthly accruals, reviewing partner and vendor invoices and adheres to all PMU calendar deadlines

Human Resource Management and Recruitment

• Support the onboarding of new staff within an expedited timeframe
• Coordinate input and support from HR for recruitment and contracting expatriate, TCN, and other personnel as needed
• Coordinate project staff and consultant recruitment and due diligence (i.e., posting job descriptions, due diligence, compliance spot checks, biodata verification, record retention, and contract preparation and onboarding)

Essential Criteria

• 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

Desirable Criteria

• Advanced Spanish or French language skills preferred
• Prior experience in the international development sector

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or status as a protected veteran.

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.