Sierra Leone: Manager, Private Sector Development Team – Sierra Leone

About Us

Adam Smith International is an award-winning professional services business that delivers real impact, value and lasting change through projects supporting economic growth and government reform internationally. Our reputation as a global leader has been built on the positive results our projects have achieved in many of the world’s most challenging environments.

About the Private Sector Development team

Private Sector Development is one of our core areas of expertise. We specialise in the design and implementation of programmes that adopt a market systems approach (often referred to as “Making Markets Work for the Poor”), and work on numerous projects related to agriculture, public-private dialogue, business environment reform, business for development, and trade across the world.

About the Programme

Sierra Leone Opportunities for Business Action (SOBA) aims to reduce poverty by increasing the incomes of farmers and small-scale entrepreneurs across Sierra Leone. Funded by DfID and working with the Government of Sierra Leone Ministry of Trade and Industry, SOBA closely collaborates with the private sector to introduce pro-poor market innovations that result in significant and sustained economic growth for all. SOBA targets innovations within agriculture, light manufacturing, energy and supporting sectors. Our overall approach is focused on addressing key constraints to inclusive growth and facilitating sustainable change at scale.

About the role

We are looking for a full time in country Manager for our SOBA project based out of Sierra Leone. We would expect the candidate to live in country minimum 18 months, ideally 24 months. Specific responsibilities include:

· Provide financial oversight of interventions including maintenance of a resource burn-rate, an accurate financial forecast and provision of other management reports;

· Ensure the project milestones are met and project deliverables completed on time and to a high standard

· Managing key stakeholders and building and developing client relationships;

· Support technical and project management teams in the planning and budgeting of interventions;

· Ensure MS Project plans are maintained effectively and that they feed into a master plan;

· Maintain a milestones dashboard and an issues and risk register. Effectively elevate concerns;

· Maintain a resource plan and inform senior management of resource requirements;

· Contact potential project consultants and negotiate terms;

· Support implementation of interventions including logistics and administration, financial management, organisational development, reporting, recruitment, and contracting;

· Support quarterly and annual reporting on interventions.

About you

· A postgraduate degree in economics, political science, international development, business management, or other relevant field from a top-tier university;

· Work experience in a blue chip consultancy, development, or a relevant field;

· Demonstrate a track record of successfully delivering complex multi-year projects and business development

· Be willing to relocate to Sierra Leone;

· Demonstrated experience of using initiative, client-orientation, risk taking, and working in complex and time-pressured contexts;

· Outstanding written and spoken English;

· Enthusiasm, flexibility and a strong attention to detail;

· Excellent communication, inter-personal, and team-working skills; and

· A demonstrated interest in economic development, particularly in developing countries;

What We Offer You

We offer you a dynamic and friendly team environment and the opportunity to work on a highly successful portfolio of programmes. We have a strong commitment to our people and strive to live by our principles:

· Take responsibility (Accountability).We are individually and collectively accountable for what we do.

· Always find a way (Resourcefulness).We think innovatively to reach a solution.

· Promote Quality (Excellence).We maintain and promote professional standards in everything we do.

· Commit to the Outcome (Achievement).We take pride in delivering our best to achieve results

We’ve built a culture to reflect our principles, full of likeminded professionals who are smart, passionate and great at what they do. We offer a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits and relocation package.

Heard Enough? Ready to Apply?

We would love to hear from you. Please submit a CV (no more than 3 pages) and a short cover letter to https://adamsmithinternationalcareers-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?version=2. Shortlisted applicants only will be contacted. Thank you for your consideration.