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.

Project Background

This Opportunity:

Palladium International, LLC is implementing the $250 Million, 5-year USAID CATALYZE contract which offers a facilitated partnership model that will craft solutions to crowd in $2 Billion in blended finance (i.e., blended concessional and commercial finance) to USAID partner countries; it can work in any development sector or region. Launched in October 2019, CATALYZE is a buy-in mechanism that allows USAID Bureaus and Missions to efficiently deploy investment facilitation solutions that respond to the needs of specific sectors, issues, and geographies.

USAID CATALYZE Market Systems for Growth (MS4G) focuses on creating transformative outcomes in the food security and WASH sectors to benefit all Ethiopian people. To achieve these goals, the activity engages youth, mobilizes capital, increases access to finance, connects enterprises to markets, and supports stakeholders to self-advocate towards policy change which will promote opportunities for the private sector community. The project supports activities in Addis Ababa and secondary cities.

To strengthen the private sector in the food security and WASH sectors, MS4G uses a market-based approach to enhance enterprises’ performance, product/service delivery, and inclusion. The activities are designed to build institutional capacity, enhance knowledge and skill transfers through workforce development initiatives, advance the business enabling environment, accelerate digital transformations and scale best practices to increase productivity and quality.

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia preferred.

Remote work acceptable.  Work location must be plus/minus three (3) hours from Eastern Africa Time (EAT).

Duration: 6 months, full time engagement

Objective of the assignment:

USAID CATALYZE MS4G’s would like to hire a consultant writer/ editor to strengthen MS4G’s capacity to communicate clearly, consistently, and impactfully, ultimately advancing our mission and making a positive difference in the communities we serve. We believe that this position is instrumental in achieving our goals and embodying our commitment to excellence in communication.

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 accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com 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.

Job Requirements

Qualification and Experience

The successful candidate is required to meet the following criteria:

• A bachelor's or master's degree in communications, journalism, or a related field.

• Proven experience in writing, content creation, and copy editing preferably within the context of USAID-funded projects or international development.

• Exceptional English writing, editing, and proofreading skills.

• Familiarity with USAID's communication requirements and branding guidelines.

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high-quality written materials.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Submit:

• CV

• Cover Letter

• Sample written materials published like articles, reports (if any)

• References list

How to Apply

We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to submit their resume/CV using THIS LINK