Communications Assistant

About Palladium: Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver a 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 3,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

Project Overview and Role The USAID Enterprises, Employment, and Enabling Environments (E4) Activity aims to increase employment and jobs through increased private sector productivity and competitiveness. The theory of change is: “For the number of jobs to increase, businesses must grow; and for businesses to grow, constraints preventing growth must be removed.” Following this logic, Palladium will focus on removing obstacles to growth at the firm level and will work to develop skills identified by employers or develop entrepreneurial expertise. Additionally, Palladium will work to address legal and regulatory constraints if they are determined to be significant inhibitors of firm growth. These efforts will result in the creation of new firms, the growth of existing firms, and new job creation.

Work performed under the E4 IDIQ is divided into three components:

• Component 1: Enterprises – Fostering Competitive Industries
• Component 2: Employment – Developing a Capable Workforce and Entrepreneurship
• Component 3: Enabling Environments – Creating Conditions for Jobs and Investment

E4 IDIQ regional office is located in Almaty. Kazakhstan and country offices are located in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

This Opportunity: The Future Growth Initiative (FGI) Task Order will increase the competitiveness of high-growth industries to provide jobs and incomes for Central Asia’s growing workforce, propelling the region toward self-reliance. FGI will transform market systems in ways that help high-potential firms and sectors grow, foster market linkages to match the demand for workforce skills with training offered to youth and women, link entrepreneurs to high-growth markets, and build more business- and worker-friendly policy environments and institutions to sustain private sector-driven growth.

Palladium seeks a Communications Assistant for the FGI Task Order under the USAID (E4) Activity. Activities performed under this Task Order will cover Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Communications Assistant will be responsible for providing operational and administrative assistance to the technical and operational staff, performing communications and other services in support of regional Communications activities.

Location:The position is based in Almaty, Kazakhstan

You and Your Career: Suppose you are a problem-solver, collaborator, and doer, and you have expertise in project assistance that cover all aspects of a project. In that case, it is dully attended to and completed at the right time, regardless of challenges encountered. In this case, we are interested in hearing from you.

We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunities from the start. We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources, and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!

Reporting and Supervision: The Communications Assistant will work in close cooperation with the Communications Director and should directly report to the Communications Director and COP.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Program Support:

• 75% assistance to the Communication Director (primary) and 25% assistance on technical team’s issues and events (secondary)
• Assists in the dissemination of communications tools to inform key audiences on project progress and successes through social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn)
• Assists in designing and developing communications tools (videos, visual images, PPT presentations, press releases, success stories, impact statements, factsheets, flyers, etc.)
• Assists in collecting materials for progress reports (quarterly, annual, final)
• Supports Communications with the coordination of translations (reports, PPTs, research, etc.)
• Assist technical team and events
• Other duties as assigned

Key Competencies Required:

• Experience in administrative support
• Computer programs proficiency, including Adobe Photoshop and Corel Draw
• Excellent communication skills
• Proficiency in English

Professional Expertise/Competencies Preferred:

• Experience in working on USAID projects
• Ability to perform multiple and urgent tasks

Deadline for Submission: 30 July 2022

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. 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 [email protected], 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 rigorous due diligence.