Maximize your potential. Tackle the world’s toughest problems. Build expertise in areas that matter to you. Become a social impact leader.
About Dalberg
We are a global group working to build a more inclusive and sustainable world where all people, everywhere, can reach their fullest potential. We partner with and serve communities, governments, and companies throughout the world, providing an innovative mix of advisory, investment, research, analytics, and design services. Today’s complex global problems require new solutions. Comprised of Dalberg Advisors, Dalberg Data Insights, Dalberg Design, Dalberg Implement, Dalberg Media and Dalberg Research; our businesses approach problems differently and work together to create impact at scale. We are from everywhere, at home anywhere - an African and American company as much as an Asian and European one.
Dalberg is a place where a diverse mix of talented individuals are able to bring their authentic selves to work – whether it’s how you identify, where you come from, the languages you speak, the person you love, or the way you worship. Dalberg is a home where people feel safe, understood, nurtured and encouraged to grow.
Dalberg places diversity, equity and inclusion principles at the heart of our organization and the work we do alongside our clients, partners, and communities.
Established in 2001 by experienced private sector consultants, Dalberg operates worldwide. For more information, please visit Dalberg.
About You
You are a social impact leader and you thrive tackling the most critical issues facing society today, from equitable access to health care, to quality employment opportunities, to climate change, to racial justice. You enjoy leading teams that drive the delivery of innovative and results-oriented solutions for clients, through strong problem-solving and 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 create change in the US, Latin America, and around the world. You are a committed self-starter with experience in strategy consulting, a passion for social impact, 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 the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. 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.
Typical Qualifications for a Senior Project Manager:
- 5 years of professional work experience, including 1 years of managerial experience, directly managing teams for strategy and/or implementation work, and at least 2 years in management consulting or similar client advisory work (Mandatory Qualification)
- A passion for driving social impact and equity, typically evidenced by a strong interest in and/or prior exposure to global or local impact issues
- Strong analytical abilities, both quantitative and qualitative
- Experience with stakeholder and client management in complicated settings and with diverse groups of stakeholders
- Ability to present information in an insightful and structured manner, both written and oral
- Ability to work with and lead a team in an entrepreneurial atmosphere
- Experience living and working in different communities
- Demonstrated fluency with English speaking and writing skills; proficiency with other languages a plus
What You Will Do and How You Will Grow
Senior Project Managers are resourceful team leaders who manage the critical thinking and analytical horsepower that drives teams. As the link between junior team members and Dalberg management, Senior Project Managers deliver creative ideas and results for our clients worldwide. 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.
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.
What We Offer:
- A highly collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial organization that provides the platform to make an impact on day one
- Engagement with complex and stimulating projects across various content areas, geographies, and types of clients
- A uniquely talented, highly diverse, passionate and fun team
- Hands-on mentorship
- Robust knowledge base and client networks to explore and engage as you build your platform
- Reduced travel schedule compared to typical management consulting positions and a culture supportive of employee work/life balance
- A deep commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism in our culture, beliefs, systems, and processes
- Competitive benefits and career development opportunities
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 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 Agricultural Transformation Agency and the City of San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women, and non-profits such as Sesame Workshop.
Join Our Team
Our current opportunity is in Seattle, San Francisco, New York, and Washington, DC.
Your application should be submitted via our Dalberg website career portal and should include a resume and cover letter, both written in English.
Salary: The annual compensation for this role ranges from $126,000-150,000 with up to a 15-20% annual performance-based bonus. Our salary structure is designed to be in line with that of non-profit and social impact organizations, reflecting our dedication to social impact work. This is distinct from management consultancies, which predominantly cater to commercial clients.
Benefits: Additionally, our comprehensive benefits package encompasses medical, dental, and vision coverage, mental health support benefits, parental leave, disability leave, 401k match, US student loan repayment assistance, and paid time off.
Candidate applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Candidates selected will be invited for a number of interviews to test analytical and conceptual thinking skills through consulting case questions, and to discuss interests and experience. A candidate’s specific title and level of entry will be assessed during the interview process.
You are expected to work near one of our offices and work 2-3 days/week in the office.
Employment in Dalberg’s US offices are contingent on the candidate having the requisite authorization to live and work in the US as well as possessing fluency in English.
Dalberg Americas currently maintains a policy requiring employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated for medical or religious reasons.
Dalberg is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
