Company Overview

Future Africa Group seeks to transform the African continent by creating and inspiring stronger, more innovative, and more resilient economies and societies. We offer new thinking and continental convening ability grounded in local expertise. Our two main entities are Future Africa Forum (a registered Foundation) whose main mission is to unite visionary African thinkers to generate and amplify transformative ideas for positive continental change. Collaborating with thought leaders, the Forum produces knowledge products, hosts discussions on critical issues, and partners with stakeholders to implement innovative solutions that benefit African communities. Future Africa Consulting, the advisory arm of Future Africa Group, partners with private, public, and philanthropic organizations. Leveraging deep local expertise, we offer strategic insights, craft market-specific solutions, and guide implementation to drive success across African markets.

Role Description

The Head of Finance and Operations will be a dynamic strategic thought-partner, with experience working in growing organizations with operations in various regions on the continent. The position will report to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The successful candidate will be a hands-on and participative manager and will lead and develop an internal team to support the following areas: finance, business planning and budgeting, human resources, administration, and IT. The Head of Finance and Operations will play a critical role in partnering with the senior leadership team in strategic decision making and operations as Future Africa Group continues to grow its entities across the continent. This is a tremendous opportunity for a finance and operations leader to maximize and strengthen the internal capacity of a well-respected, high-impact organization with a growing brand. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving operational efficiency across the markets we are present in, by leading strategic financial planning, treasury management, and business operations, ensuring the optimal use of resources, supporting scalable growth, and enabling effective decision-making aligned with corporate goals.

Responsibilities

Financial Management

• Analyze and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly and annual financial statements; collate financial reporting materials for all entities.
• Coordinate and lead the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors.
• Oversee and lead annual budgeting and planning process in conjunction with the CEO; administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes; and keep senior leadership team abreast of the organization’s financial status.
• Manage organizational cash flow and forecasting.
• Implement a robust contracts management and financial management/ reporting system; ensure that the contract billing and collection schedule is adhered to and that financial data and cash flow are steady and support operational requirements.
• Update and implement all necessary business policies and accounting practices; improve the finance department’s overall policy and procedure manual.

Human Resources, Technology and Administration

• Further develop Future Africa Group’s human resources and administration, enhancing professional development, compensation and benefits, performance evaluation, training, and recruiting.
• Ensure that recruiting processes are consistent and streamlined.
• Oversee and manage payroll.
• Establish and manage a comprehensive training program to educate employees regarding staff tools, policies, and procedures.
• Work closely and transparently with all external partners including third-party vendors and consultants.
• Oversee administrative functions as well as facilities to ensure efficient and consistent operations as the organization scales.

Operational Leadership

• Optimize business operations and allocate resources effectively to boost efficiency and scalability.
• Oversee relevant regional support functions (e.g., commercial operations including onboarding and transactional support, logistics and asset management, and payment execution).
• Drive process improvements and systems implementation and enable operational best practices.

Strategic Business Partnership (in collaboration with the regional senior management)

• Partner with regional leadership and their offices (East, West and Southern Africa) to support strategic decision-making and growth initiatives.
• Align finance and operations with corporate objectives and performance targets.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a BA, ideally with an MBA/CPA or related degree
• At least seven to 10 years of overall professional experience; ideally six-plus years of broad financial and operations management experience working across various African markets.
• The ideal candidate has experience of final responsibility for the quality and content of all financial data, reporting and audit coordination at a Group level, and has preferably overseen a human resources function previously
• Ability to translate financial concepts to a cross section of stakeholders and to effectively collaborate with colleagues who do not necessarily have finance backgrounds
• Experience in private and philanthropic sectors
• Technology savvy with experience selecting and overseeing software installations and managing relationships with software vendors; knowledge of accounting and reporting software
• Commitment to training programs that maximize individual and organization goals across the organization including best practices in human resources activities
• A successful track record in setting priorities; keen analytic, organization and problem-solving skills which support and enable sound decision making
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and workwith a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• A multi-tasker with the ability to wear many hats in a fast-paced environment

Interested candidates should send their CV and cover letter to recruitment@futureafricaforum.org. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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.

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.

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.

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.