We are hiring for the Technology Associate position at TBI Sierra Leone.

Are you excited by the prospect of being involved in initiatives that leverage the application of technology and innovation for sustainable development? Do you have experience in consulting, or have you worked in the digital economy as part of a team driving systemic and transformative change? Do you thrive on driving the end-to-end delivery of transformative projects by the public sector?  If yes, we want to hear from you!

This role requires an ambitious candidate, with strong consulting capabilities and a drive for results. You must be a curious problem-solver, open to working and growing in complex environments. The successful candidate will be based in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and will report to the Country Director.

• Support country team in the design and implementation of tech and digital transformation initiatives, including in improving project sequencing, delivering in political and bureaucratic environments, and developing agile workplans as needed
• Provide Input to regular reports and ad hoc requests to share advances made in our tech work
• Contribute to capturing/sharing/incorporating lessons learned across countries in the regional and global Tech portfolio to improve the quality of our work, and support the evolution of tools, templates, and guides
• Support tech projects in-country and/or development opportunities
• Develop research, analysis, written insights and other deliverables for client and senior leadership within TBI
• Engage with client counterparts to understand client requirements, articulate ideas and participate in presentations of deliverables
• Innovate and develop tools that enable efficient management and delivery of programmes (including project dashboards, frameworks, and trackers)
• Support the delivery of high levels of project impact, facilitating nimble performance tracking and coordination where required
• Apply and learn from new and innovative approaches to supporting change.

Person specification

• Bachelor’s and/or postgraduate degree (preferred areas of study: Data or Computer Science, ICT, Mathematics, informatics, Information Science, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems
• 2-4 years of relevant experience in a professional advisory environment, ideally with exposure to digital and technology transformation in public or private sector and international environments
• Experience of comprehensive engagement with public and private sector stakeholders to support programme design and delivery including development partners
• Experience in managing and executing across multiple workstreams simultaneously, and responding to competing demands/priorities
• Insatiable curiosity for data, with a proven ability to process it with attention to detail
• Ability to perform in-depth analysis across various topics, generate original insights and produce high-quality deliverables which are fit for delivery to senior government clients, perform challenging analysis and structured problem solving
• Skilled at communicating, from executive office level through to technical level, adept at speaking to senior leadership, knowing how to navigate ambiguous environments and comfortable at managing up and beyond hierarchy
• Flexible and adaptable, open to changing approaches in response to changing situations on the ground
• Passion for tech and an interest in using new software beyond the traditional MS Office Suite
• Keenly interested in the work of TBI and sharing our mission and values
• Fluency in English