Job Description

Publications Specialist, Senior Associate 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 Opportunity:
The Publications Specialist will be a full-time Sr. Associate serving as a member of the USAID-funded five-year PROPEL Health project\xe2\x80\x99s communications team, working to support the department\xe2\x80\x99s strategic communications efforts. The team is focused on sharing stories, best practices, lessons learned, and contributing to the knowledge base in health policy, financing, stewardship, and global leadership and advocacy. The Publications Specialist will perform a variety of writing, editing, and administrative support duties including editing technical communications to ensure grammatical and technical accuracy of information; writing content such as news stories; formatting and branding publications and presentations; and serving as the communications point person for specific activities. The Publications Specialist will also provide editing, writing, and formatting support for other units within Palladium, including the America\xe2\x80\x99s Regional Business Practice, other projects, and business development efforts, on an ad hoc basis.

Location:
The position is based in Palladium\xe2\x80\x99s Washington D.C. office.

You and Your Career:
If you are a detail-oriented writer and editor and you have expertise in public health communications, 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:

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  This position will report to the project\xe2\x80\x99s managing editor
  
• The role will be required to liaise closely with the PROPEL Health communications team, staff members, project operations, and other company employees

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

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  Copy and content edit reports, briefs, and other technical products/publications, aligning with the client\xe2\x80\x99s editorial style guide
  
• Collaborate with authors and technical staff on revisions, offering thoughtful feedback
  
• Review final documents to ensure high-quality products
  
• Format publications and presentations, using the project\xe2\x80\x99s Microsoft Word and PowerPoint templates
  
• Ensure documents are accessible for posting on the website (using Adobe Acrobat)
  
• Write news stories, blog posts, and abstracts for the web as needed
  
• Serve as a communications point person for selected technical teams to proactively engage on communications needs, including product development, tracking, and dissemination
  
• Assist with writing and editing project results, including for quarterly and semi-annual report
  
• Update editorial style guide to reflect changes in best practices relevant to the project\xe2\x80\x99s work
  
• Provide administrative support, including
  
• Assist with publications tracking, including coordinating with consultant editors, graphic designers, and translators
  
• Assist with posting publications on the web and uploading to the USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse
  
• Coordinate with vendors for printing and production
  
• Provide support for events or meetings as needed

Key Competencies Required:

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  Highly skilled and detail-oriented copy and content editor
  
• Expert using the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) to format reports using styles and presentations using layouts that are polished and follow best practices for accessibility
  
• Experience translating technical content into an easy-to-digest format
  
• Knowledgeable of international development and public health technical concepts
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  
• Ability to manage work and make decisions on their own, as well as with a team
  
• Effective organizational skills, including the ability to multi-task and work in a high-pressure environment

Professional Expertise/Competencies Preferred:

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  Experience working as a technical editor, writer, or other communications specialist role preferably in the field of international development
  
• Academic experience preferably in Communications, International Development, Public Health, or a related field
  
• Advanced skills using the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and Adobe Acrobat

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 \xe2\x80\x9cthe preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm\xe2\x80\x9d. 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.