Manager/Senior Manager, Climate Mitigation Specialist

Manager/Senior Manager, Climate Mitigation Specialist
About Palladium
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.
Role
The Manager/Senior Manager is a leadership role in Palladium that leads and manages key components of the Climate and Nature corporate team and participates as a technical specialist in active projects in relation to climate resilience, climate adaptation, climate-related disaster risk reduction, and adaptation awareness.
Location
The role is based in Australia (Brisbane, Canberra or Adelaide offices) on a full-time basis.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of the Manager can be broadly described as follows:
Market and Business Development:

• Contribute to business development activities, playing a primary role in managing bid activities. This includes the identification, assessment and pursuit of new business opportunities, bid design, capture and strategy; along with financial structuring of and team selection for winning bid.
• Support and as appropriate, lead, Palladium's business development in Climate Mitigation focused projects.
• Provide accurate and pragmatic approaches to integrate Climate Mitigation in business development (responses to Requests for Tenders and client engagement).
• Commit to the delivery of company and regional objectives (Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)) ensuring that personal targets are delivered with excellence and timeliness.
• Understand client needs, objectives and requirements, and overcome challenges and customise our services to meet those needs.
• Be highly influential, seeking buy-in from your team and peers, as well as persuade and influence client decision making
• Build and maintain a network of independent consultants and develop trusted relationships with suppliers/partners through pre-bid negotiations.

Project Delivery

• Provide relevant, timely and pragmatic advisory support to Palladium's portfolio of current projects and those under development, relating to climate change mitigation technologies and interventions to enable low carbon development.
• Participate as a technical sectoral specialist in active projects to deliver the outcomes sought by clients in relation to: emissions reductions, emissions avoidance and removals; net zero targets; clean technology dissemination.
• Integration of low emissions approaches into non-climate focused projects (e.g. health, education.
• Manage multiple/ complex projects providing technical and project management inputs and expertise, as well as delivering technical thought leadership, in a dynamic environment.
• Meet project objectives, deliver value and support delivery of the sustainable business framework.
• Demonstrate strong stakeholder and communication skills, introducing and supporting new, inclusive and innovate ways of working.
• Customise delivery approach/best practice to meet client needs and ensure excellence in delivery.
• Work cross functionally across teams to resolve complex issues and find solutions.

Managing and Leading People

• Build APAC's delivery of SBTi targets and sustainable business initiatives.
• Mentor and coach others both formally and informally, investing time in their success and ensuring messages from leadership are supported and clearly cascaded.
• Continue focusing on professional growth and development, proactively seeking out and acting on feedback in a positive way, and developing skills in managing the performance of others (particularly sub-standard performance).
• Respectfully address conflict and collaborate and build relationships that support our mission and strategic objectives, leveraging expertise from across teams, projects, country offices and regions.

Key Competencies

• A tertiary degree in a relevant discipline, expected to be in engineering or science, or demonstrated relevant experience. Master level preferred.
• Significant work experience in low carbon, emissions mitigation/avoidance projects, preferably within the international development context.
• Previous experience working on DFAT bids and project delivery would be highly regarded.
• Excellent ability to develop collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Superior project management experience, including strong financial management skills.
• Flexibility to travel to various locations throughout the APAC region.

Choose Palladium for
If you are looking for an opportunity that will allow you to create a positive impact in the international community development space, then this is the place for you.
Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis/application close date. For more information about the role, please send your inquiry to:
Please note - we are only accepting applications from job seekers with full working rights within Australia as this role is unable to be sponsored. We are not accepting resumes from recruitment agencies for this role.
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 accommodation 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.