Our Executive Director recently announced that she will be leaving her post. Recruiting for a role like this will be a first for us, but we’re up for the challenge. If you are savvy and thoughtful about the role of tech and data in social change, are passionate about strong, positive organisational culture, and love the dynamic complexity of running a remote, global organisation, then this might be the job for you.
Today we are launching a recruitment process for my successor. This post outlines the problem we have worked to solve, our role in solving it, and the ‘why now’ of my transition out of the organisation.
Through our Matchbox program we partnered with Code for Sierra Leone to navigate the murky waters of identifying local solutions meeting water service delivery needs in Freetown. Here’s what we found!
Over the past few months, we at The Engine Room, together with consultant Carly Nyst, have been working with Oxfam to better understand how biometric technologies are being used in the humanitarian sector and what we can learn from those experiences.