Job Openings at Farsight Africa Group

Position Overview

The successful candidate must be from Somaliland.

Farsight is looking for a Project Manager for an ICT Digital Transformation Project. The Project Manager will lead the planning, coordination, implementation, and successful delivery of complex ICT and digital transformation projects for Farsight Africa Group. The role involves overseeing project execution, stakeholder engagement, risk management, quality assurance, resource coordination, and compliance with contractual, operational, and donor requirements.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, within budget, and in accordance with agreed quality standards. The position requires strong leadership, project governance, communication, and organizational skills with demonstrated experience managing large-scale ICT, tax administration, public sector, or enterprise systems implementation projects.

Scope of Work:

Project Planning and Management:

• Lead end-to-end project planning, implementation, and delivery activities.
• Develop and manage project work plans, schedules, milestones, and resource allocations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams, consultants, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Monitor project timelines, deliverables, risks, and dependencies.
• Ensure effective project governance and compliance with project management methodologies.
• Manage project budgets, procurement coordination, and resource utilization.
• Conduct project meetings, progress reviews, and status reporting.
• Ensure timely escalation and resolution of project issues and risks.
• Oversee quality assurance and ensure deliverables meet client requirements and standards.
• Coordinate system implementation, deployment, testing, training, and commissioning activities.

Stakeholder Engagement and Reporting:

• Serve as the primary liaison between clients, technical teams, and management.
• Coordinate stakeholder consultations, workshops, and project review sessions.
• Prepare project progress reports, presentations, and executive briefings.
• Monitor contractual obligations, SLAs, and vendor performance.
• Ensure effective communication and collaboration among all project stakeholders.
• Support organizational strategic initiatives and business development opportunities.

Risk Management and Compliance:

• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, donor, contractual, and organizational requirements.
• Maintain project documentation, registers, and audit trails.
• Support project audits, assessments, and evaluation activities.
• Ensure adherence to cybersecurity, data protection, and operational standards.
• Perform any other duties assigned from time to time.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• PMP, PRINCE2, ISO21500, or equivalent project management certification is required.
• Minimum of 7+ years proven experience managing enterprise ICT or digital transformation projects.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing tax administration, public sector, or enterprise systems projects.
• Experience managing multi-vendor and multi-stakeholder projects.
• Strong knowledge of project governance, Agile, and waterfall methodologies.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong communication, reporting, and presentation abilities.
• Ability to manage budgets, schedules, and competing priorities.
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and accountability.
• Knowledge of Somali language or ability to coordinate translation services is mandatory.

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Position Overview

• Farsight Africa Technologies is looking for a Tax Expert that will provide technical leadership, advisory support, and subject matter expertise in tax administration, tax policy, revenue management, and tax business processes for enterprise tax administration system projects undertaken by Farsight Africa Group. The role involves supporting the design, implementation, optimization, and validation of modern tax administration solutions aligned with client operational, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
• The successful candidate will work closely with project teams, business analysts, developers, government stakeholders, and end users to ensure the proposed solution effectively supports core tax administration functions, operational efficiency, revenue mobilization, compliance management, and digital transformation objectives.
• The position requires strong knowledge of tax administration operations, tax compliance frameworks, revenue systems, taxpayer lifecycle management, and public sector digital transformation initiatives.

Scope of Work:

Tax Administration Advisory and Functional Support:

• Provide subject matter expertise in tax administration processes, workflows, and operational requirements.
• Support the design and implementation of tax administration systems and digital revenue management solutions.
• Analyze current tax administration processes and recommend improvements and automation opportunities.
• Support requirements gathering, functional analysis, and business process mapping activities.
• Provide guidance on taxpayer registration, tax filing, payments, compliance, audits, enforcement, and collections workflows.
• Support design and validation of tax business rules, tax calculations, and compliance controls.
• Participate in solution configuration reviews, system testing, and functional validation activities.
• Support implementation of taxpayer self-service and digital tax administration services.
• Review and validate system workflows against tax operational requirements and international best practices.
• Support integration of tax systems with external government systems, financial systems, and digital payment platforms.

