Delivery Leader

Summary

Join Delivery Associates (DA) as a Delivery Leader and collaborate with public sector leaders to address critical challenges, build consensus, and implement impactful policies and programs. DA's diverse portfolio includes supporting governments in innovation, climate and equity initiatives, smart data utilization, and center of government-led reform. You will work with major environmental nonprofits and leverage data-driven approaches to achieve tangible results. The role involves building strong client relationships, facilitating workshops, analyzing data, and communicating effectively. DA values adaptability, analytical skills, accountability, and a collaborative spirit. Successful candidates will possess a bachelor's degree (master's preferred) and 3-4 years of relevant experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree desirable
• Otherwise, reputable equivalent experiences will also be considered
• A minimum of 3-4 years of relevant, full-time work experience in government, consulting, public policy, and/or relevant field
• Must have business-level proficiency in English
• Must be based in and have work authorization in the United States
• Delivery Associates will not sponsor applicants for work visas
• Remote, with willingness to travel up to 25-40% and be accessible to an airport

Responsibilities

• Work with leaders in the public sector to solve problems, build consensus and implement policies and programs that impact millions of people
• Help governments take new moonshot ideas and turn them into impact that can directly be seen by residents
• Partner with the biggest environmental nonprofits (like NRDC, RMI, and WRI) to assist communities across the US move the needle on climate while making societal more equitable too
• Bring government leaders the information and tools they need to make effective decisions, measuring and evaluating the impact of new and ongoing programs
• Support top leaders of municipal, regional or national governments across North America to establish and build capacity of central delivery teams that oversee performance management and drive implementation efforts through better prioritization, target-setting, planning, data-driven routines and problem-solving across sectors that include education, healthcare, infrastructure, emergency response, safety & security and economic development, among others
• Build and lead direct client relationships
• Draft materials based on client need and feedback from other DA team members
• Be both proactive and reactive within a typical professional services client project context
• Earn trust and influence among diverse stakeholders, especially in the public sector or nonprofit world
• Run effective meetings and workshops that drive towards problem solving and consensus
• Turn raw data into actionable insights and recommendations, whether through excel or other platforms
• Turn complex problems or insights into clear memos and well-structured slides; speak clearly and concisely in remote and in-person settings
• Bring clear structure and planning to day-to-day work and communication
• Break down problems and identify root causes before developing hypotheses and solutions
• Navigate complexity, especially in policy and program implementation, consistently steering large coalitions back to a single-minded focus on priority outcomes

Benefits

• Exposure to senior leaders in government, nonprofits, NGOs and other social impact organizations
• Opportunity to be part of a growing team working on transformative projects in all continents
• Opportunity to shape the future trajectory of a fast-growing firm and grow with it