- An increase in the capacity and capability of partner institutions (national, sub-national and civil society) to deliver enhanced and accelerated climate actions
- An increase in in-country buy-in to urgently facilitate low-carbon development
- This role will report to Regional lead Latin America / Amazon FundManager, UK PACT with close coordination with the Regional Grants Manager LatinAmerica.
- Support on continuous context analysis and assessment of local market capacity to identify the most appropriate avenues for interventions and pathways to climate change impact within each key strategic sector
- Support further demand scoping for UK PACT-funded projects in different countries of the Amazon Region (such as, but not exclusively: Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru), including stakeholder mapping and engagement, identification of complementary existing programmes (funded by the UK and other donors) to avoid programme duplication, and horizon scanning.
- Support the UK PACT Amazon Fund Manager in promoting UK PACT funding opportunities to potential implementing partners, project and programme outputs to intended beneficiaries, and broader UK engagement on low-carbon development where relevant
- Working closely with the UK PACT Amazon Fund Manager, contribute to, and where appropriate lead the management of day-to-day interactions with local stakeholders, specifically supporting the relationships with project applicants and grant recipients/implementing partners
- Maintain an excellent working relationship with local FCDO team at Post to collaboratively design and generate buy-in for the programme activities
- Support the UK PACT Amazon Fund Manager and PMU in coordination of grant funding windows and support market engagement to ensure the right local stakeholders are aware of, and well-placed to apply for, UK PACT funding opportunities
- Contribute to the project screening and selection process, particularly regarding assessing deliverability and impact potential on the ground
- Support the UK PACT Amazon Fund Manager to oversee timely implementation of projects and regularly ensure the feedback of results, impacts and learning through quarterly reports to FCDO covering overall progress, progress against outputs, main activities and outputs for the next period, budget, spend and forecast, and risks
- Support the UK PACT Amazon Fund Manager and PMU to adhere to any local due diligence required from Implementing Partners and to support initial briefing to potential Implementation Partners
- Support defence against fraud, corruption and safeguarding risks, conducting spot checks and other processes to ensure FCDO grant funding is spent as intended and that Implementation Partners meet FCDO compliance requirements
- Support the UK PACT Amazon Fund Manager in advising on the potential to extend, scale up or replicate successful projects, and work with successful Implementation Partners to do this with FCDO approval
- Support Implementing Partners on project reporting (technical, financial, results and risk), by reviewing and requesting additional information, where required, to ensure reporting meets FCDO requirements
- Support identification of country and project-specific risk management, working with FCDO in post and in the UK, the Team Leader and PMU
- Demonstrated Programme and grant management skills, with experience supporting the deliver and management of projects, grantees, or subcontracts (At least 3 years)
- Strong reporting skills with proven ability to contribute to client formal reporting and ad-hoc requests
- Strong understanding of environmental/climate change/low GHG emission sectors in the Amazon region (in one or more countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), in terms of policy landscape, local and regional relevant state and non-state actors in relation to climate change, and low-carbon economic development
- Strong knowledge and understanding of the local political economy and business operating context in the Amazon region (in one or more countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) (including socio-economic context and development challenges and priorities
- Strong organisational, inter-personal administration and communication skills
- Strong financial management and administration skills, with the ability to review and quality assure the financial reports of projects
- Professional fluency in written and spoken English
- Shows flexibility and ability to adapt to changing circumstances
- Highly collaborative and committed to close working and open communication with colleagues in post and in the UK, and other UK PACT partners
- Commitment to neutrality in all dealings with stakeholders, including political stakeholders, to build trusted relationships and ensure maximum effectiveness of the programme
-
Country Fund Analyst, Colombia
hace 1 semana
Palladium Group, Inc. Bogota, Colombia**Country Fund Analyst, Colombia** · **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, su ...
-
Lhss Covid-19 Learning Activity Consultant, Colombia
hace 1 semana
Abt Associates Bogota, Colombia**Background** · The USAID Local Health System Sustainability Project (LHSS) project helps low · - and middle-income countries transition to sustainable, self-financed health systems as a means to support universal health coverage. Led by Abt Associates, the five-year, $209 milli ...
-
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
hace 1 semana
Global Green Growth Institute Bogota, ColombiaGGGI works in the Andean Region through the Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru in-country programs. GGGI has been working with the Government of Colombia to advance green growth policies and green investments through strategic partnerships such as with the Ministry of Environment and Su ...
-
Lhss Covid-19 Learning Activity Consultant, Colombia
hace 1 semana
Abt JTA Bogota, Colombia**Background** · The USAID Local Health System Sustainability Project (LHSS) project helps low · - and middle-income countries transition to sustainable, self-financed health systems as a means to support universal health coverage. Led by Abt Associates, the five-year, $209 milli ...
-
National Platform Liaison
hace 1 semana
World Resources Institute Bogota, Colombia**About the Program**: · P4G - Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals contributes to green and inclusive growth in low · - and middle-income countries by helping early-stage climate businesses become investment ready and supporting national climate platform connections ...
-
Assistant Professor
hace 1 semana
Ningbo University Bogota, ColombiaAll successful applicants can expect: · - a one-off funding of 1 million RMB (~140K USD) for full time/ 0.5 million RMB (~70K USD) for part time for individual · - weekly salaries starting from 15K RMB ~ 50K RMB (~2.5K to 70K USD) for individual · * · * · Position: · Positions ar ...
-
Accounts Payable Associate
hace 1 semana
Ultimate Jet Vacation Bogota, ColombiaJoin the Ultimate Jet Vacations team as an **Accounts Payable Associate**, where your attention to detail and efficient communication skills will play a pivotal role in ensuring smooth vendor payment processes and maintaining high-quality standards for our valued clients. Working ...
