Project Lead

This is a remote position.

• Track project timelines, milestones, deliverables, and outstanding action items.
  

• Facilitate communication and collaboration between internal teams, external partners, and other stakeholders.
  

• Identify project risks, delays, and challenges and escalate issues where required.
  

• Ensure project activities and deliverables remain aligned with strategic objectives.
  

• Support the identification, recruitment, onboarding, and enablement of key operational and growth roles.
  

• Assist with defining roles, responsibilities, scopes of work, and performance expectations.
  

• Coordinate recruitment activities and support onboarding and cross-functional collaboration.
  

• Identify relevant public-sector, institutional, and other bid opportunities.
  

• Assist with preparing bid responses, proposals, supporting narratives, and required documentation.
  

• Coordinate compliance requirements, stakeholder inputs, and submission deadlines for bids and proposals.
  

• Research and evaluate relevant grant and funding opportunities.
  

• Support the preparation and submission of grant applications and associated documentation.
  

• Assist with reporting and compliance requirements for awarded grants.
  

• Support the planning and coordination of workshops, events, and community-based initiatives.
  

• Coordinate logistics, partners, vendors, participants, and other stakeholders for events and programmes.
  

• Assist with the development of accelerator programmes and other business support initiatives.
  

• Help structure programme phases, participation criteria, processes, and value propositions.
  

• Align programmes with relevant funding opportunities, strategic partnerships, and ecosystem objectives.
  

• Maintain clear documentation, updates, and reporting across assigned initiatives.
  

• Experience in project management, business operations, programme coordination, or a related role.
  

• Strong organisational and time management skills.
  

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  

• Strong stakeholder management and problem-solving abilities.
  

• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
  

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, or similar collaboration tools.
  
  

• Experience with bids, proposals, tenders, or grant applications.
  

• Experience coordinating recruitment, events, or business programmes.
  

• Familiarity with project management, CRM, or recruitment platforms.