Economic Modelling Consultant for Adolescent Girls

About the role

This consultancy supports UNICEF’s adolescent girls agenda by strengthening evidence, financing and investment cases for programmes that improve girls’ wellbeing, leadership and empowerment across public, private and philanthropic partners.

Key responsibilities

• Develop costing, cost‑effectiveness analyses and sustainable financing strategies for country offices.
• Create analytical tools, investment cases and climate‑informed approaches to mobilise resources and influence policy.
• Produce high‑quality evidence products for diverse audiences, including governments, development partners and private finance sectors.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master’s) in economics, development economics, public policy, public finance, statistics, econometrics, data science, environmental economics or related field.
• Minimum eight years of professional experience in economic modelling, development economics, public finance, investment cases, programme costing or related analytical work.
• Demonstrated experience developing investment cases, cost‑effectiveness analyses, financing strategies or ROI analyses for social‑sector programmes, especially for adolescent girls.
• Excellent English oral and written skills; proficiency in another UN language is desirable.

Required skills

• Strong quantitative skills, including econometrics and causal‑inference methods.
• Ability to apply conservative and transparent assumptions in analytical work.