-
Operations and Finance Specialist, Colombia
hace 1 semana
Abt Associates Bogota, Colombia**The World at Abt** · Solving the world's most pressing issues and improving the quality of life for people worldwide is what we do every day at Abt Associates. Creating a more equitable world is no small task, but we are driven by big challenges. · We are a team of 4,000+ peopl ...
-
Research Associate: Just Energy Transitions
hace 1 semana
Stockholm Environment Institute Bogota, ColombiaWe are recruiting a **Research Associate** who has experience and relevant training in conducting quantitative and/or qualitative research to work on projects supporting just transitions and economic diversification beyond fossil fuel extraction in Latin American countries. · **L ...
-
Fp&a Associate
hace 1 semana
minka_ Bogota, Colombia**Why** · minka_ is an open payments network that enables money to flow. · We are a lean, purposely small, well funded startup that is playing the long game. We are selective and take care of our (dream) team, so you will be well compensated. We value highly-motivated, somewhat c ...
-
Marketing Analytics
hace 1 semana
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Bogota, ColombiaMarketing Analytics & Operations, LATAM · This role has been designated as 'Edge', which means you will primarily work outside of an HPE office. · Responsible for developing and managing relations with business, technology and channel partners to drive new business and grow exist ...
-
Collections /recovery Agent - French Speaker
hace 3 días
D&S Global Solutions Bogota, ColombiaMUST SPEAK STRONG ENGLISH & CANADIAN/FRENCH: NO EXCEPTIONS._ · This is a COLLECTOR / RECOVERY AGENT position in a law firm. Your job would be to gently remind our clients' customers that they must fulfill their legal obligations. While no knowledge of the law is required as we wi ...
-
Transaction Services Analyst: Quality Risk and
hace 1 semana
Citi Bogota, ColombiaTTS Operations RPC provides transaction execution and operations management of the core Cash products for the LATAM region. Cash Operations cover 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Cash team performs a variety of activities for the LATAM Cash business including ...
-
Finance and Administration Director
hace 4 días
LINC Bogota, Colombia**Location**:Bogotá, Colombia · **Position Status**:Full-time employee · **About LINC** · **Position Description** · LINC is seeking a Finance and Administration Director for the anticipated USAID-funded Compass - Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activity in Colombia. Compass ...
-
Gender and Diversity Specialist
hace 2 días
Acumen's team Bogota, ColombiaAcumen Latin America (ALA) is looking for a gender and diversity specialist in Colombia with a minimum of 7 years of experience for a part-time_ _contract to offer advisory to advance our gender work in Latin America._The objective of this position is to advise our organization i ...
-
Treasury Manager
hace 3 días
Equinix Bogota, ColombiaTreasury Manager · Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, operating 240+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure th ...
-
Associate Director, Climate Policy, Finance and
hace 4 días
South Pole Bogota, ColombiaSouth Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing com ...
-
Site Solutions Analyst
hace 1 semana
Novasyte Bogota, ColombiaJoin our teams as a Site Solutions Analyst to serve as the main point of contact for global portfolios, manage the client relationship at the study level, oversee payment management projects and ensure sponsor satisfaction is achieved. Manage and oversee the initiation and study ...
-
Analyst (Projects), Global
hace 5 días
Instiglio Bogota, Colombia**Who we are**: · **Instiglio**'s mission is to unlock the full impact potential of governments to deliver meaningful outcomes for their citizens. We support our partners to integrate results-based approaches into delivery systems and practices, with the goal of enhancing the eff ...
-
People Associate
hace 1 semana
Instiglio Bogota, Colombia**Who we are**: · **Instiglio**'s mission is to unlock the full impact potential of governments to deliver meaningful outcomes for their citizens. We support our partners to integrate results-based approaches into delivery systems and practices, with the goal of enhancing the eff ...
Amazon Fund Associate - Bogotá, Colombia - Palladium
Descripción
Amazon Fund Associate
About Palladium:
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop anddeliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around theglobe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; buildenduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems toaddress global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over90 countries and have a workforce of 4, talented, motivated, and diversestaff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.
This Opportunity:
Palladium is recruiting Regional/Amazon Fund Associate for aprogramme and grants professional with a passion for carbon reductions to joinour UK PACT team in Bogota, Colombia or Sao Paulo, Brazil. The UK PACTprogramme aims to improve the effectiveness of key institutions (public,private and civil society) in partner countries so that they can deliveraccelerated emission reductions and raise the ambition of their NationallyDetermined Contributions (NDCs) targets. Specifically, the programme willdeliver the following results:
Location:
The position is based in Bogota, Colombia or Sao Paulo, Brazil.
You and Your Career:
If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, anddoer, and you have expertise in operational management, procurement and grantsmanagement and have experience supporting complex programmes in the developmentspace, we are interested in hearing from you.
We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunitiesfrom the start. We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources,and guidance to chart a fulfilling career
Reporting Lines :
PrimaryRoles and Responsibilities:
The Amazon Fund Associate will bea key regional member of the Palladium UK PACT team supporting management ofday-to-day activities from project implementation and reporting to stakeholderengagement and context analysis to ensure overall programme success.
Specifically, the Amazon FundAssociate will:
StrategyDevelopment and Engagement:
StakeholderRelationships:
ProjectManagement: Identification, Selection and Design of Interventions:
ProgrammeReporting:
KeyCompetencies and Professional Experience Preferred:
Equity,Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, andinclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections ofsociety and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity,success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achievediversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receiveequal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personalcharacteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economicbackground, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity,sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenousstatus.
Shouldyou require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability oryou are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please emailour team at and we willbe in touch to discuss.
Safeguarding - We defineSafeguarding as "the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect ourpeople, clients and the communities we work with from harm". We are committedto ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladiumare treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject toan enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and arigorous due diligence process.