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CATALYZE, Engines of Growth, Intern
Project Overview and Role:
USAID CATALYZE is a global project designed to facilitate partnerships and craft solutions to mobilize $2 billion in blended private sector and other financing to USAID partner countries. The program can work in any development sector or region, enabling USAID Bureaus and Missions around the world to efficiently facilitate investment solutions that respond to the needs of specific sectors, issues, and geographies and leverage private sector financing to achieve development objectives.

Palladium seeks an intern for the USAID/Engines of Growth (EoG) Activity, a buy-in program under USAID’s global CATALYZE Blended Finance Mechanism. The purpose of the EoG Activity is to facilitate Western Balkan1 small and medium enterprise (SME) growth and productivity by improving their access to and utilization of finance. EoG will help mobilize capital to SMEs in order to sustain viable SMEs and jobs in the wake of COVID 19, and later anticipates facilitating growth financing to SMEs in the long term.

The Intern will be a paid position and will work with the Engines of Growth team to support staff and implement project activities across all six Western Balkan countries. The position will work from home and can be from any of the six WB countries.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Working with EoG to develop a pipeline of activities related to the business service advisory network
Preparing and filing all documentation related to the business advisory network
Preparing payment approval forms
Developing a system to monitor when subcontractor payments are due
Implementing the required project filing system
Entering data into excel for key performance indicators
Assisting in reviewing and processing grants and procurements
Required Qualifications:
The Intern position requires familiarity with donor projects and the financial sector in the Western Balkans, including alternative finance options available and the potential and constraints to develop alternative finance. The minimum qualifications are as follows:
Bachelor degree
Highly organized and efficient with excellent time management skills
Ability to work independently
Excellent skills in Excel
Ability to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners and the ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams
Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, as well as negotiation skills
Ability to speak one or more Western Balkan languages
Please note that candidates outside the Western Balkan region will not be considered.
All interested applicants should send their CV and cover letter in English language to wbalkans.eog@thepalladiumgroup.com not later than September 5th, 2022
Company Overview:
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.
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.

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