Knowledge Base (KB) Licensor & Developer

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Tongston is hiring a Knowledge Base Licensor & Developer for a remote contract role. The position involves identifying and licensing external knowledge sources, converting cleared content into AI-ready KB objects. Ideal for someone with ownership and documentation discipline in a fast-paced AI environment.

• Remote contract role with Tongston's education workstream
• Combine licensing and permissions review with KB development
• Requires ownership, judgment, and weekly delivery accountability

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Knowledge Base (KB) Licensor & Developer at Tongston Entrepreneurship Group ⏲ Jul 28, 2026, 9:07 AM ⋕ View all Data Science & Analytics jobs Tongston is a multi-award-winning brand providing entrepreneurial education, media, enterprise & finance services for sustainable socio-economic development. T-World is Tongston's AI powered digital entrepreneurial thinking ecosystem providing integrated media, enterprise, finance and entrepreneurial education: services to K-12 Students, HE Students, Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs and their institutions globally to become Valuable, Influential & Profitable. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Knowledge Base (KB) Licensor & Developer Location: Remote Employment Type: Contract Overview The role combines external-source licensing and permissions review with practical knowledge-base development: identifying relevant external sources, classifying their use status, sourcing approved knowledge materials, and converting cleared content into structured, tagged, traceable, AI-ready KB objects. Tongston is looking for a Knowledge Base Licensor & Developer to support the Education: workstream for T-World and the wider Tongston ecosystem. This role is for someone who can operate with ownership, good judgement, documentation discipline and weekly delivery accountability in a fast-moving AI-enabled product environment. This role sits under the Education: workstream because the knowledge base is part of T-World’s learning, curriculum, teaching, assessment, recommendation and VIP development foundation. Role Purpose The purpose of this role is to own the first-line external knowledge-base pipeline: from source identification and licensing classification to KB object development, indexing, handoff and maintenance. The role helps Tongston answer How should cleared external materials be structured, tagged, stored, indexed and maintained as usable KB objects? Which external sources are relevant to T-World’s education, enterprise, media, finance, user journey, functional industry, role, assessment, VIP Metrics and AI-use needs? Which materials are green, yellow, orange, red, restricted, blocked, permission-pending or ready for development? What are the licensing, copyright, permissions, attribution, restriction, commercial-use or platform-use conditions attached to each source or content item? What needs to be handed off to other team members. Roles & Responsibilities: THINK (Source Strategy, Licensing Logic & KB Development Planning): Translate Education: Lead priorities into clear external-source plans, source lists, licensing-review priorities and KB development deliverables. Plan how approved or cleared materials should be converted into KB objects, including object type, scope, tags, metadata, source references, owner, review status and downstream AI use case. Identify relevant source environments and content items, including websites, repositories, journals, books, courses, reports, policy documents, articles, chapters, datasets, attachments and other knowledge materials. Classify sources and content items using Tongston’s approved traffic-light or permissions framework, including green, yellow, orange, red, restricted, unclear, mixed, permission-pending and blocked statuses. Distinguish between platform-level clearance and object-level clearance, especially where a website or database is broadly usable but a particular document, chapter, course or attachment has different conditions. Review licensing terms, copyright notices, IP notices, platform terms, permissions language, attribution requirements, commercial-use restrictions, modification/reuse rights, download restrictions, expiry conditions and object-level use terms. Flag legal, licensing, IP, confidentiality, source-quality, bias, sensitivity, currency or use-boundary risks early instead of making unsupported assumptions. CREATE (Clear Sources, Build KB Objects & Maintain Registers): Populate and maintain the Licensing and Permissions Register with source name, URL, source type, content item, date accessed, licence/permission status, classification, restrictions, attribution requirements, evidence, rationale, owner and next action. Preserve source-use conditions downstream so that AI Governance, AI Engineering, Technology, KB Reviewers and Product teams know what the KB may or may not be used for. Source actual external KB materials only from approved, green, cleared or conditionally cleared sources, in line with the documented use restrictions. Populate the Master KB Index and related KB trackers with object