Head of Program Implementation, APAC

About Palladium

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social, climate and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to help solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 4,000 employees operating in 90-plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, the environment, and, most importantly, people’s lives.

The role

The Asia Pacific (APAC) Palladium corporate team wins and delivers projects for the APAC region as part of Palladium’s global strategic initiatives and purpose around “Catalysing an enriched future for all”.

The Head of Program Implementation, APAC, will oversee the implementation of program activities in Palladium’s donor business across the Asia-Pacific region, ensuring the successful delivery of projects, driving growth, leading improvement to operational systems, ensuring a high degree of compliance and leading and managing teams. This role requires a visionary leader with advanced strategic thinking, exceptional leadership skills, financial acumen, and the ability to foster client relationships and drive sustainable business practices. The role will supervise four Geographic Managers across the region and oversee the Assurance function.

Key responsibilities include:

• Work constructively as part of the senior executive of Palladium APAC to meet business targets, support stakeholder needs and continue to improve the business.
• Provide strategic oversight and leadership for the delivery of complex and high-impact projects across the APAC region, ensuring they meet their outcome and quality objectives, deliver value for the client, and meet corporate financial targets.
• Supervise the Geographic Managers and provide guidance and support to ensure the successful delivery of their respective programs. Build and lead diverse and inclusive senior teams, leveraging expertise from all sources to deliver results and provide innovative solutions.
• Oversee the Quality and Assurance functions to ensure that all projects meet the highest standards of quality and compliance. Maintain and improve quality and compliance standards across the region.
• Develop and implement the strategic vision for Program Implementation across the APAC region, ensuring alignment with global objectives and regional goals. Demonstrate strategy agility by adapting strategies to changing market conditions and organisational priorities.
• Lead the identification and assessment of new business opportunities, guiding the development of long-range strategies to position the company for success.
• Build and maintain high-level relationships with key clients, stakeholders, and partners, acting as a trusted advisor and industry leader. Understand client needs in depth and effectively communicate solutions.
• Stay ahead of market trends and client needs, using this information to contribute to business development strategies and ensure the company is well-positioned for future opportunities.
• Drive high performance across senior teams through coaching, mentoring, and providing constructive feedback.

About you

You have significant experience in Program Implementation and Operations within the International Development sector. You possess advanced strategic thinking and business development skills and exceptional project management and change management capabilities.

Additional key requirements include:

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including at senior leadership levels.
• Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills, and prior experience leading and managing diverse senior teams.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, particularly in a multi-cultural environment.
• Flexibility to travel to various locations throughout the APAC region.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen.

Benefits at Palladium:

• 5 weeks annual leave
• Travel insurance (including cover for partners & children)
• Employee stock purchase program
• Health and Wellbeing Allowance
• Study Assistance
• Private Health Insurance Allowance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Novated Car Leasing

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.

How to Apply:

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