Senior Project Manager - Africa at Dalberg Global Development Advisor

Dalberg Global Development Advisor is a global group working to build a more sustainable planet and inclusive societies where all people can thrive. As a diverse, purpose-driven community of professionals, it works in collaboration with local communities and global networks to create bold and equitable solutions and develop the next generation of impact leaders.  Dalberg brings together strategy and management consulting, equity-centered community design, data, research, implementation, and communications to achieve its mission of solving the most pressing challenges of our time through systemic change. We are from everywhere, at home anywhere - an African and American company as much as an Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and European one.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Project Manager - Africa

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Business/Department: Dalberg Advisors
Job Category: Consulting

About Our Clients

• Our clients come to us with some of the most difficult global problems, seeking solutions where the obvious ones have failed. We are entrepreneurs and innovators, designers and creative problem solvers, thinkers, and doers who supply new ideas, drawing from a deep base of knowledge that cuts across sectors and geographies and is growing every day.
• We partner with and serve communities, governments, and companies throughout the world. Some of our recent clients include foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, corporations such as Pepsi and Vodafone, multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, UN agencies such as UNICEF and the UNEP, and government agencies such as the Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology, USAID, and India’s NITI Aayog.

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 Senior 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.

Responsibilities

• Take accountability for the quality of client deliverables
• Take a leadership role in building and managing the firm
• Manage relationships with clients and other stakeholders, often serving as the first point of contact for content questions and logistics
• Provide guidance to team members at all stages of the project; maintain responsibility for project budgets and timelines
• Develop and maintain client relationships and contribute to thought leadership initiatives in order to generate new business engagements.

What will you do and how will you grow

• Senior Project Managers drive and deliver projects from kick-off to final presentation, managing team members working across multiple work streams for any given project.
• As forward thinking leaders, Senior Project Managers work very closely with the Dalberg management team to drive creative ideas and results for our clients worldwide.
• Senior Project Managers are also accountable for the quality of client deliverables, and for proposing sustainable solutions that will generate new and repeat business engagements.
• Senior Project Managers serve as a key liaison between Dalberg and the client, ensuring that each project is successful from idea to execution and even through to implementation.
• With a combination of analytical skills and social acumen, Senior 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.

Requirements
Typical qualifications for a Senior Project Manager:

• At least 2 year managing high-performing teams in a problem-solving, analytical environment
• Prior management experience in a consulting environment preferred: 1+ years of experience as a manager at a leading international management consultancy and a ‘top-performer’ throughout tenure
• Minimum of 4 years of experience framing and analyzing evidence-based solutions to strategic challenges.
• Prior consulting experience preferred: Strong analytical abilities, both quantitative and qualitative and expert knowledge of consulting “toolkit”
• Ability to present information in a concise, insightful and structured manner, both in written and oral
• Demonstrated initiative and capacity to perform well in an entrepreneurial atmosphere
• Master in Arts or Science, Masters in Business Administration or Masters in Public Administration/ Policy or PhD from a top university with excellent academic record
• 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; sensitivity to the political and cultural environments of international public agencies or similar complex environments
• Strong regional/in-country networks preferred
• Demonstrated fluency with English speaking and writing skills; proficiency with other languages a plus.

Application Closing Date
16th January, 2026 at 11:59 pm EAT

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Important Information and Notice

• Our current opportunities are at our Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Dakar, Johannesburg, Kigali, Lagos and Nairobi offices. You must have authorization to work in the country to which you are applying. 
• Your application should include a resume and cover letter elaborating on your experience.
• During the same recruitment period, please only apply to one position at Dalberg. This position should be the role best suited to your current professional experience and to your first preference location.
• You will have the opportunity to rank your next 2 location preferences within your application, in case there are openings in other offices.
• Candidate applications will be considered on a rolling basis. A candidate’s specific title and level of entry will be assessed during the interview process.
• Dalberg values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.
• Qualified and interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion, background, or ethnic affiliation are encouraged to apply for the vacancy. 
• Employment in all the Dalberg offices is conditional on the candidate having or obtaining the requisite authorization to live and work in that country.