Team Leader - CASA

About Palladium:

Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact onthe 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 aworkforce of 2,100 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions,races, languages, and gender identities.

The Climate Ambition Support Alliance (CASA) is a UK-funded programme dedicated to enhancing the capacity and capability of ambitious, low-income, and climate-vulnerable countries in international climate negotiations. Overseen by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), CASA currently provides support to the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group, the Alliance of Small Island Developing States (AOSIS), the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) and the Independent Allianceof Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC).

Palladium is seeking a Team Leader to join our proposal for the next phase of the programme. This role will act as the central point of leadership for programmedelivery. The Team Leader is responsible for representing the programme with arange of external organisations and individuals, including regularly reporting to the client, maintaining strong working relationships with relevant local entities, other programmes, as well as with corporate Palladium staff.

This is an excellent opportunity for experiencedproject leaders to play a critical role in the fight against climate change and provision of support to climate-vulnerable countries. Should the project be awarded, the Team Leader wouldbe expected to start full-time in January 2027. This a multi-year programmerunning until March 2030.

The position is hybrid based in Palladium’s London office.

• Provide strategic leadership and overallaccountability for the successful delivery of the programme, ensuringachievement of objectives, outcomes and contractual commitments.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between the Client, consortium partners and technical delivery teams, ensuring effective coordination and communication across all programme activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with theclient, negotiating groups, technical experts and consortium partners,ensuring partnerships contribute effectively to programme delivery andimpact.
• Represent the programme in governance forums,steering committees and external events as required.

• Lead end-to-end programme management, ensuring delivery remains robust, adaptive, effective and responsive to emergingpriorities and stakeholder needs.
• Provide strategic guidance, oversight and quality assurance for all programme activities, outputs and deliverables, drawingon specialist expertise from across the team where required.
• Establish and maintain effective programmegovernance structures, delivery systems and reporting mechanisms.
• Proactively identify, assess and manage programmerisks and opportunities, advising both Palladium and the Client on emerging issues and adaptive responses.
• Lead, alongside the Project Manager and Project Director the preparation of annual workplans, delivery plans and budgets
• Oversee management of consortium partners and subcontractors, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and delivery against agreed workplans.
• Promote the integration of MEL and GEDSIconsiderations throughout programme delivery.
• Oversee programme communications and knowledge-sharing activities to maximise the visibility and uptake ofprogramme achievements, lessons and best practice.

• Provide leadership, direction and support to theprogramme team, fostering a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing culture.
• Establish and maintain effective management systems, processes and ways of working across the programme.
• Lead staff performance management processes,including objective setting, performance reviews and individual development planning.

• Provide overall oversight of programme finances,ensuring sound financial management and stewardship of programmeresources.
• Alongside the Project Director and Manager, leadbudget management, forecasting and financial planning processes,…