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01 The 2023 Pollicy Fellowship Programme
Pollicy's fellowship programme aims to introduce students and young professionals to civic tech and research initiatives, while also allowing these fellows to contribute to the field's knowledge base using their data skills.
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02 We’re hiring — Temporary Web/Data developer
Pollicy is looking for a talented and experienced Web/Python developer to support the team temporarily (6 to 8 weeks January to February) in building a web platform. You will work closely with Pollicy’s in-house Data Scientist to build and publish…
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03 We’re hiring — Data Scientist (Natural Language Processing), Kenya
Pollicy is looking for a talented and experienced Natural Language Processing (NLP) consultant to support the team temporarily (6 to 8 weeks between December to January) in building machine learning solutions. You will work closely with Pollicy’s in-house Data Scientist…
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04 Call for Civic Tech Organisations & Initiatives
The Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) is now open to all East African organizations and initiatives that use technology to address African civic challenges. The Network seeks to connect all practitioners, researchers, experts, and decision-makers involved in civic tech so…
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05 Terms of Reference: External Auditors
POLLICY desires to engage the services of competent audit firms in Uganda to represent it in all audit matters, including but not limited to the following specialised areas, for a period of one year, renewable yearly based on satisfactory performance.
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06 Join the Digital Ambassador Program
Pollicy is now accepting applications for the Digital Ambassador Programme from university students in Uganda and Tanzania.
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07 Director of Research
We are currently looking for a visionary Director of Research (DoR) to manage our global research activities. This role will be 50% research management focused and 50% strategy and growth focused. The DoR will work closely with our Executive Director…
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08 Africana Futurism: Speculative Fiction from Africa (Call for Stories) – Deadline Extended
Pollicy is pleased to announce a Call for Submissions for the year 2022 for its inaugural short story collection. For this collection, we are interested in how Africans today living on the continent are exploring, navigating and interacting with digital…
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09 Director of Finance
The Director of Finance is responsible for overall financial management, compliance, grants administration, human resources and operations oversight. S/he is responsible for ensuring that requirements for budget planning, monitoring, and reporting are fully met in a timely manner, and the…
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010 Data Collaborative Platform Developer
Pollicy believes in the power of data to revolutionize how governments deliver services to their citizens. We aim to digitally transform government services across Africa through an information-centric approach and craft better life experiences by harnessing improved data. There are…
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011 Join Pollicy at MozFest 2022
MozFest is a unique hybrid: part art, tech and society convening, part maker festival, and the premiere gathering for activists in diverse global movements fighting for a more humane digital world. Join Pollicy at Mozfest online from 7 to 11…
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012 Communications and Advocacy Lead
We are currently looking for a Communications Manager to support our communications activities in Sub-Saharan Africa. This position will be based in our Kampala office but can also be remote. The ideal candidate will have strong existing relationships with both…
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013 Pollicy Fellowship – 2022
Pollicy's fellowship programme aims to introduce students and young professionals to civic tech and research initiatives, while also allowing these fellows to contribute to the field's knowledge base using their data skills. The 6-month fellowship includes opportunities to collaborate with…
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014 African Women in Tech Policy
Pollicy is pleased to invite you to a virtual event as part of our monthly Feminist Technology Movement series aimed at engaging more women’s rights and feminist voices in digital and data governance. In our previous sessions, we have held…
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015 DataFest Kampala 2021
The 2021 event was a 2-day marathon, held under the theme Living with Data, to bring the discussion back to the ordinary internet user. We curated a conversation around how data impacts us on a daily basis, insight into how…
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016 Data Ladies
Data Ladies is an annual meet-up creating a space for women to dialogue around their experiences with data, share knowledge and create an atmosphere of togetherness.
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017 DataClub
Data Club is a monthly meet-up that creates a sense of community amongst individuals and organizations working with data and provides resources, support, and opportunities to data scientists and companies looking for data services.
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018 DataFest
DataFest Kampala is an annual event to demystify, learn about, and celebrate data in the region tackling the growing need and impact of data.