Local Opportunities in Sierra Leone

NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION (NAYCOM)

The Commission is a body corporate with the object of empowering the youth to develop their potential, creativity, and skills for national development and for other related matters. 

Address : National Stadium Swimming Pool 
Contact: 23276606319
Website : www.nationalyouthcommission.sl

YOUTH PROGRAMMES

Youth situated at the centre of the country’s transformation with developed potential, creativity, and skills that contributes to national development. It aims to increase the productive capacity of our youth for enhanced participation in development and governance at the national, and district levels.

Address : Freetown 
Contact : 23276669640
Email: info@nationalyouthcommission.sl 

Youth Demonstration Farms

Promote Youth Creativity, Potential, and Skills for National Development. 

The National Youth Commission through the agricultural sector, therefore, provides opportunities for the youth to fully realize their potential and to access those opportunities available to them along the agricultural value chain

Website: https://www.naycom.gov.sl/youth-demonstration-farms/

Young Women Empowerment and Advancement Programme (YWEAP)

Create of Employment opportunities for the Youth and Develop medium and long term strategies. The programme is designed to change the mind-set of young female youth growing up in an environment that increasingly confines them to traditional gendered roles through sustained awareness raising and community advocacy to enable young women to re-evaluate their intrinsic worth in their communities and society at large. Changing the attitudes and behaviors of young women is a major contributor in YWEAP that would up-lift the image of young women in Sierra Leone.

Website: https://www.naycom.gov.sl/young-women-empowerment-and-advancement-programme-yweap/

Graduate Internship Programme (GIP)

With its mandate to create jobs and job opportunities for youth in Sierra Leone, the National Youth Commission initiated the Graduate Internship Programme in 2012. It is an integral part of NAYCOM’s youth employment strategy technically and financially supported by UNDP and implemented in collaboration with the Prívate Sector, NGOs, Njala University and the University of Sierra Leone.

Over 1000 young people have benefited from this scheme and about 600 have secured permanent employment across the country. 

Website: https://www.naycom.gov.sl/graduate-internship-programme-gip/

Graduate Entrepreneurship Programme (GEP)

GEP-Naycom is a platform where young entrepreneurs can connect with business mentors and potential investors for their business.

NAYCOM is dedicated to preserving and enhancing an outstanding quality youths who are making our communities desirable places to live, to work, and to raise children. Through the provisions of cost effective, superior services, NAYCOM will insure the promotion of productive and orderly growth for economic health and safety of youths.

Website: https://gep-naycom.b4dev.net/

Obasanjo Skills Acquisition Center

Since 2008, the center has been supported with funds from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and NAYCOM to provide integrated training programmes for young women and men. The overall aim of the Center is to improve the economic status of the unemployed and underemployed youth by providing opportunities for increased income through employment and self-employment. In order to accomplish this goal the Centre has in place training programmes and facilities that will equip young people to critically assess and analyze the nations development problems and gain the skills which will enable them to design a combination of human resources strategies that will provide effective solution to the growing problems of youth.

Website: https://www.naycom.gov.sl/obasanjo-skills-acquisition-center/

Youth In Agriculture

The Youth in agriculture project builds on the Youth Farm project which was limited to a 100 acre plot of farm land in Masalia village in
the Port Loko district. The project has since been extended to, Kono, Kenema, Tonkolili and Koinadugu districts. The project is helping reduce youth employment in these districts and contributing to their
overall empowerment.
The project is focusing on the cultivation of cassava, yam, potatoes, maize, millet and assorted vegetables. The project is also embarking on
the rearing of poultry (chickens and ducks) and the raising of small ruminants (goats and sheep).

Address: National Stadium Hostels, 2nd Floor, Syke Street, Freetown.
Contact: +232 88 724536
Email: info@youthaffairs.gov.sl
Website: https://www.youthaffairs.gov.sl/portfolio/youth-in-agriculture/

Youth In Fisheries

The Youth in Fisheries project is benefiting 7,000 deserving youths and their beneficiaries in seven coastal districts of Sierra Leone namely Pujehun, Moyamba, Bonthe, Port Loko, Kambia, Western Area -Rural and Western Area Urban .

