Project Manager – Africa

Job Description

About Darlberg Advisors

Dalberg Advisors is a strategic advisory firm combining the best of private sector strategy skills and rigorous analytical capabilities with deep knowledge and networks across emerging and frontier markets. We work collaboratively across the public, private and philanthropic sectors to fuel inclusive growth and help clients achieve their goals.

About You

You are global development leader and you thrive tackling global issues, from malnutrition to climate change to economic growth, ensuring no population is left behind. You enjoy leading high-performing teams that drive the delivery of innovative and results-oriented solutions for clients, by proposing problem-solving and creating tailored frameworks that address client challenges. You excel in solving problems using clear strategic and creative thinking, and you want to put your skills to work – transforming organizations that fund change around the world. You are a committed self-starter with experience as a ‘top-performer’ at a leading international management consultancy firm, a passion for international development, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Dalberg Project Managers live and work around the world, creating a network of global perspectives anchored by local experience in our offices in Africa, Latin America, North America, Europe and Asia. Dalberg combines ground-level insight with experience from top-tier professional services firms and leading academic institutions to create actionable solutions to the world’s most pressing issues.

What You Will Do & How You Will Grow

Project Managers are resourceful team leaders who manage the critical thinking and analytical horse power that drives teams.  As the link between junior team members and Dalberg management, Project Managers deliver creative ideas and results for our clients worldwide. With a combination of analytical skills and social acumen, Project Managers are savvy communicators who simplify complex findings, develop insightful recommendations, and structure communications that promote constructive dialogues with diverse stakeholders in the public sector, private sector, civil society, and international communities.

Responsibilities:

• Lead project teams in disaggregating problems and providing solutions to address them
• Develop innovative strategies and solutions for our clients
• Manage work streams and provide direction
• Coach, manage and support junior team members
• Oversee the quality of client deliverables

Dalberg is a platform for change. Our staff is empowered to start new programs, institute best practices, and develop traditions that will define the Dalberg experience for years to come. Innovation and entrepreneurship are not only valued at Dalberg; they are essential to our firm’s success. In addition to providing training, management-level advising, and mentoring, we empower consultants to learn by doing, engaging them as core members of project teams from day one.

Examples of recent projects that Dalberg consultants have worked on include designing policy and regulatory roadmaps for inclusive credit across Africa and Asia, developing multi-year strategies for environmental and philanthropic organizations, and launching initiatives to strengthen development impact in Europe. We’ve assessed technical capacity needs to support global agriculture, explored blended finance opportunities in the off-grid solar sector, and mapped AI-for-good use cases in low- and middle-income countries. Our work also includes evaluating labour rights in agri-food supply chains, supporting livelihood strategies in the private sector, and guiding business planning in the energy access space. We’ve facilitated disability inclusion roundtables and led the transition of public engagement programs.

Past projects have taken us to a mine in the Indonesian jungle, to refugee camps in remote parts of Kenya, and to the Nepal border to study trafficking transport chains.

Dalberg is a platform for change. Our staff is empowered to start new programs, institute best practices, and develop traditions that will define the Dalberg experience for years to come. Innovation and entrepreneurship are not only valued at Dalberg; they are essential to our firm’s success. In addition to providing training, management-level advising, and mentoring, we empower consultants to learn by doing, engaging them as core members of project teams from day one. 

Educational Qualifications, Experience, & Skills Required

• Master’s in Business Administration, Masters in Public Administration, Policy, or International Relations, or PhD from a top university with an excellent academic record 
• Minimum 2 years’ experience  as a manager at a leading international management consultancy and a ‘top performer’ throughout tenure
• Strong analytical abilities, both quantitative and qualitative
• Ability to present information in an insightful and structured manner, both written and oral
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and perform in an entrepreneurial atmosphere
• A passion for international development, typically evidenced by a strong interest and prior exposure to global issues such as economic development, global health, education, or the environment
• Experience living and working in different cultures; time spent in developing countries strongly preferred
• Professionalism and demonstrated experience working with senior officials in the public and / or private sector
• Sensitivity to the political and cultural environments of international public agencies or similarly complex environments.
• Familiarity with data analysis, modelling, statistics, econometrics, and other analytical tools a plus
• Demonstrated fluency with English speaking and writing skills; proficiency with other languages a plus 

Note: Employment in all the Dalberg offices is conditional on the candidate having or obtaining the requisite authorization to live and work in that country.