Country Fund Associate

Palladium is recruiting a proactive and highly organised Fund Associate to support the delivery of the Philippines Fund, UK PACT programme. This role is suited to a candidate with strong programme coordination and stakeholder management skills, and experience supporting grants and partners across a portfolio focused on energy—particularly offshore wind, offshore wind infrastructure and microgrids—and carbon markets.

About UK PACT

UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) is a programme funded by the UK Government. UK PACT supports countries that strive to overcome barriers to clean growth and have high emissions reduction potential to accelerate their climate change mitigation efforts. UK PACT delivers capacity‑building activities to accelerate partner countries’ transition to low‑carbon development. Our delivery model creates opportunities for synergies, knowledge sharing and learning between projects. UK PACT provides countries with the expertise they need to cut emissions quickly and grow their economy sustainably. Running since 2018, it works in partnership with over 20 countries with large and growing emissions or important ecosystems to tackle the most pressing climate issues they face, from power to planning and finance to forests. UK PACT deploys the best local, in‑country expertise, as well as leveraging the UK’s world‑class public‑and private‑sector experts to deliver impactful and long‑lasting change through both short‑and long‑term projects.

This Opportunity

This is a full‑time, remote role based in Manila, Philippines, offered on a fixed‑term contract starting as soon as possible in November 2026 and initially running until 31 March 2027. There is potential for extension, subject to individual performance and programme continuation.

Reporting

The position will report to the relevant Philippines Fund Manager.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Fund Associate plays a central role in the day-to-day delivery and oversight of the fund’s portfolio. They are responsible for managing day-to-day activities and supporting end-to-end project delivery, including activity (grants/Expert Deployment) procurement, selection, delivery and closure. Under the supervision of the Fund Manager, the Fund Associate will provide integrated support across activity management, reporting, and operational functions, working closely with implementing partners (IPs), expert deployments (EDs), FCDO, and internal teams.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the areas outlined below. The Fund Associate is expected to work flexibly across the fund’s delivery cycle, adapting support to evolving portfolio needs, programme priorities, client requirements, and operational demands. The postholder may also be required to undertake other duties consistent with the nature, level, and purpose of the role.

Portfolio management

• Support the Fund Manager in maintaining a coherent portfolio design and management in the fund’s agreed priority sectors.
• Analyse and summarise project‑level information to inform strategic decision‑making, adaptive management and portfolio‑level learning.
• Support the Fund Manager in managing the pipelining of new projects, contributing to forecasts and new project Terms of Reference, as relevant.

Activity selection

• Support selection processes (including requests for quotations and calls for proposals), including preparation of documentation, coordination of application processes, and communication with applicants.
• Contribute to the assessment and selection process, including leading on eligibility reviews and coordinating evaluation panels and decision‑making forums.
• Support and coordinate the recruitment of individual experts (Consultants or employees) through CV screening, interviews and decision making.
• Lead the due diligence processes, including coordination and review of required documentation and presentation to the risk committee for approval.
• Develop first drafts of grant agreements, subcontract and amendments, working with the regional and PMU teams to ensure timely signatures.
• Coordinate and support the start‑up of projects, including preparing for and supporting kick‑off sessions and subsequent upskilling trainings required.

Activity delivery

• Monitor project (grant/ED) progress against agreed outputs and delivery plans, proactively identifying risks, delays, or underspend and following through on corrective actions with partners. In particular, this relates to KPI 1b (output delivery) and KPI 3b and c (Quarterly and Annual Activity forecast accuracy) oversight. Fund Associates are responsible for ensuring data related to KPI 1b is inputted correctly and in a timely manner into the IMS platform and for supporting the review of IP finance fo