Consultancy Support Officer

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Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone, with field travel
Organisation: Afriqia HR Solutions Ltd.
Role Type: Full-time
Level: Junior professional/Officer level
Deadline: 24th of September 2026

 

Application Instructions: Submit your updated CV and Cover Letter to info@afriqia-solutions.com with ‘’Consultancy Support Officer” in Subject Line.


Afriqia HR Solutions encourages applications from candidates with both formal and informal experience, including voluntary, community-based, youth leadership, internship, NGO/CSO, and project-based experience.

 

Company Overview

Afriqia HR Solutions Ltd. is a Sierra Leone-based consultancy providing services across recruitment, HR advisory, training and facilitation, research, diagnostics, and project management.

We work with organisations across the development, humanitarian, public, private, and social impact sectors. 

 

Role Purpose 

We are seeking a Consultancy Support Officer to support the planning and delivery of consultancy assignments across Afriqia’s core service areas. 

This is a junior professional role suited to someone who is organised, people-oriented, reliable, curious, and interested in building a career in consultancy, HR, training, research, and social impact work. 

The successful candidate does not need to be working or learning in the field of HR already, but should have a genuine interest in people, organisations, workplace issues, learning, research, community engagement, and the type of consulting work Afriqia delivers. 

The role will support work across recruitment, HR advisory, training, and research/project management, with a particular interest in candidates who have experience or exposure in community engagement, training support, focus group discussions, gender, safeguarding, inclusion, youth engagement, or social impact activities. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

The Consultancy Support Officer will support Afriqia’s consultancy assignments by:

  • Supporting the planning, preparation, delivery, and follow-up of client assignments across recruitment, HR advisory, training, research, diagnostics, and project work
  • Coordinating logistics, schedules, participant/candidate communication, meeting arrangements, materials, attendance records, and activity documentation
  • Supporting trainings, workshops, retreats, consultations, interviews, focus group discussions, community engagement activities, and fieldwork
  • Assisting with recruitment administration, including candidate records, interview scheduling, assessment preparation, communication, and documentation
  • Supporting HR advisory and research assignments through document formatting, note-taking, filing, evidence organisation, consultation records, data entry, and basic summaries
  • Helping document feedback, emerging themes, participant concerns, field observations, and assignment outputs
  • Maintaining accurate trackers, records, folders, templates, and assignment files
  • Supporting work related to gender, safeguarding, inclusion, workplace culture, youth engagement, social impact, and community-based assignments where required
  • Communicating professionally with candidates, participants, vendors, partners, and internal team members using agreed guidance
  • Maintaining confidentiality and escalating sensitive issues, delays, risks, or missing information to the relevant assignment lead.

 

Required Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate should have:

  • A diploma, degree, certificate, or relevant training in social sciences, development studies, gender studies, human resources, education, psychology, community development, public health, sociology, business administration, or a related field
  • At least three years of relevant experience, which may include formal employment, internships, volunteer roles, community work, youth leadership, peer education, NGO/CSO work, campus leadership, or project support experience
  • Experience supporting some of the following: trainings, workshops, community sensitisation, youth activities, focus group discussions, consultations, fieldwork, research, recruitment support, HR support, or project administration
  • Interest in HR, people management, workplace issues, organisational development, training, research, gender, safeguarding, inclusion, social impact, or consultancy work
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Good organisational skills and attention to detail
  • Confidence engaging respectfully with different groups of people
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately
  • Willingness to learn across recruitment, HR advisory, training, research, and project management
  • Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, email, and online tools.

 

Desirable Experience

The following would be an advantage:

  • Experience supporting community meetings, trainings, workshops, retreats, research activities, or focus group discussions
  • Experience working with young people, women, community groups, workers, vulnerable groups, or project beneficiaries
  • Exposure to gender, safeguarding, protection, inclusion, workplace culture, HR, recruitment, or social accountability work
  • Experience with data collection, note-taking, survey administration, or field research;
  • Ability to speak relevant local languages.