Deputy Director, Digital Solutions and Transformation Portfolio

2 weeks ago


Washington, United States Palladium International Full time
About the Opportunity

Palladium International is seeking a highly experienced and skilled Deputy Director to lead a global project supporting USAID's Advancing Digital Democracy activity. The project aims to promote the development of digital innovation that respects human rights in partner countries.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide strategic leadership and oversight of the activity, working closely with the Project Director and USAID/Washington D.C. and USAID Missions.
  • Co-lead and oversee programmatic functions, including development of work plans, budgets, quarterly/annual reports, and ensure effective implementation of program strategy.
  • Maintain effective and open communication throughout the project with the Project Director, Objective Leads, project operations teams, and other relevant stakeholders.
  • Work with the Project Director and other project staff to continuously refine implementation processes by integrating lessons learned and best practices.
  • Serve in an acting capacity in the absence of the Project Director.
  • Oversee the design and strategy of new project buy-ins and workplans, ensuring timely submission to and approval by the client and ensure that agreed activities and targets are fully accomplished, meet expected technical and management quality standards, and are delivered on schedule and on budget.
  • Identify opportunities and negotiate partnership programs to leverage synergistic donor, governmental, and organizational resources.
  • Manage and mentor a team of senior technical and program management staff and facilitate strong communication and coordination with and between all team members.
  • Cultivate and provide oversight to a network of diverse local and international project subcontractors and grantees to ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables and facilitate regular communication among implementing partners to encourage maximum participation in the project.
Requirements
  • At a minimum, have a bachelor's degree (master's degree preferred in business administration, information systems, democracy, or international development) and fifteen (15) years of experience adaptively managing USAID activities, including contracts and buy-ins, and proven experience building and managing dynamic, flexible teams.
  • Strong financial management experience including the ability to develop, track and monitor budgets and overall financial health of the project.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with a high level of emotional intelligence for effective communication and interaction within the project and to promote and position the project in the broader digital transformation arena.
  • Sound management skills to guide all project human, technical, and financial resources.
Professional Expertise
  • Experience leading large-scale USAID activities that catalyze democracy, governance, or economic growth outcomes world-wide; prior experience as Chief of Party, Project Director, Deputy Director, Team Leader, etc., on project(s) of similar scope, scale, and complexity preferred.
  • Experience cultivating and managing relationships across multiple technical sectors, including digital development, policy and strategy, democracy, digital rights, digital inclusion, and/or digital transformation.
  • Strong communications, writing, and oral presentation skills in English. Professional fluency in additional languages preferred (e.g. French, Spanish, Portuguese).
  • Willingness to travel up to 30% of time.


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