Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Planet Partnerships is a boutique investment and financial advisory firm specializing in blended finance and private capital mobilization for sustainable economic development. The Project Manager will support client engagements for USTDA, MCC, and multilateral development bank clients by managing project delivery, coordinating interdisciplinary teams, contributing to analytical work, and maintaining client and partner relationships.
Responsibilities
- Support the delivery of client engagements for USTDA, MCC, and other clients, including work planning, budgets, schedules, deliverable quality, and client support and reporting
- Oversee and coordinate interdisciplinary expert teams across finance, economics, law, engineering, and related fields to deliver multi-country assignments and work products
- Contribute to analytical deliverables spanning project preparation, transaction advisory, market analysis, feasibility studies and sector assessments, institutional capacity building, blended finance, investment due diligence, and enabling environment reform
- Serve as a client counterpart, ensuring effective communication, collaboration, and alignment on project objectives
- Build and maintain relationships with US and international advisors, implementing partners, and clients
Skills
- • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as finance, investment, economics, law, or business
- • Master's degrees in a relevant field are highly regarded
- • 5 to 10 years of experience with a leading advisory firm, government agency, MDB/DFI, financial institution, or other relevant organization
- • Demonstrated experience managing complex projects and interdisciplinary teams, ideally on U.S. Government funded projects
- • Self-starter who can work independently, take ownership of outcomes, and thrive in fast-paced environments with demanding yet rewarding projects
- • Strong analytical, critical, and strategic thinking abilities
- • Excellent research and communication experience and skills
- • Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong time and task management skills
- • Effective in working across time zones and within international contexts
- • Fluent spoken and professional writing skills in English
- • Fluency in Spanish will be considered favorably
- • US citizen or green card holder
Benefits
- Up to 20 hours a week, with the possibility of transitioning to a full-time role based on performance.
- Flexible hybrid and remote working arrangements are possible for the right candidate.
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