The project is fully aligned with the mandate of the Ministry of Youth Affairs, which is to develop and implement programs directed towards youth Empowerment and Employment.

The project engages the 1,400 direct participants into 70 groups of 20 youths, 25% of whom are female.
Each youth group comprises of 20 members with 15 males and 5 females. The bulk of the responsibility of fishing rests with men as women do not go out to sea to fish in Sierra Leone.

Address: National Stadium Hostels 2nd Floor, Syke Street, Freetown.
Contact: +232 88 724536
Email: info@youthaffairs.gov.sl
Website: https://www.youthaffairs.gov.sl/portfolio/youth-in-fisheries/

Youth Entrepreneurship

The Youth Entrepreneurship project is designed to address youth unemployment on the one hand and to also support young entrepreneurs in groups of thirty from the Western area and 14 districts to grow their businesses and take them to the next level.
To understand the actual needs of these youths in business, a dialogue forum was organised in March 2019 with over 100 youth entrepreneurs in attendance. The Minister of Finance gave the keynote address.

Address: National Stadium Hostels 2nd Floor, Syke Street, Freetown.
Contact: +232 88 724536
Email: info@youthaffairs.gov.sl
Website: https://www.youthaffairs.gov.sl/portfolio/youth-entrepreneurship/

Youth In Commercial Transportation

The Youth Empowerment in Commercial Transportation Pilot Project is designed to break the cycle of poverty and unemployment and to prepare
and empower young people to make meaningful contributions to national development. The project seeks to empower youths by
strengthening the already existing youth structures in various communities in the country by providing taxi cars or motorbikes on loan
to 60 groups comprising of 20 youths each.

Address: National Stadium Hostels 2nd Floor, Syke Street, Freetown.
Contact: +232 88 724536
Email: info@youthaffairs.gov.sl
Website: https://www.youthaffairs.gov.sl/portfolio/youth-in-commercial-transportation/

Youth In Car Wash

The Youth in Car Wash project will benefit male and female, literate or illiterate youths in 60 locations across the country directly benefiting thirty five youths each. The project will also indirectly benefit five dependants of each of the total 2,100 youths across the country. MOYA is setting up the Youth Car Wash Centers in collaboration with Local Council Authorities in each district.

Address: National Stadium Hostels 2nd Floor, Syke Street, Freetown.
Contact: +232 88 724536
Email: info@youthaffairs.gov.sl
Website: https://www.youthaffairs.gov.sl/portfolio/youth-in-car-wash/

Job Link Sierra Leone

Brings You the Latest Job Vacancies & other opportunities Daily

Address: 107 Azolini Highway, Moleleh Junction, Makeni, Sierra Leone
Contact: +232 (0)77 800471
E-mail: info@joblinksl.com
Website: http://joblinksl.com/

CAREERS SL

At Careers.sl, we are helping make labor markets more inclusive, innovative, flexible, and transparent. Careers.sl explores and leverages innovative low-cost ways in bringing job-seekers and employers together. Using technological paradigms like the Internet, WAP, and SMS, we lower the search cost and barrier to information for both job-seekers and employers, providing basic labor market information to them and a centralized meeting point wherein the two groups can interact.

Address: 6 Woodland Estate, Off Congo Cross, Freetown
Contact: 088-242424
E-mail: recruitment@careers.sl
Website: https://www.careers.sl/

SHANKERDAS AND SON LTD

A Beverage manufacturing company that works with companies to recruit workers.

Address: 87/88 Kissy Dockyard Freetown
Contact: 232-088-253-354
E-mail: shkas@bss.sl.co
Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/pg/sherkadas 
Operation hours : Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm 
Website: www.shankerdas.com

MILLA GROUP

Plastic and Rubber factory that employed over one thousand Young people around Sierra Leone

Address: 2 Bai Bureh Road Fisher Lane Kissy, Freetown
Contact: 232-76-674-550
E-mail: officesl@milla-group.com
Operation hours : Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

BOKUM PURE WATER COMPANY

A Beverage and Water Manufacturing company that works with companies to recruit workers.