IDs, object titles, object types, short descriptions, source IDs, licence status, tags, related user types, widgets, industries, functions, roles, courses, assessments, VIP Metrics or AI use cases where applicable. Prepare permission-request packs where required, including source summary, intended use, restriction notes and owner/contact information, while escalating permission-dependent cases to the approved AI Governance / LPRGC / Finance workflow. Extract, summarise, structure, tag and format cleared materials into KB-ready objects using approved templates, metadata fields, naming conventions, folder structures and version-control rules. Revise KB objects based on feedback from team members. Maintain evidence trails such as source links, screenshots, saved files, terms notes, permission notes, licence evidence, download records and use-boundary summaries. For any external KB source classified as Yellow, the IC will manage the permissions follow-up process. This includes identifying the IP owner or rights holder, preparing and sending permission-request emails, tracking responses, documenting approvals or restrictions, and updating the Licensing and Permissions Register. Work with LPRGC on copyright, IP, licence, contract, or legal-document issues, and with Finance where licence fees, subscriptions, royalties, paid access, or other payments are required. Yellow-classified content must not move into KB development until the relevant permission, clearance, payment, contract, or approval has been obtained and properly documented. SELL (Handoff, Maintenance, Escalation & Improvement): Recommend improvements to the Licensing and Permissions Register, Master KB Index, KB templates, metadata rules, traffic-light guidance, handoff notes and development workflow based on delivery experience. Support periodic review of sources and KB objects to check whether terms, links, permissions, content relevance or source quality have changed. Fulfil additional tasks as required that are incidental to the above. Produce clear weekly or deliverable-based updates showing sources reviewed, sources approved/restricted, KB objects created, blockers, escalations, risks and next actions. Keep all files, evidence, source materials, registers, indexes and outputs well named, versioned, permissioned and easy to retrieve for future team use. Maintain approved-source lists, restricted-source lists, permission-pending trackers, blocked-source notes, KB gap logs, source-quality notes and deprecation/update logs. Escalate yellow, orange, unclear, sensitive or legally uncertain materials to the correct owner rather than progressing them informally. Provide clean handoff notes to KB Review and AI Output Testing, showing source status, licensing limits, object purpose, metadata, assumptions, gaps and required review steps. Expected Outputs Source classification records and traffic-light status logs. Structured external KB objects. Weekly delivery summaries and escalation notes. Master KB Index entries and KB tracker updates. Permission-request packs and permission follow-up trackers where assigned. Licensing and Permissions Register updates. Gap logs, issue logs, deprecation/update notes and handoff notes for KB Review / AI Output Testing. Knowledge, Skills & Attitude Requirements: Knowledge: Candidates do not require a legal background, however must understand and appreciate that licensing, permissions and source-use decisions require careful evidence, escalation discipline and respect for boundaries. Working awareness of reviewing and synthesizing copyright, licensing, attribution, Creative Commons-style permissions, public-domain indicators, open-access materials, website terms, content-use restrictions and permission-request workflows is useful but not required. Understanding of how approved, traceable and well-structured knowledge inputs support AI-enabled search, recommendations, curriculum, assessment, retrieval, user guidance and product workflows is useful but not required. Understanding of Tongston’s education, enterprise, media, finance pillars; T-World and entrepreneurial thinking model is an advantage. We encourage you to take some time to go through our website and third party platforms for more information. Awareness of source quality, source credibility, confidentiality, plagiarism/copyright plausibility, restricted materials, sensitive information and escalation triggers is useful but not required. Bachelor’s Degree, Diploma, HND/ND, postgraduate certificate or equivalent practical experience: in Law, Library/Information Science, Education, Research, Social Sciences, Business, Publishing, Information Management, Knowledge Management, Data/Analytics, Technology Policy or related fields is preferred. Experience: Level: Ideal for an early-career professional (with 12-24 months) of relevant experience: in research, legal, IP management, paralegal, library or information science, knowledge management, publishing, education: content curation, compliance, content operations, documentation work, or AI-enabled knowledge-base gathering & documentation acquired through internship, volunteering, consulting, project, research, legal-support, content curation, publishing or compliance experience. Technical