The Manager in the Public Sector Consulting Programme is responsible for driving business development and leading the delivery of complex programmes, portfolios, and enterprise-wide change initiatives across sectors. The role combines client growth, relationship management, and delivery leadership, with accountability for strategic oversight, governance, and delivery assurance. The Manager ensures teams, stakeholders, and risks are managed effectively to deliver successful business outcomes, while also contributing to the development of PwC’s people and capabilities within the PPM practice.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of programmes and portfolios, ensuring alignment to client strategy, scope, timelines, budget, and quality standards.
• Establish and maintain robust programme and portfolio governance structures, including reporting, risk management, and performance tracking.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, providing insight on programme design and execution.
• Manage and develop high-performing, multidisciplinary teams, including coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate programme and portfolio risks and issues, escalating where necessary.
• Drive continuous improvement through the use of leading PPM methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Support business development activities, including proposal development, solution design, and client presentations.
• Contribute to the growth of the PPM practice by developing intellectual capital, methodologies, and thought leadership

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

Educational and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, Economics, Development Studies, M&E, Demography or a related field.
• Educational background in Sustainability is an advantage.
• Master’s degree (e.g., MBA, MSc in Project/Programme Management) is an advantage.

Professional certifications preferred, such as:

• PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner
• MSP (Managing Successful Programmes)
• SAFe, Scrum, or other Agile certifications

Experience and Knowledge

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in programme, portfolio, or project management, preferably within consulting or professional services, with 2 years at supervisory level.
• Proven experience managing large, complex, multi-workstream programmes or portfolios.
• Experience working with public sector consultancy organizations, including government and NGOs.
• Strong understanding of programme governance, sustainability, financial management, and change management.
• Experience working with senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Knowledge of agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches.

What We Are Looking For:

Technical competencies

• Programme and Portfolio Management
• Governance design and delivery assurance
• Financial and budget management
• Risk, issue, and dependency management
• Benefits realization and value tracking
• Agile and traditional delivery frameworks

Behavioral Competencies

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Strong leadership and people development capability
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Clear, confident communication (written and verbal)
• High resilience and ability to operate in complex environments
• Client-centric mindset

Additional Competencies

• Commercial awareness and business acumen
• Innovation and continuous improvement orientation
• Cultural awareness and ability to work in diverse teams
• Coaching and mentoring capability

Measures of Success

• Successful delivery of programmes and portfolios against agreed objectives, timelines, and budgets
• Client satisfaction and repeat engagements
• Quality and effectiveness of governance and reporting
• Team performance, engagement, and development outcomes
• Contribution to business development and revenue growth
• Adherence to PwC quality, risk, and compliance standards.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of programmes and portfolios, ensuring alignment to client strategy, scope, timelines, budget, and quality standards.
• Establish and maintain robust programme and portfolio governance structures, including reporting, risk management, and performance tracking.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, providing insight on programme design and execution.
• Manage and develop high-performing, multidisciplinary teams, including coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate programme and portfolio risks and issues, escalating where necessary.
• Drive continuous improvement through the use of leading PPM methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Support business development activities, including proposal development, solution design, and client presentations.
• Contribute to the growth of the PPM practice by developing intellectual capital, methodologies, and thought leadership

• Programme and Portfolio Management
• Governance design and delivery assurance
• Financial and budget management
• Risk, issue, and dependency management
• Benefits realization and value tracking
• Agile and traditional delivery frameworks
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Strong leadership and people development capability
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Clear, confident communication (written and verbal)
• High resilience and ability to operate in complex environments
• Client-centric mindset
• Commercial awareness and business acumen
• Innovation and continuous improvement orientation
• Cultural awareness and ability to work in diverse teams
• Coaching and mentoring capability

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, Economics, Development Studies, M&E, Demography or a related field.
• Educational background in Sustainability is an advantage.
• Master’s degree (e.g., MBA, MSc in Project/Programme Management) is an advantage.
• Professional certifications preferred, such as: PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP (Managing Successful Programmes), SAFe, Scrum, or other Agile certifications.