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Client Engagement Manager – Public Sector
Job Location:
Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Salary:
Experience Required:
5-7years
Experience Required:
Posted:
10 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
7 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
DLK Group is seeking an experienced Client Engagement Manager to build strengthen and grow strategic relationships across South Africas public sector. The role is focused on executive stakeholder engagement account strategy opportunity development and commercial stewardship within an ICT consulting environment.
Key responsibilities
- Own and deepen relationships with senior stakeholders across national provincial local and state-owned public-sector organisations.
- Develop stakeholder maps engagement plans and account growth strategies for assigned clients and prospects.
- Identify qualify and progress opportunities aligned with DLK Groups ICT consulting capabilities.
- Position DLK Group as a trusted strategic partner through relevant insight-led client engagement.
- Lead commercial discussions and support the development of proposals bids and presentations.
- Maintain strong commercial governance across opportunities contracts and account commitments.
- Monitor public-sector priorities procurement activity and market developments to inform account plans.
- Provide clear pipeline relationship-health and account-performance reporting to leadership.
- Represent DLK Group professionally at executive meetings industry forums and client engagements.
Requirements
- Relevant bachelors degree in Business Commerce Public Administration Marketing Information Technology or a related field.
- Five or more years experience in client engagement key account management business development or strategic relationship management.
- Demonstrated experience engaging South African public-sector clients and senior decision-makers.
- Sound understanding of public-sector procurement supply chain management tender and contracting environments.
- Experience in ICT consulting professional services or technology-enabled solutions.
- Strong negotiation commercial judgement written communication presentation and executive reporting skills.
- Ability to travel to client sites as required.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours are available with the option to work 08:0016:30 or 08:3017:00
- You will be part of a small agile team where your contribution is visible and where there is room to learn take ownership and grow.
- Remuneration is market-related and aligned to the experience and requirements of the role.
Required Skills:
Five or more years experience in client engagement key account management business development or strategic relationship management. Demonstrated experience engaging South African public-sector clients and senior decision-makers. Sound understanding of public-sector procurement supply chain management tender and contracting environments. Experience in ICT consulting professional services or technology-enabled solutions. Strong negotiation commercial judgement written communication presentation and executive reporting skills. Ability to travel to client sites as required.
Required Education:
Relevant bachelors degree in Business Commerce Public Administration Marketing Information Technology or a related field
