Technical Advisor, Economic Analysis, Market System at CARE

Job Description

CARE International is a major humanitarian agency delivering emergency relief and long-term international development projects

Responsibilities

Economic Research and Learning

Lead quantitative modeling on project outcomes through cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), owning the development and revision of models, assumptions, and outputs Conduct evidence and literature reviews, interpret findings to extract impact estimates and model inputs, and engage with colleagues and external experts to validate model design and quantitative outputs Collaborate with global and country finance and project colleagues to gather, structure, and analyze financial and cost data Build the evidence base for CARE’s work on gender-transformative market systems programming, including correlational or causational research on economic outcomes and improvements in women’s agency, decision-making, confidence, quality of life, etc. Advance our work in cash benchmarking through synthesis of internal data and external evidence

Country Office Support and Capacity Building

Ensure adoption of measurement standards for economic and gender metrics at regional, country, and project levels and update global guidance and standards based on feedback and learning Support finance and technical colleagues at country and global levels to understand and implement cost analysis, economic analysis, and cash benchmarking in project MEL workstreams and proposal development Serve as a resource and coach for teams to deepen measurement approaches and expand impact in market systems programming across CARE

Partnerships and Thought Leadership

Produce reports, analysis, and data visualizations to socialize and make sense of analytic outputs Manage research partnerships with consultants, evaluation firms, and academic institutions and ensure timely and high-quality research outputs Work with marketing, communications, and thought leadership colleagues to jointly develop case studies, learning briefs, and other technical documentation Survey external approaches to gender-transformative economic analysis and articulate sectoral gaps and opportunities

Qualifications

Master’s degree in public policy, economics, international development, business administration, finance or similar degree program, or equivalent combination of education and professional experience Strong training in methods of economic analysis, especially cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis Thorough grounding in methods of program evaluation, including logic models and results frameworks Strong familiarity with theories and programming for gender equality 5 to 7 years of progressive experience in international development, social sector, or the private sector, preferably in economic development, market systems, or the equivalent Experience managing, supporting, or using the results of rigorous quantitative research, evaluation, and program monitoring Demonstrated experience conducting cost analysis, budgetary analysis, financial modeling, or equivalent accounting analysis Experience successfully managing projects and solving problems remotely with distributed teams High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word Professional fluency in English and excellent written proficiency