Economic Modelling Consultant for Adolescent Girls

About the role

This 12‑month consultancy supports UNICEF’s adolescent girls agenda by strengthening evidence, financing and investment cases for programmes that improve girls’ wellbeing, leadership and empowerment.

Key responsibilities

• Develop costing models, cost‑effectiveness analyses and sustainable financing strategies for country offices.
• Produce analytical tools and investment cases, including climate‑informed approaches, to mobilise resources and influence policy.
• Generate evidence products for public, private and philanthropic partners.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master’s) in economics, development economics, public policy, public finance, statistics, econometrics, data science, environmental economics, international development or related field.
• Minimum eight years of professional experience in economic modelling, development economics, public finance, investment cases or programme costing.
• Demonstrated experience developing investment cases and cost‑effectiveness analyses for social‑sector programmes, preferably focused on adolescent girls.
• Excellent English communication skills; additional UN language proficiency is desirable.

Required skills

• Strong quantitative skills, including econometrics and causal‑inference methods.
• Ability to translate complex analysis into practical policy and financing recommendations.