Portfolio Lead, Us Health

About Palladium

Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

This Opportunity

The US Health Portfolio is an emerging line of business at Palladium, which has a large global Health Team with multiple portfolios. The Portfolio Lead, US Health will lead in creating the US Health growth strategy and oversee the execution of the strategy by managing and mentoring the portfolio team, as well as interacting with the broader health and Americas Partnership teams. They will be responsible for building a pipeline of US health opportunities, initiating partnerships with likeminded organizations, and building a strong reputation for delivering results with potential clients. The incumbent must have experience building out new lines of health business, relying on their depth and breadth of experience across various US Health clients at federal, state, and local governments as well as foundations, and proven success winning new business in the US health market, especially with federal clients. In addition, we are looking for someone that has a strong understanding of health equity and the role of inequity in US health outcomes and performance.

Location:

The position is based in Palladium’s Washington, DC office.

You and Your Career

If you are an entrepreneurial, collaborative, problem-solver, and do-er with a proven track record of successfully winning, delivering (on time and on budget) and overseeing health programs in the U.S. we are interested in hearing from you.

We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunities from the start. We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources, and guidance to chart and build a fulfilling career!

Reporting And Supervision

The position reports to the Health Partner, Americas Partnership, with a matrixed line to the Global Head of Health Practice.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

Growth Strategy/ Business Development

• Identify and develop new business opportunities in the sector to secure commercially viable contracts
• Facilitate and oversee the development of a strategy and business development activities, building on Palladium’s rich global health experience as well as specific engagements established by the US Health portfolio already in Maternal Health, Infectious Diseases (notably HIV and COVID), and Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation
• Establish, foster, and maintain client and partner relationships
• Mentor team members or serve as capture manager on proposals (responsible for technical direction, teaming, staffing, and budgeting for proposals)

Team Management and Capacity Development

• Lead the design and building of a US Health team including identification of key positions and internal and external recruiting commensurate with growth
• Mentor technical staff in growing their business development and client engagement capabilities
• Oversee the financial and operational responsibilities of US Health as a portfolio within the Americas Regional Business Partnership and its policies, rules, and guidelines
• Build internal networks within Palladium to draw in technical experts and capabilities across the company to expand US Health growth opportunities, leverage opportunities for collaboration, as appropriate

Technical Leadership

• Provide thought leadership (writing blogs and position papers, conducting speaking engagements, etc.) and work with others to promote the work and market Palladium
• Ensure health equity is meaningfully incorporated into all proposals and projects; draw in technical experts in racial and health equity as appropriate
• Represent Palladium by participating in technical working groups, committees and other bodies that focus on activities, policies and innovations related to identified US Health priority areas
• Lead technical and delivery quality assurance, knowledge management and sharing efforts for the team; provide input and/or review of technical briefs highlighting Palladium’s work and achievements
• Ensure technical excellence across bids and projects

Key Competencies Required

• Experience building out a new line of business, hiring up teams based on growth strategy, and successfully overseeing a team to build out and winning a pipeline of work
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage working relationships with clients, partners, and technical experts
• Appreciation for and willingness to continue their journey in better understanding the racial inequities that underpin the health challenges faced by the communities we serve.
• Experience leading capture and proposal development for related opportunities with a successful track record
• Ability to solve complex technical, managerial, or operational problems and evaluation options based on relevant information, resources, well-rounded experience, and knowledge
• Ability to provide timely and direct feedback to direct reports and other departmental staff with appropriate diplomacy
• Demonstrated knowledge of trends in relevant areas, client initiatives, and programs
• Demonstrated ability to build, manage, develop, and supervise department staff, multiple project teams, remote staff, and other initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing. This includes public presentations, proposals, client reports, and contribution to publications with varied target audiences
• Demonstrated ability to drive a high performing culture, while simultaneously creating an inclusive and enabling work environment with a strong focus on diversity and inclusion
• Demonstrated blend of technical expertise in health and deep experience in management and business development targeting major US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) operating divisions such as CDC, CMS, HRSA, SAMHSA, and ACF.

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 [email protected] 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.