Skills: Good file management, folder discipline, naming conventions, version-control habits and evidence-trail management. Ability to use Google Workspace / Microsoft Office tools effectively. Strong writing and synthesis skills, especially the ability to distinguish fact, assumption, restriction, risk, recommendation and open question. Ability to use approved AI tools responsibly for summarisation, structuring, comparison, drafting and quality-checking while preserving source verification, human judgement and confidentiality. Strong web research, source evaluation and licensing/permissions review skills. Ability to extract, summarise, structure, tag and organise information into clear KB objects, templates, trackers, tables and handoff notes. Strong spreadsheet and register-management skills in Excel or Google Sheets, including clean data entry, filters, status tracking, metadata fields, links, source IDs and issue logs. Soft Skills & Attitude: Strong alignment with Tongston’s mission, values and culture. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional team with weekly deliverables. Strong analytical, problem-solving and source-judgement skills. Ability to prioritise, execute and deliver with speed, accuracy and attention to detail in a remote environment. High attention to detail and strong ownership mindset. Comfortable challenging weak sources, unclear permissions, incomplete metadata and unsupported assumptions respectfully. Curious, proactive, discreet and committed to continuous learning. Clear written communication and concise escalation notes. Benefits: Up to 10 working days of approved paid time away from active delivery annually. A company-provided laptop and access to Tongston-funded platforms, software, licensed tools and other approved resources required to perform the role effectively, subject to approval and availability. Pathway to full-time employment opportunity to secure additional benefits, including pension, HMO, statutory employee leave categories, promotion-based entitlements and staff welfare benefits, subject to performance, fit, role availability and organisational needs. A structured learning and growth pathway supported through twice-yearly performance review, development and growth conversations (January & July). If you join after a review cycle, your first review will take place in the next review window. The review helps you document and communicate how you have grown, developed and demonstrated being Valuable, Influential & Profitable. Complimentary premium access to T-World, Tongston’s integrated digital platform. Learn more at https://t-world.tongston.com/ Monthly professional fee of NGN150,000. A monthly Remote Productivity Support Package. Professional Visibility: listed on Tongston’s website. Team-based execution and support, including an overall project management structure, reporting to a line manager, and collaboration within a sprint-based team workflow with defined weekly deliverables. Exposure to knowledge governance, licensing and permissions review, external-source development, metadata discipline, source traceability, AI-enabled product workflows, education-content operations and cross-functional product delivery across Tongston’s pillars. Eligibility for discretionary performance-based bonus/allocation. Participation in Tongston Academy sessions, scheduled periodically, which may include personal branding, personal finance and investing, sales, communication and networking, business development and strategy, project management, cybersecurity awareness and digital automation tools. Eligible for Tongston Annual Personnel High Performance Award which comes with cash prizes and certificates you can include in your profile for future jobs. Learning & Development budget: NGN150,000 to support continuous upskilling, role-specific learning and broader professional development. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online How to Indicate Interest for the Role Although this is a remote opportunity, candidates based in Gombe, Bauchi, Ilorin, Lagos or Abuja will be viewed favourably. For candidates who have not yet completed their NYSC, we may also be able to consider an NYSC engagement, particularly for those based in Gombe, Lagos or Abuja. If shortlisted, you will progress through the rest of the recruitment process - technical assessment, personality & multiple intelligence check, conversation with the line manager and one or more team members, reference checks, and, if successful, an offer & if accepted, onboarding. If you have any questions or clarifications, please write to us at [email protected] with [email protected] in copy. Please use the subject “IC Application for - [name of the role]” in directing any correspondences to us. Please complete the application form provided where you can provide information about yourself, upload your CV & portfolio where applicable, and answer some basic pre-screening questions that demonstrate how you meet the knowledge, skills and attitude requirements: for the role, in line with the JD, no later than 31 August 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we strongly encourage early submission. Application Deadline: 31st August, 2026. View all Jobs in Nigeria