Junior Project Management Coordinator

We are looking for a Junior Project Management Coordinator to join our team as we support a major South African financial institution with a series of management improvements. This is a permanent, full-time role that is conducted entirely through remote work. You will help us ensure that our advisory engagements remain organized and that the practical changes we suggest are tracked and maintained over time.

About the Role
The Junior Project Management Coordinator exists to bridge the gap between our high-level advisory work and the daily tasks that keep a project moving. At Olive Tree Consulting, we do not believe in complex project management software that no one looks at. Instead, we focus on clear records and reliable follow-up. This role supports our lead consultants by handling the essential coordination that allows them to focus on solving client problems. You will be the person who ensures that every meeting has a purpose, every decision is recorded, and every action item has a clear owner.
Because this position is fully remote, communication is our primary tool. You will be responsible for creating a sense of order and progress without the benefit of being in a physical room with the team. It is a role for someone who finds satisfaction in clarity and who understands that a well-written summary is more valuable than a hundred-page presentation.

What You Will Do

• Attend project meetings to capture high-quality notes that focus on decisions made and actions required.
• Maintain project logs and ensure that timelines are updated as priorities shift within the client organization.
• Coordinate schedules across multiple time zones to ensure that all relevant parties are present for critical discussions.
• Follow up with team members and client contacts to verify that agreed-upon tasks are being completed.
• Prepare briefing documents for consultants before they enter sessions with leadership teams.
• Organize digital folders and shared workspaces so that every piece of documentation is easy to find and use.
• Draft weekly status updates that summarize project health in plain, jargon-free English.
• Assist in identifying bottlenecks in the project workflow and suggest simple ways to resolve them.

What We Are Looking For
We need someone who is naturally organized and has a high standard for their own work. Since this is an entry-level role, we do not expect you to have managed large teams, but we do expect you to be reliable and curious about how businesses function. You should be someone who notices when a detail is missing and takes the initiative to find the answer. The ability to listen to a complex conversation and summarize it into three clear bullet points is the most important skill you can bring to this team.

Helpful Background

• Familiarity with basic office tools like spreadsheets and shared documents.
• Strong writing skills with a focus on being concise and clear.
• Previous experience in a role that required heavy coordination, such as university clubs, volunteer work, or administrative support.
• A calm approach to changing priorities and the ability to stay focused when things get busy.
• Comfort working in a remote environment where self-discipline and clear written communication are required.
• A genuine interest in how organizations work and a desire to learn about management consulting.

What We Offer
This is a fully remote position that allows you to work from wherever you are most productive. We provide a professional environment where you can learn the fundamentals of management advisory work without the typical stress of a corporate firm. The role is paid, and the compensation is competitive for an entry-level position in the consulting market. You will have the chance to see how leadership teams at large institutions solve problems and to contribute to work that makes their daily operations quieter and more effective.

About Olive Tree
Olive Tree Consulting Group is a focused advisory practice that helps leadership teams solve recurring management issues. We typically work on the space between strategy and daily execution. A team can have very capable people and still find that decisions keep reopening, priorities stall, or responsibility remains unclear. These are rarely personality problems: they are structural habits that have not kept up with the company growth. We favor practical changes over large-scale transformation programs. Our work involves looking at how decisions are made, how meetings are run, and how ownership is recorded. We prefer useful written notes and clear ownership over polished presentations and vague alignment. Good advisory work should make things plainer and leave the team with a rhythm they can continue on their own. The firm is built on the principle that memory is not a management system. We help teams create the smallest possible written record to support their work so that important follow-up does not depend on who was in the room or who has the best memory. The goal is a quieter management pattern that makes the existing work easier to lead.