Stakeholder Engagement and Capacity Building:

• Engage with client stakeholders, tax officers, and operational teams to identify business needs and priorities.
• Facilitate workshops, consultations, and user engagement sessions.
• Provide technical input during project planning, implementation, and deployment activities.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT), operational readiness, and go-live activities.
• Develop functional documentation, process manuals, and operational guidelines.
• Support training and capacity-building initiatives for end users and tax administration personnel.
• Provide advisory support on tax policy implementation and operational alignment.

Reporting and Compliance:

• Prepare technical reports, assessments, and recommendations related to tax administration operations.
• Support project governance, compliance, and quality assurance activities.
• Maintain documentation of business requirements, workflows, and tax operational procedures.
• Ensure alignment with regulatory, operational, and project compliance requirements.
• Support risk assessments and mitigation planning related to tax operations and system implementation.
• Perform any other duties assigned from time to time.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Tax Administration, Public Administration, Business Administration, Law, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Professional accounting or taxation qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CTA, or equivalent will be considered an added advantage.
• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience working in fully functional revenue tax administration projects.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Tax Administration Subject Matter Expert on tax administration system implementation projects.
• Experience working on at least two projects as a Taxation Subject Matter Expert.
• Strong understanding of tax administration processes including taxpayer registration, filing, payments, audits, compliance, enforcement, and collections.
• Experience supporting tax digital transformation and enterprise revenue management systems.
• Knowledge of public sector operations, revenue administration, and regulatory compliance frameworks.
• Strong analytical, documentation, stakeholder engagement, and advisory skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary technical and operational teams.
• Knowledge of Somali language or ability to coordinate translation services is mandatory.

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Position Overview

• Farsight Africa Technologies is looking for a Cyber Security Expert.
• The Cyber Security Expert will lead cybersecurity planning, implementation, monitoring, and compliance activities for enterprise ICT and digital transformation projects. The role involves securing systems, networks, applications, databases, and infrastructure against cyber threats while ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• The successful candidate will support the implementation of robust security controls, threat detection mechanisms, and risk management frameworks to protect organizational and client systems and data.

Scope of Work:

Cybersecurity Operations and Risk Management:

• Design and implement cybersecurity strategies, frameworks, and controls.
• Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing coordination.
• Implement and manage network security, firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, and encryption technologies.
• Monitor systems and infrastructure for security threats and incidents.
• Support incident response, threat mitigation, and recovery processes.
• Ensure secure configuration and hardening of servers, applications, and databases.
• Develop and maintain cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures.

Security Compliance and Governance:

• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, data protection, and regulatory requirements.
• Support implementation of role-based access control and identity management frameworks.
• Maintain audit logs, monitoring systems, and compliance documentation.
• Conduct security awareness and user training initiatives.
• Support secure integration of APIs, cloud services, and enterprise platforms.
• Coordinate security reviews and compliance assessments.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Prepare cybersecurity assessment reports and remediation recommendations.
• Monitor security KPIs and operational metrics.
• Support project governance and technical reporting activities.
• Perform any other duties assigned from time to time.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field.
• CISSP, CISM, CEH, CompTIA Security+, or equivalent cybersecurity certification is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in cybersecurity operations and infrastructure security.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in network security, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, encryption, and cybersecurity controls.
• Experience securing enterprise ICT or public sector environments.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, standards, and best practices.
• Experience with SIEM, endpoint security, vulnerability management, and threat monitoring tools.
• Strong analytical, incident response, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Knowledge of Somali language or ability to coordinate translation services is mandatory.

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Position Overview

• Farsight Africa Technologies is looking for a Data Analytics Expert that will support the design, implementation, and optimization of data analytics, reporting, and risk analysis capabilities within enterprise ICT and tax administration projects. The role involves developing data models, analytics frameworks, dashboards, and risk algorithms to support operational intelligence, compliance monitoring, and strategic decision-making.
• The successful candidate will play a key role in transforming organizational data into actionable insights while ensuring data quality, governance, and analytical accuracy.

