We Are Hiring: Associate Consultant
Role: Associate Consultant
Location: Nairobi, Kenya (in-person)
Contract: One year, renewable, following three-month probation
Start date: February 2025
Company Overview
Future Africa Consulting provides knowledge, strategy, and implementation services to organizations collaborating to build a better Africa. We engage development initiatives from an African perspective, bringing local context and grounded expertise to bear on complex issues and emerging challenges. Our clients include public, private, and philanthropic actors working to improve the continent’s social, economic, and political prospects, centering African actors in creating the future they envision. We are headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and work in-person and remotely with regional and global clients.
Role Description
FA Consulting Associate Consultants (ACs) are expert generalists who inform project delivery with quality research, rigorous analysis, and concise communication. ACs are primarily responsible for knowledge management and deliverable development, working under the guidance of a project manager. Our teams work across several issue areas and knowledge domains, requiring a high degree of creativity, adaptability, and responsiveness. The ideal candidate combines a solid consulting toolkit with a demonstrated ability to learn quickly, a passion for social impact, and up-to-date knowledge of issue areas such as public health systems, climate resilience and adaptation, and economic opportunity for youth.
Responsibilities
- Research and data management: Identifying quality data sources, collating, cleaning, and triangulating data, building and maintaining project knowledge bases
- Stakeholder management: Identifying, contacting, and coordinating interactions with relevant stakeholders for input to deliverables, program participation, evaluation, and feedback purposes
- Data analysis: Applying appropriate methods and frameworks to analyse data, compile Excel databases and models, visualize relevant information, and develop testable hypotheses and actionable insights
- Communication: Communicating findings in both verbal and written formats, e.g., contributing to team and update meetings, writing long form reports and PowerPoint presentations
- Business development: Contributing to opportunity identification and evaluation, development of concept notes and proposals, supporting long term relationships and creation of networks and partnerships to drive African development agendas.
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, engineering, economics, or a related field. Additional certifications in relevant methods will be considered as an advantage
- Two years’ experience at a leading management consultancy firm required, additional experiences in economic development-related fields will be an added advantage
- Significant experience living and working in developing country contexts required, preferably in Africa
- Sensitivity to varied political and cultural environments, and demonstrated commitment to African interests and positions on economic and social governance and development issues
- Strong qualitative research skills, particularly in conducting and analyzing interviews especially with young people, including observing data protection and ethics principles
- Excellent writing and communication skills and experience presenting complex information in a variety of formats for different audiences
- Proficiency in qualitative and quantitative analytical methods, comfort with systems thinking, human-centered design, and/or monitoring and evaluation methods will be an added advantage
- Ability to perform in an entrepreneurial environment
Interested candidates should send CVs and professional writing samples to recruitment@futureafricaforum.org. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
We Are Hiring: Senior Consultant
Role: Senior Consultant
Location: Nairobi, Kenya (in-person)
Contract: One year, renewable, following three-month probation
Start date: February 2025
Company Overview
Future Africa Consulting provides knowledge, strategy, and implementation services to organizations collaborating to build a better Africa. We engage development initiatives from an African perspective, bringing local context and grounded expertise to bear on complex issues and emerging challenges. Our clients include public, private, and philanthropic actors working to improve the continent’s social, economic, and political prospects, centering African actors in creating the future they envision. We are headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and work in-person and remotely with regional and global clients.
Role Description
FA Consulting Senior Consultants are strong individual contributors able to own and lead project workstreams independently and demonstrate progressive ability to lead joint problem solving and support project delivery with quality research, rigorous analysis, and concise communication. Senior Consultants are primarily responsible for developing insights and recommendations for clients, working under the guidance of a project manager and/or director. Our teams work across several issue areas and knowledge domains, requiring a high degree of creativity, adaptability, and responsiveness. The ideal candidate is an expert generalist with a solid consulting toolkit and demonstrated knowledge of issues related to skills development and economic opportunity for youth. Prior experience in policy-oriented research and advocacy environments is highly desirable.
Responsibilities
- Problem solving: Developing and adapting appropriate methods and frameworks to analyse relevant information, developing testable hypotheses, actionable insights, and robust recommendations
- Communication: Communicating findings in both verbal and written formats, e.g., leading team meetings, writing long form reports, developing and delivering PowerPoint presentations, and compiling Excel databases and models
- Stakeholder management: Identifying, contacting, and coordinating interactions with relevant stakeholders for input to deliverables, program participation, evaluation, and feedback purposes. Conducting interviews and focus group discussions, facilitating meetings and workshops
- Business development: Opportunity identification and evaluation, development of concept notes and proposals, supporting long term relationships and creation of networks and partnerships to drive African development agendas
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, engineering, economics, or a related field. A relevant master’s degree will be an added advantage.
- A minimum of four years’ progressively senior experience at a leading management consultancy firm required; additional experiences in economic development-related fields will be an added advantage.
- Significant experience living and working in developing country contexts, preferably in Africa.
- Sensitivity to varied political and cultural environments, and demonstrated commitment to African interests and positions on economic and social governance and development issues
- Excellent writing and communication skills and experience presenting complex information in a variety of formats and styles for different audiences.
- Sensitivity to varied political and cultural environments and experience living and working in African countries.
