Practice Lead, Finance and Investment (Build and Scale a New Practice)
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Posted on: 09/06/2026
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Practice Lead, Finance and Investment
About Palladium:
Operating in over 50 countries, Palladium is a global consulting and implementation company working in partnership with governments, businesses, investors, and communities to design and deliver solutions that create lasting positive impact. We address some of the world's most complex challenges across infrastructure, economic growth and natural capital, health, energy, climate and environment, and digital transformation-strengthening systems, institutions, and markets to support inclusive and sustainable development. Our more than 2,100 staff worldwide work as trusted advisors across diverse contexts, combining deep technical expertise, implementation techniques, and innovative technology to deliver locally informed, client-focused solutions that help organisations achieve measurable, sustainable impact.
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.
This Opportunity:
Palladium's UKEA Partnership is seeking a Practice Lead, Finance and Investment, a senior leader who can build, define offers, win the first generation of flagship work and form a high-performing team around it. This role will have full accountability for shaping the practice, growing a sustainable pipeline and positioning Palladium as a leading partner in finance and investment for development. This includes direct responsibility for originating opportunities, engaging senior clients, converting priority deals and building a team aligned to delivery and growth. The practice will focus on strengthening financial markets and systems, and mobilising capital at scale across climate, nature, economic growth and health.
Why this role?
A rare opportunity to build a new practice within an established and credible organisation
Direct access to senior leadership and influence over UKEA strategy and growth
A platform to shape how finance and investment is applied across major development priorities
The ability to leverage Palladium's existing client relationships and delivery track record while defining a new market position
High visibility and impact across a priority growth area for the business
The Finance & Investment Practice may cover:
Financial sector transformation and regulatory strengthening: How financial systems function and allocate capital
Design of innovative financing facilities: Including blended finance vehicles, guarantees, catalytic funds, and results-based mechanisms
Capital mobilisation and market development: Including investor engagement, pipeline development, and market ecosystem building
Investment climate and financial market reforms: Improving the conditions under which investors decide whether to invest
Impact, ESG and sustainability design and reporting: Supporting credible impact frameworks aligned to climate, nature, and development goals
Supporting governments to strengthen the fiscal and financial conditions needed to mobilise domestic and private capital
Location:
The position will be based in Palladium's London office. Please note that applicants must have the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Palladium follows a hybrid working model, with three days in the office and two days remote.
Reporting Lines:
The Practice Lead, Finance and Investment will report to the Managing Director, UKEA
This role will work closely with Palladium's sectoral teams in climate, environment, economic growth and health
Primary Responsibilities:
Practice strategy and leadership
Define and lead a clear strategic vision for the Finance & Investment Practice aligned with Palladium UKEA's regional strategy and global priorities
Translate the practice value proposition into credible, differentiated market offer
Build on Palladium-s finance-for-nature leadership, positioning the practice at the intersection of financial system reform, climate finance, nature-positive investment and impact, health and economic growth
Contribute as a senior member of the UKEA team to wider organisational transformation and growth
Business development
Take full ownership for originating, shaping and converting a pipeline of priority opportunities
Build and maintain senior client relationships, including UK government, DFIs, MDBs and foundations
Lead opportunity positioning, deal development and bid strategies for major programmes
Be accountable for securing the first wave of anchor programmes for the practice
Provide clear commercial leadership on pricing, partnerships and market entry
Delivery oversight and quality assurance
Provide senior oversight of the Finance & Investment portfolio
Ensure strong delivery, financial performance, and client satisfaction
Act as programme director for selected flagship programmes
Team leadership and management
Build and lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary team aligned to the practice's priorities
Define team structure, roles and accountabilities
Deploy internal and external expertise against priority opportunities and delivery
Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, delivery excellence and wellbeing
Market positioning and thought leadership
Represent Palladium at senior external forums
Drive thought leadership aligned to priority markets and clients
Build Palladium's visibility and credibility in finance and investment
Essential Criteria:
Senior leadership experience in finance, investment or financial systems reform, ideally within international development or public sector advisory
Demonstrated track record of winning and converting work, not only contributing to bids
Experience building or scaling a practice, portfolio or business line
Experience overseeing large, complex delivery programmes with multiple stakeholders
Strong entrepreneurial abilities
Strong commercial judgement and ability to translate strategy into revenue
Credibility with senior clients (e.g. government, DFIs, MDBs, donors)
Able to operate effectively in high-autonomy, early-stage environments
Strong communicator, able to simplify complex financial concepts
Proven people leaders with a focus on accountability and performance
Desirable Criteria:
Experience working at the climate-finance-nature nexus
Existing relationships with DFIs, MDBs, climate and nature finance initiatives
Experience linking impact, ESG and financial performance frameworks
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early as the position may close once a suitable candidate is found.
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 during the recruitment process (due to disability, neurodiversity, 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.
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