Team Leader - Financial Development Programme, Bangladesh

Team Leader - Financial Sector Development Programme, Bangladesh

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 2,100 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

Palladium is part of GISI’s Consulting Group, which aims to create solutions for the world’s most complex challenges. With annual revenues of $14 billion, GISI’s approximately 15,000 employees are engaged in projects across 100 countries worldwide providing construction, program/project management, and engineering consulting services.

Palladium is seeking an experienced and strategic Team Leader to lead the delivery of a five-year UK FCDO-funded technical assistance programme aimed at strengthening Bangladesh’s financial sector. The programme will support the central bank, government and regulatory authorities to drive transformation, improve financial infrastructure, and enhance regulatory frameworks.

Please note - This position is being recruited as part of a proposal submission and is contingent upon the successful award of the contract.

The position is ideally based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Consideration will be given to applicants who are based elsewhere and willing to spend 50% time in Dhaka.

This role will report into the Palladium Programme Director.

• Provide overall strategic leadership, quality assurance and stakeholder coordination for the programme, ensuring high-impact delivery across all work streams and full compliance with FCDO requirements.

• Provide overall strategic leadership and direction for programme implementation and achievement of outcomes.
• Serve as the primary point of contact with FCDO, Bangladesh Bank, government counterparts and development partners.
• Ensure all work streams (central bank transformation, financial infrastructure, regulatory/legal reform, financial ecosystem development) are integrated and aligned with programme objectives.

• Build and maintain high-level relationships with FCDO, Bangladesh Bank, government ministries, IMF, World Bank, ADB, IFC, private sector bodies and civil society.
• Represent the programme at policy dialogues, donor coordination platforms, steering committees and public forums.
• Proactively manage sensitive political‑economy issues, ensuring effective communication and alignment among stakeholders.

• Provide senior oversight and quality assurance for deliverables produced by Technical Leads and short-term experts, ensuring technical soundness, feasibility and alignment with FCDO KPIs.
• Drive adaptive management and learning across work streams, ensuring lessons learned inform programme adjustments.
• Oversee capacity‑building of Bangladesh Bank and other counterparts, including planning for sustainability and exit strategy.
• Ensure the programme meets all FCDO contract management KPIs, including social value, safeguarding, duty of care, and anti‑fraud measures.
• Oversee risk management, monitoring of fiduciary controls and compliance with FCDO transparency requirements.
• Champion Value for Money principles (economy, efficiency, effectiveness, equity) across all programme activities.
• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team of national and international experts, fostering collaboration, inclusion and performance excellence.
• Mentor senior staff, including the Deputy Team Leader and Technical Leads, to strengthen local leadership capacity.

• Experience leading large‑scale donor‑funded programmes, preferably in financial sector reform or economic governance.
• Proven experience working with central banks, financial regulators, and government institutions in developing countries.
• Strong understanding of financial…