Delivery Leader (India)
Delivery Associates (DA) is a global consultancy helping the public sector deliver lasting impact through effective implementation. With roots in Deliverology® and over a decade of experience, we support leaders from strategy to execution. Our remote team works worldwide with governments and philanthropies to scale results.
We’re committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion—believing empowered, diverse teams drive stronger partnerships and more equitable outcomes.
The Delivery Leader role at DA operates as our senior consulting and junior manager role, leading workstreams and sub-components of partner engagements.
DA is supporting the scale-up of a high-impact urban and market systems innovation across multiple states in India. This work sits at the intersection of livelihoods, climate resilience, and government delivery.
As a Delivery Leader, you will play a critical role in driving this expansion - working closely with state governments, city leaders, and ecosystem partners to translate innovation into sustained, on-the-ground results.
This is a highly entrepreneurial role, requiring a strong balance of strategy, execution, and stakeholder engagement.
Key Responsibilities
Workstream management: Manage workstreams and sub-components of projects, ensuring timely and successful delivery while adhering to DA's methodologies and standards.
Partner relationship engagement: Engage with project partners and affiliates, particularly in the public sector and social non-profits, fostering strong, long-term relationships and understanding needs to support tailored solutions.
Strategic delivery: Support the delivery of DA's regional strategy, implement strategic initiatives in alignment with overall goals and workstream responsibilities.
Stakeholder engagement: Build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including government agencies and non-profit organizations, ensuring effective communication and collaboration across different functions and teams.
Quality assurance: Ensure the highest quality of deliverables and partner engagements, implement best practices and continuous improvement suggestions.
Distinctive and inclusive culture: Embrace and contribute to DA's distinctive and inclusive culture, accelerating personal development as a growing leader.
Required Skills/Experiences:
Location: Must be based and have right to work in India.
Educational background: Bachelor degree required; master's degree in public administration, development or correlated areas is a plus.
Professional experiences: 4–8 years of experience in consulting, public sector delivery, startups, or the development sector in India.
Proven workstream delivery and collaboration: Developing team orientation and collaborative approach with experience owning deliverables, coaching and developing peers, and leading high workstream/ deliverable/workshop success.
Stakeholder engagement: Proven track record of successful partner relationship engagement, with the emerging ability to cultivate trust, manage through influence, and foster strong partnerships among stakeholders and affiliates.
Broad experiences: Experience working with or alongside government systems in India
Subject-matter experience: Experience in sectors such as livelihoods, climate, infrastructure, or urban systems is a plus
Deliverable success: Demonstrated experience in owning deliverables and supporting key workstreams, leveraging the Deliverology toolkit and adaptive management best practices.
Communication skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, facilitation, and presentation skills.
Travel availability: Willingness to travel frequently (25-40%) in India and work on the ground
Mindsets
We work closely in diverse, global teams, leaning on each other's strengths. We don't expect anyone person to be all things, nor do we operate in silos. Our Delivery Leaders are:
Entrepreneurial and innovative: Ability to reinvent strategies, drive innovative initiatives, and create new opportunities for collective impact.
Inclusive, collaborative, and focused on continual improvement: Embrace a distinctive and inclusive culture, fostering collaboration and supporting personal development.
Committed to high-quality standards: Dedication to maintaining the highest quality in client work and service delivery
Adaptable with global perspectives: Proven success in fast-paced, global environments, with the ability to work effectively across cultures and with senior-level partners.
Flexible leaders with keen interpersonal skills: Adaptive management style, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively at all organizational levels.
Our Values: Keep in mind that these values serve as an anchor, enabling us to stay true to who we are and what we stand for.
Passion: It is all about impact.
Excellence: Delivering to the highest standards.
Humility: Pride without ego.
For more information, visit deliveryassociates.com/our-work or contact our talent team at talent@deliveryassociates.com.