PULA

Account Manager

• Identify opportunities to extend existing grants or secure new funding from current partners, and lead the development and presentation of grant proposals.
• Independently work on the identification, writing, relationship building, and contracting of Pula’s grant-funded projects.
• Manage stakeholder relations, including donors and private/public sector partners, through a combination of in-person & hybrid meetings and in-country visits.
• Work with external consultants and agencies who may be contracted to work on research initiatives and ensure there is a clear scope of work, research questions, etc.
• Support the commercial team on interactions with donors.
• Identify opportunities to extend existing consulting work or secure new funding from current clients, and lead the development and presentation of client proposals.
• Lead the execution of consulting projects to a high standard and retain clients for additional work.
• Support the Partnerships & Consulting team with developing client/partner-facing presentations.

Senior Manager, Partnerships and Consulting

Project Manager

• Lead the planning, scheduling and implementation of Pula’s grant-funded projects.
• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, tasks and resource requirements.
• Develop full-scale project plans, including task sequences and interdependencies.
• Track project deliverables and performance of teams using appropriate tools e.g. Gantt charts, task lists, workflow management software.
• Keep relevant staff informed about upcoming deadlines, milestones and deliverables.
• Proactively discuss project prioritization, business drivers, and potential or actual risks with the Partnerships team and senior management.
• Host project meetings and drive task completion to meet delivery timelines with project teams (Tech, Sales, Actuarial, Operations), including progress tracking, risk management, initiating changes to the original scope of work and reviewing checkpoints or milestones.
• Oversee invoicing, accounting, financial reporting, paperwork, grant records and other administrative functions to ensure successful execution of the grant process.
• Monitor and report on progress to external stakeholders (donors, partners).
• Author or contribute to project reports (evaluations, assessments, mapping exercises).
• Assure quality and compliance in deliverables by editing/proofreading.
• Provide information/training to staff on grant deliverables and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate with other departments to gather data and support them in producing analysis that may need to be part of the progress, interim or end line reports.
• Work with Pula department heads and team leads to ensure that projects align with and contribute to the company’s strategy and goals
• Manage stakeholder relations, including donors and private/public sector partners
• Plan and lead regular meetings with donors and other stakeholders to discuss progress
• Identify and manage project risks, issues and remediation and ensure these are communicated and coordinated with the donors.
• Hire and manage external consultants as needed to execute to specific project deliverables.

Senior Manager, Partnerships and Consulting

Project Manager, Partnerships & Consulting