Conflict Management Consulting

What Conflict Management Consulting does

Conflict Management Consulting (CMC) is a Brussels-headquartered, privately held consulting firm founded in 2014 that delivers advisory, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and research services to humanitarian and international development actors operating in conflict-affected countries. Its client base comprises bilateral donors (USAID, FCDO, New Zealand MFA, German Federal Foreign Office), multilateral institutions (UNICEF, Council of Europe, WFP/CAMEALEON), and large INGOs (GIZ, British Council, Plan International, DEC, GCERF, Somalia Stability Fund), with engagements delivered through multi-year Framework Contracts (FWCs) and Long-term Agreements (LTAs) as prime contractor or consortium partner.

The firm's core service lines are Third-Party Monitoring (TPM), M&E for Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE), real-time crisis monitoring and situational awareness, the Next Generation youth research series (Sudan, Myanmar), and bespoke evaluation studies. CMC has built two proprietary technology assets: the Compound Risk Assessment Mapping (CRAM) geospatial decision-support tool, which fuses conflict, climate, market, displacement, and land-productivity data layers for the Somalia Stability Fund, and the SR4C3 (Super Resolution for Climate Crisis Context) capability, co-developed with AI4Copernicus and Sistema to apply AI-enhanced Earth Observation satellite imagery to M&E in hard-to-reach areas.

CMC operates a global delivery model from a headquarters in Brussels and a regional headquarters in Vienna, supported by offices in Washington D.C., Istanbul, Islamabad, Yangon, Abuja, and Port Sudan, and a roster of local and international consultants spanning 65 geographical regions on five continents. Revenue is generated entirely through professional services fees from institutional donors under framework agreements and direct consulting contracts; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm holds 11-50 employees and is GDPR-compliant.

Name

Conflict Management Consulting

Legal name

Conflict Management Consulting

Website

https://cmc-consulting.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brussels-headquartered consulting firm providing advisory, monitoring, evaluation, and research services to bilateral donors, multilaterals, and INGOs operating in conflict-affected countries, delivered via framework agreements and proprietary geospatial and AI tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Provision of advisory services on peace-building, stabilisation, countering violent extremism, climate risk, human migration and PeaceTech to humanitarian and international development actors.
2. Monitoring and Evaluation Services: M&E services for humanitarian and development projects, including third-party monitoring, real-time evaluations, baseline studies, and impact assessments across conflict-affected countries.
3. Research Studies: Research services including policy analysis, public opinion research, youth research (Next Generation series), and specialized studies on conflict dynamics and governance.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Conflict Management Consulting provides advisory, monitoring, evaluation, and research services on peace-building, stabilisation, countering violent extremism, climate risk, human migration, and PeaceTech for humanitarian and international development actors operating in conflict-affected countries. Services are delivered through framework agreements with bilateral and multilateral donors and include third-party monitoring, real-time evaluations, baseline studies, impact assessments, and bespoke geospatial decision-support tools such as the Somali Compound Risk Assessment Mapping (CRAM).

