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Overview: As a Project Leader, you will work closely with governments across Sub-Saharan Africa to design and implement strategies that deliver on policy commitments.

About Delivery Associates: Delivery Associates (DA) is a global social impact consultancy specializing in transforming the public sector. With over a decade of experience and a foundation in Deliverology, DA guides leaders through every phase of implementation—delivery-oriented strategy formulation, execution, and evaluation. DA partners with governments, philanthropies, and international organizations, employing actionable strategies to achieve sustainable, lasting outcomes.

Job Description: We are currently seeking experienced consulting leaders to join our growing consulting team based in the Sub-Saharan African region. As a Project Leader, you’ll lead consulting teams working with governments and coalitions to support on-the-ground delivery of project priorities. In this role, you will also support our teams as we grow our work across Africa, bringing a sharp and data-informed analytical problem-solving skill set in addition to program management experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with governments and donors, engaging senior leaders in public sectors on their most complex challenges by building capabilities for delivering priority projects and informing data-driven decision-making with Deliverology.
• Lead and drive impact for our clients across multiple workstreams including day-to-day execution of projects while guiding and coaching client teams to deliver and sustain concrete results.
• Facilitate problem-solving, collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement across silos.
• Develop high-quality presentations, reports, and engagement pieces for the client and the leadership of Delivery Associates.
• Lead interactive workshops with stakeholders and deliver high-quality training sessions to groups of trainees.
• Take ownership in building internal assets, including business development, recruitment, IP development, etc.

Core Competencies: We work well with people who demonstrate the following competencies:

• Communication: Ability to lead formative discussions, produce high-quality materials, and tailor messaging effectively.
• Teamwork: Efficient collaboration and delegation, while fostering an inclusive teaming environment.
• Problem solving: Robust and holistic solution development approach, adapting for risks and opportunities even in the face of ambiguity.
• Results orientation: An owner mentality, driving project success and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
• Building DA: A commitment to growing and developing the firm, including business development, recruiting, IP development, and living our values.

Required skills/Experience:

• Educational background: Bachelor’s Degree in any relevant field, an advanced degree is a plus.
• Professional experience: 8+ years of relevant experience in the public sector, at consulting firms or international organizations with demonstrable client-facing delivery.
• Technical proficiency: Sector expertise in one or more industries within Africa is a plus.
• Team leadership/Project management: Demonstrated experience in managing complex projects and/or programme management experience.
• Communication skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with business-level proficiency in both English and French.

Other requirements:

• Must have existing right-to-work documentation for Africa.
• Based or willing to relocate to Sub-Saharan countries with a willingness to develop Delivery Associates’ activities across the continent.
• Knowledge of specific policy fields, such as agriculture, health, education, climate, or international development, is desirable.

What we offer:

• Impactful work: Opportunities to engage with senior leaders and work on transformative projects.
• Excellent colleagues: We strive to be as talent-dense and diverse as possible, so we are always learning from each other.
• Growth environment: Everyone’s career pathway is unique—be part of a growing organization committed to continuous improvement.
• Flexibility: Remote working environment with opportunities for global collaboration.
• Healthy compensation: Our contractors are offered competitive market rates for the effort they put in.
• Travel opportunities: Minimal team and business travel may be required across the Africa region.

Our Values: These values serve as an anchor, enabling us to stay true to who we are and what we stand for.

• Passion: It is all about impact.
• Excellence: Delivering to the highest standards.

Looking for a challenging and rewarding role in Cape Town? Hire Resolve is currently seeking a skilled and experienced Project Leader - Architect to join our client's team in the Construction Industry. As a Project Leader, you will be responsible for leading and managing architectural projects from conception to completion, ensuring successful delivery and client satisfaction.

• Meeting deadlines
• Ensuring all documentation is filed correctly
• Managing consultants appointments and performances
• Managing contractors appointments and performances
• Complying with all processes and protocols
• Management of Contracts, including JBCC and NEC
• Reviews of invoices
• Review of appointments, additional fees, and any other related matters
• Making sure Auditor General audits are successfully completed

DELIVERABLES:

• Needs to be accurate, precise, and correct
• Completed according to timelines

KEY DECISIONS THIS POSITION MAKES:

• Escalate problems on projects timeously
• Ensuring the integrity of data collected, collated, and submitted
• Operational Decisions related to work responsibilities
• Ensuring adherence with programme and budget.

• Knowledge of CIDB, PROCSA, fee Scales, consultants appointments
• Problem solving by analysing and processing information, asking probing questions
• Communicating Information by being articulate
• Showing resilience and remaining composed when dealing with pressure
• Strong processing skills by being target focused and meeting deadlines
• Being meticulous, conscientious, and thorough
• Following procedures, protocols, and instructions
• Behaving ethically and justly
• Focused on output
• Pursuing goals by striving to achieve outstanding results, being ambitious, persists through difficulties to achieve results

• Degree in Architecture

• Experience in the construction industry
• Experience in contracts (JBCC and NEC) administration and financial administration
• Experience in Project/Programme Management is a bonus
• Minimum experience 5 years

• Salary Negotiable
• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
• Apply for this role today, contact Chandre Cordier at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn
• You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV:

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.

Working together with our partners, we help governments, philanthropies, and international organizations provide better outcomes for their citizens and communities around the world. Large-scale reforms – and their effective implementation – are essential for any organisation looking to deliver these outcomes.

At Delivery Associates you’ll work with public sector clients around the world to design and implement strategies that bring promises to life and deliver on policy commitments.

You will work in small, high-performing teams to formulate, test and implement recommendations for public sector transformation. You will build relationships and drive decision-making at the most senior levels of government and the public sphere, from mayors to presidents and prime ministers. You will excel at using data and insight to solve problems, facilitating collaboration and bringing pace and focus to group sessions.

By joining our team, you will learn and apply the art and science of Deliverology, a proven impact-based management method that helps our clients deliver meaningful, measurable results for citizens. Our approach has been successfully applied in 6 continents globally across education, health, economic development, infrastructure, climate and other areas of public impact. If you’re interested in making a difference and joining the growing movement of Deliverologists around the world, we’d love to hear from you.

Employer Description

My client is a reputable organisation involved in managing and delivering complex infrastructure and building projects in partnership with government departments. They are currently supporting the Western Cape Government Department of Infrastructure (WCGDoI) with programme delivery, oversight, and professional engineering expertise.

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting on projects within the WCGDoI programme. You will be responsible for:

• Oversee the full life cycle of allocated projects.

• Ensure adherence to project timelines, budgets, and cash flow.

• Manage consultants and contractors appointments and performance.

• Maintain accurate documentation and filing.

• Ensure compliance with JBCC and NEC contracts.

• Conduct professional reviews of mechanical and fire design stage reports.

• Perform regular site inspections to ensure compliance with plans and regulations.

• Assist with Auditor General audit preparation and responses.

• Maintain accurate records and updated project data on internal systems.

• Provide administrative and project-related support as required.

• Escalate project risks or challenges in a timely manner.

• Ensure quality, accuracy, and timely delivery of project deliverables.

Qualifications

• BSc/ BEng Mechanical Engineering.

• PrEng/PrTechEng ECSA .

Skills

• Knowledge of CIDB, PROCSA, fee scales, and consultant appointment processes.

• Experience with JBCC and NEC contract administration.

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to remain calm under pressure and meet deadlines.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and ethical.

• Ability to follow procedures and work with accuracy and focus.

• Goal-driven and committed to achieving quality outcomes.

• Project/Programme management experience is advantageous.