Help African leaders run disciplined, evidence-led campaigns.
We are building a team of strategists, researchers and operators who understand the complexity of elections across Africa. We welcome people from any background — policy, journalism, data, communications, academia, government or the military — whose experience translates to our practice. If you are serious about political strategy and want to do meaningful work, we want to hear from you.
Current opportunities.
We are currently recruiting for two roles. If either fits your experience, we encourage you to reach out.
Member of Strategy Staff
We are recruiting a Member of Strategy Staff to work across the full range of Apex Africa's practice — election strategy, political intelligence, research and analytics, campaign communications, campaign operations, election readiness and AI and data intelligence. The role spans the entire engagement lifecycle, from research and positioning through to execution and election-day operations. This role is open to full-time, contract and project engagements.
- •Lead strategy development for candidates, parties, campaign organisations and institutions across African markets.
- •Translate political intelligence, research and constituency analysis into clear, actionable strategy across any of our service lines.
- •Advise on positioning, messaging, coalition-building and scenario planning across the full campaign and governance cycle.
- •Support campaign planning, organisation design and execution discipline from pre-campaign through election day.
- •Contribute to political research, intelligence gathering and data and AI-driven analysis that underpins our advisory work.
- •Brief senior political leaders and campaign leadership with concise, evidence-led recommendations.
- •Demonstrable experience in political strategy, intelligence, research, communications, data and analytics, or campaign operations — we welcome candidates from any background that translates to our practice.
- •Strong understanding of political environments and electoral systems across African markets, or the ability to develop it quickly.
- •Excellent strategic judgement, with the ability to synthesise complex landscapes into clear choices.
- •Discretion and professionalism in sensitive political environments.
- •Willingness to travel across African markets as engagements require.
Account Manager
We are recruiting an Account Manager to market Apex Africa to potential clients — building relationships with political leaders, organisations and campaign teams and converting interest into engagements. This role is open to full-time, contract and project engagements.
- •Identify, qualify and develop relationships with prospective clients across African markets.
- •Market Apex Africa's advisory capabilities to candidates, parties and campaign organisations.
- •Manage the lead-to-engagement pipeline, from initial conversation through proposal and close.
- •Coordinate with the strategy and research teams to scope engagements and prepare proposals.
- •Maintain and grow relationships with existing clients, supporting renewals and new mandates.
- •Proven experience in business development, account management or client relations, ideally in professional services, government relations or political advisory.
- •Strong network and credibility with political, institutional or organisational stakeholders in African markets.
- •Excellent communication and presentation skills, with an executive, confident manner.
- •Disciplined approach to pipeline management and reporting.
- •Willingness to travel across African markets for client meetings and engagements.
Meaningful work, high standards, real discretion.
We work on some of the most consequential political engagements on the continent. Our team operates with discipline, discretion and a commitment to evidence-led strategy. If that is how you like to work, you will fit in here.
Interested in joining the team?
Apply directly for a role above. We review every application and respond to serious enquiries.