Team Lead

Job Title: Team Lead

Location: Dhule (Maharashtra) / Alwar (Rajasthan) / Remote with field travel

Type: Short-term Contractual Position

Duration: 6 months

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.

Role Overview:

The Team Leader will provide strategic, technical, and managerial leadership to ensure high-quality, timely delivery of project outcomes. The role involves stakeholder engagement, coordination with national and international partners, and supervision of short-term experts

Roles and Responsibilities:

● Hold overall responsibility for project advisory packages, ensuring delivery quality and timelines.

● Lead, plan, and manage personnel assignments within budget, including supporting local and international experts.

● Coordinate all project communications with key partners, stakeholders, and consortium members.

● Provide technical leadership for the assignment, including active engagement in stakeholder consultations, workshops, and key meetings.

● Offer technical backstopping to field assessment and planning teams.

● Prepare regular progress and technical reports as per project deadlines.

● Ensure compliance with guidelines, project milestones, and contractual requirements.

● Oversee management adaptations in response to changing project conditions and ensure administrative closure.

Qualifications & Experience:

● Master’s degree in Environmental Policy, Economics, Forestry, Business Administration, or related discipline.

● Proficiency in English & Hindi (B2 level).

● 12 years of professional experience in sustainability and natural resources management, 8 years in business development, value chain promotion and market linkages, 5 years of management/leadership experience as project team leader or manager in a company, 5 years of experience in projects in South Asia (region), of which 2 years in projects in India (country), 5 years of experience in Development cooperation projects

Desired Skills and Competencies:

● Exceptional leadership, team management, and multi-disciplinary coordination skills.

● Strong stakeholder engagement and negotiation abilities.

● Strategic planning and results-oriented approach.

● Excellent oral and written communication in English and Hindi.

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.

Disclaimer:

Palladium operates a rigorous, multi-stage selection process for all vacancies. Submission of an application does not guarantee advancement at any stage, the receipt of an offer, or onboarding to the specified role.