Why this role matters
You will define how Sentalica interprets procurement activity responsibly, creating methods that help users understand performance, risk, supplier capacity and institutional context without overclaiming.
What you will own
- Procurement methodology
- PCI interpretation
- Supplier intelligence
- PDE intelligence
- Risk methodology
- Market analysis
- Institutional research
What you will do
Build intelligence methods
Translate procurement rules, market behavior and institutional context into defensible analytical frameworks.
Shape PCI and risk signals
Help define metrics, thresholds and explanations that users can trust.
Produce institutional insight
Create briefs and analysis for users who need evidence-backed procurement decisions.
Work with product and data
Ensure data systems capture the right context and product flows explain complexity clearly.
What success looks like
First 90 days
- Review current intelligence methods.
- Map priority procurement questions.
- Define signal documentation standards.
- Produce initial supplier/PDE analysis templates.
- Identify gaps in source evidence.
First 6–12 months
- Strengthen PCI methodology.
- Build repeatable intelligence products.
- Improve risk and benchmarking outputs.
- Support institutional pilots.
- Train team members on procurement context.
Who you will work with
- Founder
- Data engineering
- Product design
- Institutional partnerships
What we are looking for
Must have
- Deep procurement, public-sector, research or governance experience.
- Ability to reason from evidence.
- Strong analytical writing.
- Comfort working with technical teams.
- Judgment about uncertainty and overclaiming.
Strongly preferred
- Uganda/East Africa procurement knowledge.
- Experience with public finance, audit, compliance or market analysis.
- Experience turning research into operational products.
Nice to have
- Data analysis skills.
- AI/data product experience.
- Development-sector experience.
We care about what you've built and the problems you've solved more than arbitrary years of experience.
Location / employment
Uganda / East Africa with flexible remote collaboration · Full-time or advisory-to-full-time · Lead
Compensation / benefits
Compensation will be discussed based on experience, scope and location.
- Flexible remote collaboration.
- Direct influence over Sentalica methodology.
- Professional development tied to role scope.
Application process
- Application received.
- Initial review.
- Procurement intelligence conversation.
- Writing or methodology discussion.
- Decision.