Technical Consultants - Financial Sector Development Programme, Bangladesh
About Palladium:
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.
The
Opportunities:
Palladium is recruiting
experienced technical consultants for a five-year UK FCDO-funded programme to
strengthen Bangladesh’s financial sector. Please
note - These roles are being recruited as part of a proposal submission and are
contingent upon the successful award of the contract.
This ambitious technical
assistance initiative will support the central bank, Ministry of Finance, and
key regulatory bodies to drive systemic reform, modernise financial
infrastructure, and enhance regulatory frameworks. The programme will deploy
long-term embedded experts within institutions and mobilise short-term
specialists to provide targeted advisory support, draft legislation, and
deliver capacity-building activities.
We are looking for consultants
with proven experience in Bangladesh or comparable contexts, and expertise in
one or more of the following technical areas. Please indicate your intended area
of specialisation at the beginning of your CV.
- Central banking reform
and policy development - Banking and financial
sector regulation - Financial sector
legislation and legal drafting - HR reform,
organisational restructuring, and change management - Financial sector
technology, including payments
systems, central bank IT, and cybersecurity - Financial ecosystem
development
Palladium is a trusted UK
FCDO Gold Supplier with a long-standing presence in Bangladesh, where we have
successfully delivered complex, multi-year programmes in Economic Development
and Governance. Our portfolio includes work for leading development partners
such as FCDO, USAID, SDC, and AusAid, reflecting our deep expertise in managing
large-scale technical assistance and reform initiatives in challenging
environments.
Location:
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Reporting Line:
Palladium Team Leader.
Required Expertise:
Candidates should demonstrate
capability in one or more of the following areas:
Central Banking and Financial Sector Legal, Policy, and Regulatory Reform
- Extensive expertise in financial sector law, with a focus on central banking, banking legislation, and resolution frameworks
- Proven track record drafting and implementing key financial laws (e.g. central bank acts, bank resolution regimes, bankruptcy codes).
- In-depth knowledge of Bangladesh’s legal and institutional architecture (Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Law, Parliament), or comparable jurisdictions.
- Strong capability in developing regulatory impact assessments, explanatory memoranda, and consultation papers.
- Skilled in leading and quality-assuring multi-disciplinary legal teams, including national and international experts.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and consensus-building skills in politically sensitive reform environments.
Organisational Transformation and HR Reform
- Demonstrated leadership in organisational transformation within central banks, regulators, and state-owned financial institutions.
- Proven ability to design and execute structured change-management programmes in complex political environments.
- Deep understanding of governance and HR frameworks in modern central banks, including delegation models, risk systems, and performance management.
- Hands-on experience in diagnostics and future-state organisational design.
- Capacity to manage external consultants delivering HR, governance, and organisational development assignments.
- Strong engagement with senior government officials and development partners (IMF, World Bank, IFC, ADB).
Financial Sector Technology and Infrastructure
- Experience designing and implementing financial infrastructure (e.g. payment systems, credit registries, open banking frameworks).
- Ability to embed cybersecurity, data governance, and RegTech into infrastructure upgrades.
- Proven leadership of large-scale IT and digital finance projects in central banks or similar institutions.
- Strong knowledge of international standards (ISO 20022, BIS-CPMI, PSD2, cybersecurity frameworks).
- Desired: Experience in public-sector IT procurement and vendor management.
- Desired: Capacity-building for IT and supervisory staff to ensure sustainable adoption.
Financial Ecosystem Development
- Extensive experience
in financial inclusion, MSME finance, capital markets, and long-term
finance ecosystem reform. - Proven success
partnering with Bangladesh Bank, Ministry of Finance, and industry
associations to design policies, pilot programmes, and accreditation
frameworks. - Strong track record of
building partnerships with banks, NBFIs, and fintechs to scale innovative
financial products for underserved populations. - Solid understanding of
international best practices in consumer protection, financial literacy,
and professional standards. - Skilled in supervising
multi-disciplinary teams and consultants delivering diagnostics, pilot
initiatives, and capacity-building programmes. - Excellent analytical,
strategy development, and stakeholder engagement skills across public and
private sectors.
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 [email protected] 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.