Global Technical Lead: Digital Futures

Essential:

• Master's degree or higher (PhD preferred) in digital economy, digital policy, digital or economic sociology, political economy, development studies, global labour studies, or a related subject or equivalent experience.
  
• Demonstrable understanding of current debates and issues in AI and digital technologies, and the implications for skills, employment, decent work and labour markets in African and Global South contexts.
  
• Experience of leading and developing programmes on digital skills, training and transition to employment, especially in the global South
  
• Experience working within NGO or non-profit contexts, including managing donor-funded programmes.
  
• Proven ability to engage with a wide range of labour market stakeholders, especially the private sector, to improve employment and decent work outcomes.
  
• Strong understanding of current developments in AI and digital technologies and their implications for employment and labour markets in African and Global South contexts.
  
• Excellent spoken and written English, with the ability to produce detailed reports and deliver presentations.
  
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to plan from both programmatic and organisational perspectives.
  
• Excellent leadership, networking, and stakeholder engagement skills, with diplomacy and tact.
  
• Experience working on TVET systems.
  
• Previous experience of engaging with tripartite labour market stakeholders, especially the private sector and especially in digital sectors, to improve employment and decent work outcomes.
  
• Proven ability to collaborate across departments and work effectively within diverse teams.
  
• Experience developing and adapting technical guidance and programming tools.
  
• A clear commitment to disability inclusion, equality, and justice in digital and employment spaces.
  
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally for up to 12 weeks per year.
  

Desirable:

• Experience in advocacy for marginalised groups, particularly in disability inclusion.
  
• Proficiency in French.
  

• Provide strategic technical leadership for a multi-country programme focused on digital skills development and employment for young people with disabilities, while advancing disability inclusion within workplaces and labour markets across East, West, and Southern Africa.
  
• Collaborate closely with fellow Global Technical Leads and implementing partners to ensure cohesive, high-impact delivery of programme objectives.
  
• Drive innovation by shaping and piloting new strategic initiatives that enhance the quality, relevance, and sustainability of Sightsavers’ work.
  
• Contribute to cross-organisational efforts in research, innovation, policy, advocacy, and communications, working in partnership with internal teams and external stakeholders.
  
• Represent Sightsavers at senior level as a subject matter expert in digital inclusion and the digital economy, participating in national, regional, and international networks, conferences, and sector platforms.