We help public institutions, development partners and businesses make better decisions, strengthen performance and demonstrate what works — independent advisory across Africa.
Where is your organisation stuck, and what needs to change?
Departments, agencies and state entities that need to govern well, manage risk and show that public programmes deliver.
Donors, foundations and development finance institutions that need independent evidence of what works and why.
Businesses and financial institutions facing decisions where the numbers, the risks and the governance all matter.
SRC was established on the premise that effective advisory work requires an integrated analytical perspective — rigorous data analysis combined with strategic and institutional insight. Traditional consulting separates strategy, governance, analytics and operations. In practice, they are deeply interconnected.
We support government institutions, development partners and private sector organisations to strengthen decision-making, improve organisational performance and understand the outcomes of complex projects, initiatives and investments.
Twenty-two specialist capabilities across four offerings, brought together around the problems clients actually bring us — and led by senior consultants on every mandate.
Strategies grounded in evidence and translated into workable plans — including the people, leadership and structures needed to deliver them.
Governance as a strategic asset — legal, institutional and operational lenses that let clients govern with confidence.
Independent evaluations and MEL systems that are proportionate, rigorous and genuinely used — using OECD-DAC, Contribution Analysis and Difference-in-Differences where they fit.
Advanced statistical and financial modelling led by a PhD statistician and a CFA charterholder — turning complex data into decision-grade insight.
SRC welcomes enquiries from Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Mauritius, Botswana, Zambia and Namibia. Our offices are in Sandton, Johannesburg; Rondebosch, Cape Town; and Harare. The scope and delivery arrangements for each mandate are agreed with the client.
Not every challenge needs a long programme. These focused engagements solve a specific problem quickly, led by the same senior team behind our larger mandates.
A defined review of your governance arrangements, risk registers, policies, compliance gaps or operational controls — so leadership knows exactly where exposure sits and what to fix first.
Why SRC: Led by an IRMSA-affiliated governance specialist with legal training, backed by quantitative risk expertise.
Discuss this engagement →An evidence-based look at roles, workflows, reporting lines, accountability and day-to-day operating challenges — ending in a clear, prioritised improvement plan.
Why SRC: The same diagnostic rigour we apply to programme evaluations and theory-of-change work, applied to your organisation.
Discuss this engagement →Targeted support to strengthen management reporting, finance processes, procurement controls, audit readiness or your delivery model.
Why SRC: Delivered by a CFA charterholder with banking-grade experience in financial modelling and model validation.
Discuss this engagement →
Grounded in international M&E practice and responsive to the institutional, policy and operational context of each client.
A close reading of the policy, institutional and operational environment.
Engage implementers, beneficiaries, policymakers and partners to define the real question.
Robust mixed methods, combining quantitative analysis with qualitative inquiry.
Administrative data, surveys, interviews, focus groups and document review.
Clear reporting and data visualisation, turned into practical, implementable steps.
Working alongside clients and transferring knowledge so change holds.
Over 30 years of combined experience across statistics, financial modelling, strategy and governance. The people you meet here are the people who deliver your work.
Head of Business
Head of Strategy
Head of Consulting
Head of Finance
Field and analytical experience across Southern, Eastern and North Africa — contextual fluency, not imported assumptions.
A focused, senior-led team. Every engagement is led by the consultants you hired — not handed to junior staff.
A PhD statistician, a CFA charterholder, a strategy researcher and a governance specialist in one team — a combination most firms cannot bring.
Methodologically rigorous, decision-grade findings. OECD-DAC, Contribution Analysis, Theory of Change and Difference-in-Differences applied where they fit.
Field and analytical experience across Southern, Eastern and North Africa — with contextual fluency, not imported assumptions.
Whether an impact evaluation, a governance review or a strategy engagement — tell us briefly what you need and we'll come back to you.