Advisor – Private Sector Development

About the Position

Advisor – Private Sector Development

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is seeking an Advisor – Private Sector Development for the EET Project in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This role is pivotal in enhancing private sector competitiveness and economic transformation.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of private sector development activities, promoting inclusive and sustainable economic transformation in selected agricultural value chains.
• Conduct stakeholder mapping and analysis to identify key actors, gaps, and opportunities to strengthen MSME development and the business ecosystem.
• Assist in the development and implementation of inclusive policies, tools, and frameworks that enhance value addition, access to finance, and market competitiveness.
• Plan, implement, and monitor change projects that support MSME growth, ensuring quality implementation and alignment with project objectives.
• Contribute to internal and external communication activities by drafting social media content, success stories, and engaging with partners and stakeholders to ensure visibility and transparency.
• Contribute to regular reporting on policy and private sector development activities, outcomes, and lessons learned to commissioning parties and relevant partners.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Completed master’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Agricultural Studies, or comparable degree programs.
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills as well as high advisory competence in policy and private sector development.
• Experience supporting private sector development, policy advisory, or business ecosystem.
• Experience in project management, including planning, implementing, and monitoring projects in the context of international development cooperation.
• Familiarity with key tools, instruments, and frameworks used in private sector development.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• English, also in reading and writing level C2, is a must.

Professional Experience

• Several years of relevant experience in international development cooperation in the field of private sector development, finance, agriculture, or similar areas.

Other Knowledge, Additional Competences

• Commitment, team spirit, reliability, diplomatic skills, gender competence, and intercultural understanding.
• Ability to think and act strategically and analytically, with quick perception and an eye for the essentials.
• Excellent people skills and ability to negotiate between different stakeholder groups.
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Strong problem-solving skills, proactive, responsible, and result-oriented.
• Committed to deadlines and goal-oriented.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work with a leading international organization.
• Be part of a project aimed at sustainable economic transformation.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

About the Company

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH implements projects and programmes based on a bi-lateral agreement between the Governments of Germany and Sierra Leone. As a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to building a future worth living around the world. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and the environment, and peace and security. GIZ has been working in Sierra Leone since 1963 with now more than 100 national and international personnel working in projects implemented together with our Sierra Leonean partners funded by the German Government, the EU, and others.

Application Process

Suitable candidates are invited to apply not later than 22.07.2026 with this ref: Advisor – Private Sector Development in the EET Project in Freetown.

Applications include:

• Cover letter
• CV (including work experience and references)
• Photocopies of certificates

And must be submitted to the email address [email protected]. Only applicants shortlisted will be contacted for an interview. GIZ-Sierra Leone is an equal-opportunity employer, and therefore women are strongly encouraged to apply.