Address: 224 Kissy byepass Road, Freetown 
Contact: 232-034-440-871
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bokumwater.com
E-mail: bokumpurewatercompanyltd@gmail.com
Operation hours: Monday - Sunday 7:00am - 7:00am 
Website: https://bokum.gm/

MR DISTILLERIES SL LTD

The company is one of the leading and foremost importers of household goods in Sierra Leone – including for batteries, tea, coffee, and a host of other branded products. The company offers jobs to people to market its products.

Address: 132 Wellington Industrial Estate, Freetwon
Contact: 232-88-854-843
E-mail: mrDistilliries@yahoo.com
Operation hours: Monday - Saturday 8:00am - 6:00pm

SIERRA LEONE RICE MILLING COMPANY

The Sierra Leone Milling Corporation engages in the milling, production, and processing of flour and other derivative products, such as animal feed and bran, resulting from the milling of wheat and other cereals. It is one of the institutions fostering employment opportunities for young people.

Address: SLPMC Compound Wellington
Contact: 232-78-315-214
E-mail: info@slpmc.gov
Operation hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm
Website: https://www.seaboardoverseas.com/location/SierraLeone-milling-corporation/

SIERRA LEONE POLICE FORCE

The Sierra Leone Police Force (SLPF) is the department in The Sierra Leone responsible for the country's internal security, ensuring the safety and protection of all people and property. The force recruits regularly, targeting young people across the country.

Address: Gloucster Street Police Headquarters
Contact: 232-77-361-070
E-mail: info@police.gov.gm
Operation hours: Monday - Saturday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Website: https://police.gov.gm/about

SIERRA LEONE  PORTS AUTHORITY (SLPA)

The Sierra Leone Ports Authority (SLPA) provides facilities and services for the berthing of vessels, discharging, and loading operations using cargo handling equipment for both containerized and non-containerized cargo. It is one of the institutions fostering employment opportunities for young people.

Address: Queen Elizabeth Quay Cline Town, Freetown
Contact: 232- 78-422-726
E-mail: info@slpa.gm
Operation hours: Monday - Saturday 8:00am - 6:00pm
Website: https://www.SierraLeoneports.gm/

NATIONAL REVENUE AUTHORITY (NRA)

The Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority (NRA) was set up to purposely enhance efficiency in tax administration to harmonize and optimize revenue collection, encourage and improve compliance by taxpayers, and enhance service delivery. GRA contributes to fostering employment opportunities for young people.

Address: 29 Bathurst Street, Via Siaka Steven Street? Freetown
Contact: 232-79-274-372
E-mail: nrrasl@gmail.com
Operation hours: Monday - Saturday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Website: https://www.nra.sl/

NATIONAL PETROLEUM OIl COMPANY Ltd.

The NP is a Sierra Leonean-owned conglomerate with subsidiaries operating in the cement production, construction, and petroleum sectors. The company is one of the largest employers in the private sector.

Address: Cotton Tree Siaka Steven Street? Freetown
Contact: 232-22-226-892
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Npcompany/ 
Operation hours: Monday - Sunday 7:00am - 7:00am 
Website: https://NP.com/about/

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OFFICE (HRMO)

The Human Resources Management Office (HRMO) is responsible for human resources management and development in the civil service. It manages all employment opportunities within the civil service of Sierra Leone. Applications for jobs remain open throughout the year.

Address: Ministry of Finance Building, Gloucester Street
Contact: 232-78-555-288
E-mail: pmo@pmo.gov.gm
Operation hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Friday 8:00am - 12:30pm
Website: http://www.hrmo.gov.sl/

Obasanjo Skills Acquisition Center

The Obasanjo Skills Acquisition Center was established in 2005 with funds from the Libyan and the Nigerian Governments through the South-South Cooperation. This serene learning environment at Newton, Western Area Rural, has several classrooms, staff quarters and training equipment including computers

• Website: https://www.naycom.gov.sl/obasanjo-skills-acquisition-center/