Team Leader

The purpose of this EU financed project is to provide Technical Assistance (TA) for the coordination, implementation and monitoring of all activities and components under Business Environment and Competitiveness for Salone (BECS) Programme. BECS aims to strengthen the competitiveness of local MSMEs, enhance effectiveness of National Quality System and improve business environment. The TA shall conduct institutional capacity building and support the implementation of relevant reforms and policies.

The aim of this TA is also to create a pool of local and international experts who are going to be mobilised depending on the needs of national authorities and the final beneficiaries. The outcomes of this contract are as follows: National authorities and public entities are capacitated and are able to support Sierra Leonean MSMEs; Business Environment is improved through public private dialogue and subsequent policy reforms; and European Foreign Direct Investments in Sierra Leone are increased.

Objectives of this TA are:

• Institutional capacity building
• organization of investment promotion events
• various studies/assessments; and
• supporting activities related to the implementation and formulation of relevant reforms, regulations, policies and initiatives

Qualifications and skills of the Team Leader: 

• Master's degree or equivalent in Economics, Business Administration, Public Policy, Law, International Trade or similar field.
• Excellent level of English, including excellent English editing/drafting skills corresponding to at least C1 level to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• At least 5 years of professional experience in project management in low income or lower-middle income countries.
• Experience in low income or lower-middle income countries, related to providing Technical Assistance to government agencies or/and ministries with a legal mandate to facilitate foreign direct investments and/or international trade and/or supporting MSMEs.
• At least 3 years of proven professional experience on business environment reforms in low income and lower-middle income countries
• Publications (reports, research articles or textbooks) directly related to at least one of the following topics: tax system, foreign direct investments, informal economy and international trade.

From February 2025 over 42 months in full time. The TL should be based in Sierra Leone for the duration of the project