Project Manager

The Project Manager role is an onsite position focused on supporting a financing programme for startups, MSMEs, and social enterprises. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to funding mechanism design, project selection, performance monitoring, and stakeholder engagement across an impact-oriented programme. Responsibilities

• Support the design of a funding mechanism for start-ups, MSMEs, and social enterprises, including the development of a scoring model that evaluates both financial viability and social impact; refine the model based on real-time feedback and stakeholder input
• Assist in the end-to-end selection process for projects, including screening applications, applying evaluation criteria, and preparing the required documentation
• Facilitate the identification and onboarding of entrepreneurs, start-ups, and MSMEs under the financing programme, ensuring alignment with programme objectives and impact goals
• Monitor funded projects post-disbursement by tracking performance, financial utilisation, and impact metrics; provide regular updates and flag risks or underperformance.
• Deliver advisory support and training sessions on the application and use of the scoring framework to build long-term institutional capacity
• Organise outreach and engagement activities, such as workshops, events, and stakeholder interactions, to promote the funding mechanism among start-ups, investors, and ecosystem partners Requirements
• Experience supporting project management, programme implementation, consultancy, or advisory activities
• Ability to work with funding mechanisms for start-ups, MSMEs, and social enterprises
• Familiarity with scoring models, evaluation criteria, financial viability, and social impact assessment
• Strong ability to screen applications, prepare documentation, and support project selection processes
• Ability to track performance, financial utilisation, and impact metrics for funded projects
• Good stakeholder coordination skills, including experience supporting workshops, events, training sessions, or engagement activities
• Strong communication, reporting, analytical, and organisational skills ​About the company A leading global company in the consultancy industry, headquartered in the United Kingdom, supporting organisations with advisory and programme-related services. The organisation works with clients across sectors to help address business challenges and support long-term value creation.