Internship Program - Build your consulting expertise while advancing prosperity in Africa

Company Overview

Future Africa Consulting (FA Consulting) is a strategy consulting firm on a mission to provide contextualized insights, strategic guidance, and accompaniment support aimed at fostering more prosperous organizations, societies, and individuals We partner with governments, development organizations, and private sector leaders to design and implement strategies that unlock growth and create sustainable impact.
Our core capabilities span knowledge, strategy, and implementation. Our knowledge services include monitoring and evaluation, sector mapping, and stakeholder consultations that provide a solid evidence base for action. We also support organizational and operational strategy development to strengthen institutions and programs. Finally, we offer implementation support, including program design, product development, and project management, to translate strategies into practical outcomes.
With a strong commitment to excellence, collaboration, and an Afrocentric worldview, FA Consulting is recognized for its ability to combine global best practices with deep local context.
Through the Internship Program, we aim to develop high-potential graduates into strong consulting professionals by providing them with hands-on experience and exposure to real-world problem-solving and consulting work across Africa.

About the Program

The Future Africa Consulting Internship Program is a structured 3–6-month program. Interns work directly with FA Consulting’s teams on client engagements across policy, markets, ecosystems, and development-focused initiatives in Africa, while also contributing to core internal research and knowledge-building initiatives that shape the firm’s thinking and delivery. The program combines hands-on project delivery with structured learning, mentorship, and regular feedback. Interns are embedded within project teams and contribute meaningfully to research, analysis, and client-facing outputs.

Expectations

Interns will support consulting teams across multiple engagements and internal initiatives. Responsibilities include:

• Conducting desk research and literature reviews
• Supporting sector, market, and ecosystem mapping
• Collecting, cleaning, and analyzing data
• Drafting research summaries, memos, and sections of client reports
• Supporting proposal development and business development research
• Taking structured notes during meetings and synthesizing insights
• Supporting knowledge management and internal research repositories

What You Will Learn

Through hands-on exposure and structured support, interns will develop:

• Core consulting and problem-solving frameworks
• Quantitative and qualitative research and analysis methodologies
• Data analysis and synthesis techniques
• Professional writing and storytelling for different audiences
• Presentation and slide development skills
• Exposure to client engagements across diverse sectors
• Best practices in

Training & Mentorship

• Structured onboarding covering consulting fundamentals, research frameworks, and writing standards
• Weekly learning sessions led by FA Consulting team members
• Assigned mentor for weekly or bi-weekly check-ins
• Day-to-day guidance from a consulting workstream lead
• Mid-point and end-of-program performance reviews

Who Can Apply

We welcome applications from:

• Recent undergraduate or postgraduate graduates (completed their degree within the last 12 months) who are currently based in Kenya.
• Early-career candidates with less than one year of full-time work experience.
• Candidates with academic backgrounds in economics, public policy, business, data science, statistics, social sciences, or related fields.
• Individuals with strong analytical, research, writing, and communication skills.
• Candidates with an interest in consulting, development, and African markets.

Compensation

• The internship is paid
• Compensation details will be shared in the offer letter