- Proficiency in qualitative and quantitative analytical methods. Thematic knowledge of education and employment issues and trends in sectors such as health, climate and agriculture across Africa will be an added advantage
- Ability to perform in an entrepreneurial environment
Interested candidates should send CVs and professional writing samples to recruitment@futureafricaforum.org. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
We Are Hiring: Administrative Coordinator
Role: Administrative Coordinator
Location: Nairobi, Kenya; Ethiopia; Nigeria or South Africa
Start date: October 2024
Company Overview
Future Africa Consulting provides knowledge, strategy, and implementation services to organizations collaborating to build a better Africa. We engage development initiatives from an African perspective, bringing local context and grounded expertise to bear on complex issues and emerging challenges. Our clients include public, private, and philanthropic actors working to improve the continent’s social, economic, and political prospects, centering African actors in creating the future they envision. We are headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and work in-person and remotely with regional and global clients.
Role Description
Future Africa Consulting seeks an experienced and dynamic Administrative Coordinator who is committed to delivering exceptional administrative, organizational and logistical support. The Administrative Coordinator will play a crucial role in enabling the CEO, executive-level team members and the organization to operate efficiently. They will also provide calendar management, coordinate team-wide travel logistics, and will be required to apply decision-making to fulfill critical administrative and logistical requests. Our teams work across several issue areas and knowledge domains, requiring a high degree of creativity, adaptability, and responsiveness. The ideal candidate will combine strong administrative experience, a can-do attitude, ability to handle ambiguity and confidential/sensitive information.
Responsibilities
- Provide high-level administrative support relieving senior leadership of detail-oriented tasks.
- Manage senior leadership schedules, including appointments, meetings, events and high priority tasks.
- Manage the team’s and stakeholders travel itineraries (accommodation bookings, visas, and transfers).
- Serve as the main point of contact for visitors, answering inquiries and directing them as necessary.
- Maintain confidential files and documents incl. employee records, correspondence, and reports as needed.
- Oversee administrative functions including procuring supplies, managing IT and facilities compliance (licenses, certificates, permits etc) and requests, and maintaining conference or board room schedules.
- Assist with financial tasks, such as processing expense reports and ensuring compliance with tax requirements through the company system and in concert with the Finance team.
- Perform additional related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree, Excellent organizational skills
- Experience working in a similar role in client-facing organizations will be an added advantage.
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Workspace.
- Excellent writing and communication skills and experience presenting complex information in a variety of formats and styles for different audiences, integrating organizational voice, tone, and approaches.
- Sensitivity to varied political and cultural environments and experience living and working in African countries.
Interested candidates should send CVs and professional writing samples to recruitment@futureafricaforum.org. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
We Are Hiring: Associate Director
Role: Associate Director
Location: Nairobi, Kenya; Ethiopia; Nigeria or South Africa
Start date: October 2024
Company Overview
Future Africa Consulting provides knowledge, strategy, and implementation services to organizations collaborating to build a better Africa. We engage development initiatives from an African perspective, bringing local context and grounded expertise to bear on complex issues and emerging challenges. Our clients include public, private, and philanthropic actors working to improve the continent’s social, economic, and political prospects, centering African actors in creating the future they envision. We are headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and work in-person and remotely with regional and global clients.
Role Description
Future Africa Consulting seeks an experienced and dynamic leader to join the team as an Associate Director who is committed to advancing economic growth and prosperity on the African continent in areas such as – Agriculture, Climate & Energy, Education, Access to Markets and Finance, Digital Economy and Health. The Associate Director will play a crucial role in collaborating with peers and leading and supporting teams to deliver quality results to the firm’s clients. The candidate will be responsible for driving business development and helping to set direction for the firm. The role requires a seasoned leader with entrepreneurial drive. Our teams work across several issue areas and knowledge domains, requiring a high degree of creativity, adaptability, and responsiveness. The ideal candidate will combine a strong executive demeanor, impeccable communication skills and confidence in functioning at the highest levels of client organizations. The ideal candidate should possess and have a proven track record of developing new client relationships and the ability to unlock and secure new business.
Responsibilities
- Team: Provide mentorship and guidance to consultant teams, provide necessary resources for consultant teams to be able to deliver on their work, play a role in the professional development of junior consultants
- Clients: Provide high level client management, provide expert input, and ensure quality control of client delivery, build trusted advisor relationships with client executives and senior stakeholders in relevant organisations and fields.
- Business development: Identify new business opportunities, build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders. Enhance the organisations reputation and expertise through knowledge development and thought leadership
- Firm: Contribute towards setting the direction, strategy and priorities of the firm. Develop processes, structures, teams, and workflows to deliver strategic business objectives and develop efficient systems.
Qualifications
- An advanced degree, preferably an MBA or Master’s degree in a relevant field
- Experience as an Associate Partner or Principal (tier one or two consulting firm exp. an added advantage)
- Distinct record of professional achievement and impact
- Deep understanding and expertise of Africa’s economic and development agenda’s
- Demonstrated experience of working directly with decision makers in private, public and philanthropic sectors
- An innovative thinker who can communicate complex ideas effectively (both verbally and in writing)
- Possess strong networks across various sectors (preferably – Agriculture, Climate & Energy, Education, Access to Markets and Finance, Digital Economy and Health) at a country and regional level
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
Interested candidates should send CVs and professional writing samples to recruitment@futureafricaforum.org. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.