Africa Regional Manager ACAPS Kenya Nairobi

Position: Africa Regional Manager                                

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer (COO)                                                

Supervision of: Project manager, Regional Analysis Manager

Budget responsibility: Budget holder of the Regional Hub                   

Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya 

Travel: Regular to various locations covered by the Hub

Contract type: Staff contract: national or international – 1 year (extendable)

Starting date: 1 February 2025

About ACAPS

Who we are 

ACAPS is an independent analysis provider. We are an independent analytical voice helping humanitarian workers, influencers, fundraisers, and donors make better-informed decisions and respond more effectively to disasters.

What we do 

We inform crisis response: We aim towards reshaping the humanitarian narrative by providing timely and independent needs analysis, data, training, and methodological tools while advocating for a more evidence-based response to crises.

We collaborate with honesty and creativity: ACAPS maximises synergies with humanitarian responders, specialised analytical organisations, academic institutions, the private sector, and civil society and encourages them to implement a collaborative approach.

As humanitarian needs continue to rise steeply, there is an increasing parallel demand in the sector for high-quality, independent analysis to guide resource prioritisation and programmatic responses. ACAPS is uniquely positioned in the humanitarian architecture to respond to these challenges, operating as a global public good to the humanitarian sector by providing independent, multi-sectoral analysis to enable humanitarian stakeholders to better understand and address the needs of crisis affected populations across the globe.

ACAPS is currently at an exciting stage of its growth trajectory, with a fast-expanding decentralised global team. Due to an increased awareness of ACAPS value add to the humanitarian sector, ACAPS now operates analysis hubs in Afghanistan, Yemen, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ukraine, and Sudan. This is in addition to multiple global teams providing analysis spanning over 150 countries and 100 active crises worldwide. ACAPS donor portfolio is also expanding, with current active funding from key institutional donors such as BHA, FCDO, SDC, GFFO, GAC, SDC, NMFA and others.

In order to better cover regional analysis needs as ACAPS grows in Africa, ACAPS has initiated a regionalization process. This process will drive integration of our analysis capacities at the regional level, covering both country-focused and regional projects. This role is a new role created to support ACAPS regional approach in Africa.

ACAPS is a project hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and governed by a Consortium of NRC, Save the Children and Mercy Corps. ACAPS operates with a high degree of autonomy, maintaining editorial control and independence of all analytical products.

General Position Summary

The Africa Regional Manager is the lead ACAPS representative for Africa, which currently includes projects in Sudan and Ethiopia. The Regional Manager is responsible for developing and delivering on ACAPS Africa strategy and overseeing the organisation’s work in Africa, including delivery of the various analytical workstreams via existing or new projects, line managing team members in the hub, and finally representing and positioning ACAPS vis-à-vis stakeholders in the region. The priority for the successful candidate will be focused on stakeholder/donor engagement, identification of new country/regional opportunities for the development of ACAPS in the region and the set-up of efficient operational processes.

The Regional Manager will be a seasoned leader with proven operational experience alongside a deep appreciation of the impact that accurate, independent analysis can have on humanitarian outcomes. As this role is new to ACAPS and the Africa region, the Regional Manager will be a creative problem-solver with experience of change management to drive and embed this regionalization process. 

The Africa Regional Manager reports to the Chief Operating Officer, with a close relationship to the ACAPS Chief Analyst on the strategy for analysis and quality of analysis production. The Regional Manager will specifically rely on the Regional Analysis Manager for the design and implementation of this strategy and quality assurance.

Success Factors 

The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional leadership and management skills and be a superior communicator. S/he will have strong problem-solving skills, a robust ability to quickly assess program performance across the Regional Hub and identify areas for improvement/adjustment. The successful candidate will have strong emotional intelligence and, given the scale of change ACAPS is experiencing, will be a supportive leader with strong communication and coaching skills. S/he will be able to work closely with a diverse team of individuals in a highly intense and fluid work environment.

ACAPS values

ACAPS is a dynamic and independent organisation. Our culture is enshrined in the ACAPS values (here). We share and strive to maintain the values of agency, candour, integrity, diversity, evolution, ambition, and collaboration in everything we do. As part of our commitment to being a learning organisation, we encourage team members to engage in learning activities that benefit ACAPS as well as themselves. The ACAPS values live in the way we manage our teams, create our content and engage with stakeholders. The post holder is expected to develop the position in line with these values.   

We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.