Call for Technical Experts
USAID/CARSS IDIQ – EL Salvador Roots for Prosperity

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.

This Proposal Opportunity: 
Palladium seeks highly motivated and experienced individuals for the anticipated El Salvador Roots for Prosperity (RfP) task order under the USAID/Central America Regional Support Services IDIQ. This 5-year program will aim to improve the business enabling environment of El Salvador and reduce the cost of doing business by providing technical assistance to high-potential Salvadoran small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and by implementing a temporary visa program.

Palladium is seeking USAID professionals for positions related to technical implementation, with experience in the following areas:
-  Trade facilitation
-  Trade and investment promotion, including market identification and linkages
-  Economic and social inclusion of women, youth and other marginalized communities
-  MSME competitiveness
-  Agriculture value chain development and market systems
-  Access to finance, including for SMEs and agriculture-sector firms
-  Strategic Communications
-  Temporary work visa programs

*Salvadoran nationals are highly encouraged to apply. El Salvador work authorization required.
**Offer is contingent on award

 
Key Competencies Required: 
-  A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study such as business or economics required, Master’s degree in relevant field preferred.
-  At least seven years’ relevant experience, 10 years’ experience for senior positions; Prior experience in the implementation of similar sized USAID or other donor- supported programs in El Salvador highly desirable.
-  Proven ability to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners and the ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams.
-  Evidence of strong communication skills, both interpersonal and written, to fulfil the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the contract.
-  Fluency in English and Spanish required

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. 

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