Product overview

Conflict Management Consulting (CMC) operates as a consulting firm providing advisory, monitoring, and evaluation (M&E), and research services rather than a unified software product platform. Their core offerings include Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) services, M&E for Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE), Crisis Monitoring & Situational Awareness, and the Somali Compound Risk Assessment Mapping (CRAM) geospatial tool. They conduct research through their Next Generation series and provide evaluation services across conflict-affected regions. The SR4C3 project showcases their emerging AI capabilities in satellite imagery analysis. Services are delivered through international development donor frameworks and direct consulting engagements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Somali Compound Risk Assessment Mapping (CRAM) A geospatial decision-support tool that combines multimodal, open-source datasets to generate district-level risk classifications, integrating environmental stressors, conflict patterns, displacement trends, and socio-economic vulnerability to help donors and implementers anticipate emerging threats and target interventions.
• Crisis Monitoring & Situational Awareness Real-time crisis monitoring service combining on-the-ground presence, remote sensing capabilities, and advanced media sentiment analysis to support data-driven decision-making for climate and conflict crisis response.
• Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) Third-party monitoring services for agencies working in hard-to-access areas, employing mixed methods including KIIs, household surveys, FGDs, direct observation with GPS and photos, and social media analysis for stabilisation, peacebuilding, and humanitarian interventions.
• M&E for Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) Monitoring and evaluation services specialised in field-based M&E for preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), delivered by in-house experts to support major donors and implementors.
• Next Generation Research Research series exploring attitudes and aspirations of young people in countries experiencing rapid social, economic, and political change, including Sudan, Myanmar, and other contexts, employing nationwide surveys, KIIs, and FGDs.
• SR4C3: Super Resolution for Climate Crisis Context AI-powered super-resolution satellite imagery service integrating Earth Observation satellite data enhanced by AI algorithms with Copernicus satellite data for crisis response, disaster monitoring, and conflict monitoring in fragile geographic areas.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered projects across 65 geographical regions on 5 continents
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• AI4CopernicuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMC partnered with AI4Copernicus on the SR4C3 (Super Resolution for Climate Crisis Context) project, applying AI-powered super-resolution satellite imagery technology for enhanced monitoring and climate crisis analysis in hard-to-reach areas.
• SistemacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMC worked with Sistema as partner on the SR4C3 project, focusing on adapting Sistema's SR (Super Resolution) tool for use in monitoring and evaluation contexts and climate crisis analysis.
• Sewar (Sudan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMC partnered with Sudanese partner Sewar, providing four local experts for the Next Generation Sudan research project alongside three CMC core experts.
• Cabinet TECNIC (CAR)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCMC partnered with Cabinet TECNIC from Bangui for data collection on the Central African Republic evaluation projects, including the 'Demain est un Autre Jour' project.
• USAIDcoreOthersCMC holds two Framework Contracts with USAID: EVAL ME II (Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Services) and Programming for Prevention and Peacebuilding (P4P2) IDIQ.
• UNICEFcoreOthersCMC holds LTA with UNICEF for Provision of Services in Strengthening Social Cohesion, Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding, and Sustaining Peace, and Third Party Monitoring of Education Cannot Wait programmes.
• FCDOcoreOthersCMC is contractor under the Global Evaluation and Monitoring Framework Agreement (GEMFA) with FCDO.
• Plan InternationalcoreOthersCMC holds LTA for Evaluation Services with Plan International.
• New Zealand MFAcoreOthersCMC is on MERL Services Panel for M&E Support to New Zealand MFA.
• Council of EuropesupportingOthersCMC has a Framework Contract with the Council of Europe to provide consultancy services on evaluations/evaluation-related assignments.
• British CouncilcoreOthersCMC holds Global Evaluation Framework agreement with the British Council for evaluation services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Search for Common Ground: One of the largest dedicated peacebuilding NGOs operating globally, with conflict analysis, programme design, and M&E capabilities across many of the same fragile states where CMC works.
• International Alert: Specialist peacebuilding organisation working on conflict analysis, policy advisory, and programme evaluation across multiple conflict-affected regions, overlapping with CMC's peacebuilding and P/CVE evaluation services.
• IMC Worldwide: International development consultancy providing M&E, project evaluation, and advisory services to DFID/FCDO, EU, and World Bank. Comparable in client mix and evaluation service line to CMC.
• Saferworld: International peacebuilding NGO that works on conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and security sector reform — directly comparable to CMC's peacebuilding and PVE advisory work. Several CMC senior staff previously held roles at Saferworld.
• Conciliation Resources: International peacebuilding NGO with research, analysis, and programme support on conflict and peace processes — operates in many of the same fragile-state contexts as CMC.
• Integrity (development consulting): Research, evaluation and learning consultancy focused on governance, peace, and stability in fragile and conflict-affected states. Closely overlaps CMC's M&E and third-party monitoring services for institutional donors.

Broad incumbents

• Palladium: Global advisory firm focused on positive impact, with strong presence in international development, governance, and monitoring & evaluation. Competes with CMC for donor-funded M&E and evaluation frameworks.
• DAI Global Health: Large international development consulting firm with significant work in governance, stability, and M&E across fragile states. Competes with CMC for the same USAID and FCDO frameworks, but operates at much greater scale.
• DT Global: International development management consulting firm providing M&E, governance, and stabilisation services globally. Overlaps CMC's donor-funded M&E and PVE evaluation work.

Emerging players

• Forcier Consulting: Boutique M&E and research firm operating in fragile and conflict-affected states across Africa and the Middle East. Directly comparable in size, service mix, and donor client base to CMC.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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