Scope of Work:

Data Analytics and Reporting:

• Design and implement enterprise data analytics frameworks and reporting solutions.
• Develop risk models, algorithms, and analytical dashboards.
• Analyze structured and unstructured datasets to identify trends, anomalies, and operational insights.
• Support predictive analytics and statistical modeling initiatives.
• Design data visualization and business intelligence dashboards.
• Ensure data integrity, quality assurance, and consistency across systems.
• Support integration of analytics tools with enterprise platforms and databases.

Business Intelligence and Decision Support:

• Develop operational, executive, and compliance reports.
• Support tax administration analytics and revenue intelligence initiatives.
• Conduct regression analysis, forecasting, and statistical modeling.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization using data-driven insights.
• Collaborate with technical and business teams to define analytical requirements.
• Support user training and adoption of analytics tools and dashboards.

Governance and Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with data governance, privacy, and security standards.
• Maintain audit trails and analytical documentation.
• Support data migration, validation, and reconciliation activities.
• Perform any other duties assigned from time to time.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Economics, Mathematics, Finance, or a related field from a recognized university.
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications in data analytics, business intelligence, artificial intelligence, machine learning, taxation, or public financial management will be an added advantage.
• Internationally recognized professional certifications in data analytics, data science, business intelligence, artificial intelligence, or related disciplines will be considered an added advantage.

Professional Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years’ demonstrated experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or predictive modelling within large-scale ICT systems, preferably in government revenue, taxation, customs, financial services, or public sector environments.
• Proven experience in developing, testing, and implementing statistical models, regression analysis, predictive analytics, and risk-scoring algorithms to support compliance, fraud detection, audit selection, revenue forecasting, and decision-making processes.
• Hands-on experience using modern data analytics and visualization tools included within the bidder’s proposed Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS) solution or equivalent enterprise analytics platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze large and complex datasets from multiple sources and produce actionable insights, dashboards, reports, and automated analytical outputs for management and operational use.
• Experience in data quality management, data governance, and integration of analytics within enterprise systems will be an added advantage.
• Experience working on tax administration, revenue authority modernization, e-government, or digital transformation projects will be highly desirable.

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Position Overview

• Farsight Technologies is looking for a Lead Business Analyst that will lead business requirements analysis, process mapping, user engagement, workflow optimization, and functional solution design for enterprise ICT and tax administration systems projects. The role involves working closely with stakeholders, technical teams, and end users to ensure business requirements are effectively translated into functional system solutions.
• The successful candidate will play a critical role in business process transformation, requirements documentation, user experience optimization, and solution validation throughout the project lifecycle.

Scope of Work:

Business Analysis and Requirements Management:

• Lead requirements gathering sessions, workshops, and stakeholder consultations.
• Analyze business processes, operational workflows, and functional requirements.
• Develop business requirements documents, use cases, user stories, and process flows.
• Design and document optimized business processes and workflows.
• Coordinate system gap analysis and business process re-engineering activities.
• Support functional system configuration and validation.
• Develop functional specifications and acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT) and requirements validation.

User Experience and Process Optimization:

• Support user interface design and user experience optimization.
• Develop workflow diagrams, process maps, and functional models.
• Identify opportunities for automation and operational efficiency improvements.
• Ensure solutions align with organizational and client operational objectives.
• Coordinate stakeholder feedback and change management activities.
• Support training, user onboarding, and system adoption initiatives.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Prepare business analysis reports and stakeholder presentations.
• Maintain requirements traceability matrices and project documentation.
• Support project governance and reporting processes.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
• CBAP, PMI-PBA, or equivalent business analysis certification is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in business analysis and process improvement.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Lead Business Analyst on tax administration or enterprise systems projects.
• Experience in user interface design and workflow/process optimization.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with requirements management tools and business process modeling.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of Somali language or ability to coordinate translation services is mandatory.