Apply for this Remote Concern Worldwide Consultancy 2026: Comparative Study on Cash Consortium Models in East Africa and the Horn

Overview

Concern Worldwide is hiring consultants or multidisciplinary teams for a comparative learning study examining humanitarian cash consortium models across East Africa and the Horn of Africa. The research will investigate how these models operate, evaluate their value compared to alternative delivery approaches, and analyze whether their costs are justified by their benefits. The Somali Cash Consortium will serve as the administrative anchor, while the study examines experiences across countries including Somalia, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, and Ethiopia.

Who can apply

Applicants should be qualified individual consultants or multidisciplinary teams with 5 to 9 years of experience. Eligible candidates must have substantial experience in humanitarian cash and voucher assistance, expertise in cost-efficiency analysis and financial assessment, and a proven track record in comparative regional research. Applicants also need relevant regional expertise in East Africa and the Horn of Africa, appropriate language skills, and the ability to deliver independent, evidence-based findings. Teams must submit a valid registration certificate, tax compliance certificate, organisational profile, and details of key experts.

What you get

The consultancy runs for approximately three months, following an indicative schedule from procurement and contracting through evidence review, data collection, drafting, and final report completion.

Requirements

Selected consultants must produce an inception report, a draft comparative report, a validation and learning workshop, and a final comparative report. Financial quotations must account for a 5 percent withholding tax, which Concern Worldwide will retain and remit to the relevant authorities.

Key dates

The application deadline is 23 October 2026. Procurement, contracting, and inception activities take place in October 2026. Evidence review, data collection, and analysis run from October to December 2026. The draft comparative report is prepared in January 2027, followed by final report completion and dissemination planning in February 2027.