Senior Technical Lead: Economic Transformation & Trade

Chemonics UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Chemonics UK seeks Technical Leads to provide strategic technical direction of a large, multi-country Technical Assistance Facility, ensuring interventions are evidence-based, technically robust and aligned with programme objectives of economic development, trade, investment and inclusive growth.

This role offers senior exposure to policy makers and delivery partners, with opportunities to shape intervention design, oversee QA, support learning, and engage with FCDO posts across diverse markets.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience delivering economic development programmes.
• Experience advising governments and private sector stakeholders in international settings.
• Desirable experience supporting FCDO funded programmes.

Responsibilities

• Provide overarching technical oversight and direction
• Opportunity assessment and technical triage
• Intervention design / ToR development in collaboration with other specialists
• QA of technical deliverables in collaboration with other specialists
• Support for knowledge management and learning
• Engagement with FCDO posts and teams

Skills

Economic policy

Regulatory reform

Political Economy Analysis

Institutional reform

Trade policy and market access

Productivity and exports

Local system strengthening

Public-private dialogue

Trade barriers

Pipeline identification

Private Sector Development

Business advisory

Firm competitiveness

Market access

Export readiness

Investment readiness

Investor engagement

Transaction advisory

Job description

Chemonics UK seeks Technical Leads to provide strategic technical direction of a large, multi-country Technical Assistance Facility, ensuring interventions are evidence-based, technically robust and aligned with programme objectives of economic development, trade, investment and inclusive growth.

This role offers senior exposure to policy makers and delivery partners, with opportunities to shape intervention design, oversee QA, support learning, and engage with FCDO posts across diverse markets.