Team Lead (Somaliland), Somalia

About the opportunity

Chemonics UK is seeking an experienced and politically astute Team Leader who can bring practical, flexible and locally grounded leadership to complex development challenges in Somaliland.

This role requires more than technical expertise. We’re looking for someone who understands that Somaliland’s political settlement, governance structures, operating environment and development priorities are distinct from those of south-central Somalia, and who can make informed decisions that reflect this context.

The Team Leader role will lead an integrated and adaptive technical assistance facility designed to strengthen Somaliland’s systemic resilience by providing politically informed technical advice, maintaining strong analytical and advisory capacity, delivering responsive and demand-led support, and deploying flexible funding where it can have the greatest impact. The role will also involve building strong partnerships with institutions and stakeholders and mobilising high-quality technical expertise to respond effectively to emerging priorities.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a large and multidisciplinary technical assistance portfolio, working alongside government institutions, partners and other stakeholders to strengthen capability, unlock reform opportunities and deliver practical solutions to complex challenges. fhJ6uZ4 B2x1ta

What we’re looking for

We’re particularly interested in candidates with:

• • Proven experience leading technical assistance facilities or complex development programmes

• Strong knowledge of Somaliland and the political, institutional and operating dynamics of the wider region
• A track record of leading multidisciplinary teams and substantial programme portfolios
• Excellent stakeholder management, partnership-building and communication skills
• The ability to mobilise and manage high-quality technical expertise
• Experience translating strategic priorities into practical, high-impact delivery
• Strong judgement, adaptability and political awareness in complex operating environments

Somali-speaking experts, Somaliland-based professionals and members of the Somaliland diaspora are particularly encouraged to apply, alongside regional (specifically, the Horn of Africa) and international specialists.

Building our wider expert network

We are also expanding our network of experts across a range of sectors, including:

• • Governance and institutional strengthening
  • Public financial management
  • Security and peacebuilding
  • Inclusive economic development
  • Climate resilience

• Migration
• Women and girls
• Social inclusion
• Humanitarian resilience

If you have the leadership, technical expertise and local understanding to help turn ambitious ideas into practical solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

Chemonics is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. Safeguarding

At Chemonics, safeguarding – protecting a person’s right to live safely, free from violence, abuse, and neglect – is integral to the work we do. We integrate safeguarding measures to protect our staff, partners, and communities from all forms of violence and apply a survivor-centered approach that is trauma-sensitive, human-rights informed, intersectional, and locally led.

All job applicants will complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) basic check or equivalent overseas police check will be obtained for Chemonics employees prior to their start date.