Manager, Internal Consulting

Location: Nairobi (Office-based in Westlands)
Reports to: Chief of Staff to the COO
Travel: 10–20% within Kenya (subject to project needs)
Compensation: KES 350,000–450,000 per month, commensurate with experience

About Food for Education 

Food4Education is an award-winning, locally rooted, and African-led solution to end classroom hunger. Building on more than a decade of learning by doing, we’re powering a new school feeding industry and sharing our blueprint to scale sustainable, nutritious, and affordable school feeding programs across Africa.

Today, we serve 600,000 kids DAILY in Kenya. But every day, we deliver more than a meal – improving nutrition and education outcomes for children while also creating jobs and opportunities for whole communities.

We are an experienced and trusted non-profit partner that operates with the excellence of a global business, reinvesting the value we create into local economies. 

To learn more, please visit www.food4education.org  

Our Values

At Food for Education, our values are guiding principles that provide us with purpose and direction and set the tone for our interactions with all stakeholders:

• Build with excellence and curiosity  - We’re not afraid to try new things and iterate as much as we can to find the best and most efficient way to get results; 

• Be the change you seek - We acknowledge that continuous improvement is a shared responsibility; 

• We do what we say; and say what we do - We embrace an ownership mentality;

• Ask why; and commit - Share openly and question respectfully and commit fully. When we understand the why, we are able to work with a purpose.

About the Internal Consulting Team
The Internal Consulting Team is a new, high-impact function designed to supercharge F4E’s growth. Acting as an internal accelerator, the team partners with leaders across the organization—operations, finance, impact, people, etc.—to solve complex problems, strengthen systems, and drive organizational change.
From improving kitchen efficiency to rethinking how we scale to new counties or countries, this team’s work turns big questions into actionable plans. Every project contributes directly to F4E’s next phase of expansion and to our ability to deliver nutritious meals at greater scale and with greater reliability.
This is an early-stage team, which means there’s enormous room to shape how it operates—its identity, standards, and long-term value to the organization.
About the role
As Manager, Internal Consulting, you’ll serve as the engagement owner for high-priority internal consulting projects. You’ll lead work end-to-end—from scoping and analysis through execution and handover—while mentoring Associates and Analysts who support the work. This is not a formal people-management role. Instead, it’s a project leadership and coaching role. You’ll set direction, delegate effectively, raise the quality bar, and ensure our work is rigorous, practical, and useful to the teams we serve. You’ll think like a management consultant but act like an operator: comfortable moving from frameworks and data to field realities and follow-through.
Who you are

• You think like a management consultant: you can structure ambiguous problems, use data to drive clarity, and communicate insight simply.

• You’ve managed end-to-end projects and love setting up engagement teams for success. 

• You have 3-4 years of experience in management consulting.

• You’re confident shifting between doing and teaching: building analyses one day and coaching the team the next.

• You have strong organizational and communication skills; you can synthesize information for any audience.

• You value curiosity and humility—your success comes from making others better.

• You’re energized by purpose-driven work and excited by the idea of building systems that feed millions of children.
  

Project Leadership & Delivery (~65%)

• Lead or co-lead consulting engagements from problem definition through execution and handover.

• Design analyses, guide Associates’ work, and synthesize findings into clear recommendations.

• Manage internal client relationships to ensure work is relevant, actionable, and adopted.
  

• Support pilots, innovations, and growth initiatives that accelerate F4E’s impact.
  

Mentorship & Coaching (~25%)

• Coach Associates and Analysts on structured problem-solving, analysis, and communication.
• Review work products and provide timely, actionable feedback.
• Model high standards for rigor, clarity, and follow-through.
  
  

Organizational Insight (~10%)

• Stay informed on trends in school feeding, social enterprise operations, and organizational design.
• Contribute ideas and benchmarks that help the Internal Consulting team stay best-in-class.

Career Growth and Development 
We have a strong culture of constant learning, and we invest in developing our people. You will have weekly check-ins with your manager and receive regular performance feedback. We hold 360 reviews every six months and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You will have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding, long-term career. 
We are an equal-opportunity employer 
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.