Background information about the job or company

Our purpose is to unlock value in Africa. We use our analytical capabilities to improve decision-making and, through better decisions, to unlock substantial value for our clients and society. While we are the largest economics-based consulting firm in Africa, we use a large number of techniques and approaches to achieve clarity for decision-makers. We wor...

Role Context

The financing questions our clients face are not straightforward. How should a ministry of health allocate a constrained budget across a fragmented health system? What would it take to crowd in domestic resources for social protection at scale? Where are donor flows going — and are they reaching the right levels of the system? These are the questions our Senior Associates work on, at the frontier of applied policy analysis.

This is a leadership role. You will lead engagements, manage teams, and serve as a primary point of contact for senior clients — while also contributing substantive analytical and advisory work yourself. You will mentor junior colleagues, shape project design, and contribute to the growth of our Social Sectors Financing practice.

Responsibilities or duties

• Lead client engagements end-to-end — designing analytical approaches, managing project teams, overseeing quality, and serving as a trusted interlocutor for senior government and donor counterparts.
• Deliver and oversee complex quantitative work: fiscal space assessments, health financing strategies, public expenditure reviews, costing models, and budget reform analyses, across a range of data sources and methodologies.
• Develop and present high-quality outputs — technical reports, policy briefs, strategy documents, and slide decks — to senior audiences including ministers, heads of agency, and bilateral and multilateral partners.
• Manage and mentor Analysts and Associates, reviewing their outputs and building their consulting and analytical skills.
• Play a meaningful role in proposal development and business development, including leading methodology sections, writing technical narratives, and engaging with prospective clients.
• Contribute to the strategic development of the Social Sectors Financing practice — identifying new opportunities, building client relationships, and helping shape how the team grows.

Qualifications or requirements

This is a role for someone who is technically confident, comfortable with ambiguity, and ready to take on meaningful leadership responsibility in a fast-moving, high-performing team.

Experience needed

• 5–8 years of professional experience, including demonstrated leadership of client-facing analytical or advisory engagements in consulting, international development, or a policy research institution.
• Deep proficiency in quantitative analysis applied to public finance or social sector financing questions, with the ability to design and oversee complex analytical workstreams.
• A strong track record managing and mentoring junior staff and coordinating multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication in English — able to distil complex technical findings for senior government, donor, and partner audiences.
• Direct experience working with governments, multilaterals, or bilateral donors in low- or middle-income country contexts.
• A Bachelor’s degree (minimum). Preferred degrees include Economics, Public Policy, Statistics, Data Science, Finance, Mathematics, International Development, PPE, or related field. A Master’s degree is an advantage. A Master’s degree or PhD is preferred.
• Working proficiency in French or Arabic is a significant advantage given our client portfolio in Francophone Africa and the Middle East.

• Lead client engagements end-to-end — designing analytical approaches, managing project teams, overseeing quality, and serving as a trusted interlocutor for senior government and donor counterparts.
• Deliver and oversee complex quantitative work: fiscal space assessments, health financing strategies, public expenditure reviews, costing models, and budget reform analyses, across a range of data sources and methodologies.
• Develop and present high-quality outputs — technical reports, policy briefs, strategy documents, and slide decks — to senior audiences including ministers, heads of agency, and bilateral and multilateral partners.
• Manage and mentor Analysts and Associates, reviewing their outputs and building their consulting and analytical skills.
• Play a meaningful role in proposal development and business development, including leading methodology sections, writing technical narratives, and engaging with prospective clients.
• Contribute to the strategic development of the Social Sectors Financing practice — identifying new opportunities, building client relationships, and helping shape how the team grows.

• Deep proficiency in quantitative analysis applied to public finance or social sector financing questions, with the ability to design and oversee complex analytical workstreams.
• A strong track record managing and mentoring junior staff and coordinating multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication in English — able to distil complex technical findings for senior government, donor, and partner audiences.
• Working proficiency in French or Arabic is a significant advantage.

• A Bachelor’s degree (minimum). Preferred degrees include Economics, Public Policy, Statistics, Data Science, Finance, Mathematics, International Development, PPE, or related field. A Master’s degree is an advantage. A Master’s degree or PhD is preferred.
• Direct experience working with governments, multilaterals, or bilateral donors in low- or middle-income country contexts.