Analyst, Best Use of Resources
Job Overview/Summary:
To deliver the greatest
possible results for our clients, humanitarian actors must be clear about how
funds are being used to deliver assistance in a cost-efficient and cost-effective
manner. To contribute to this, the Best Use of Resources team conducts
analysis on the cost-efficiency (how well we convert inputs into outputs) and
cost-effectiveness (how well we convert outputs into outcomes) of key IRC
programs. Compiling data on cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness allows the
IRC to learn about what interventions and program designs give the greatest
reach and impact per dollar spent, and how the necessary costs are different
for different populations and contexts.
This position will provide support specifically to cost analyses and modeling projects in the area of Education, on five years of work during which the team has collaborated with IRC’s Education Technical Unit to develop a standardized costing methodology and tools and map how cost evidence fits into decision-making. Specifically, this position will be asked to support Education Technical Advisors and Researchers with:
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Cost-effectiveness analyses as part of research evaluations
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Cost-efficiency modeling and scenario projections for country teams
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Synthesis of cost evidence around Education programs, and development of
programmatic guidance
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Contribution to technical and advocacy documents reflecting IRC’s evidence and
lessons
Major Responsibilities:
- Support
cost-effectiveness analyses within Education, as part of impact
evaluations run by the Airbel Research Team. Work under the supervision of
a Senior Advisor to execute research plans, including collation of
necessary monitoring data, and cost information from IRC finance system.
- Work
with country-based education coordinators and officers to run
cost-efficiency analyses to assist in building organizational
understanding of efficiency drivers within programs. Develop program-specific
databases of cost data on teacher training programs, ECD programs, etc.
Relate these cost results with evidence on the effectiveness of education
programs generated by the Airbel research team or from the external
education literature.
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Contribute to scenario modeling to inform programmatic decision making,
including collaborating closely with program counterparts and building models
showing the impact of different program designs on cost-efficiency and
cost-effectiveness.
- Support
strategic projects to apply lessons from cost analysis to decisions about
scaling and replicating effective interventions. Work with finance and
program teams to review proposal budgets for alignment with workplans and
targets.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor
degree in economics, public policy, or related field.
- Familiarity
with education programming in development and humanitarian settings,
through implementation experience or work on monitoring and evaluation of
education projects.
- Knowledge
of economic evaluation methods, applications, and the cost-effectiveness
and cost-benefit analysis literature in developing countries.
- Ability
to be work as part of a remote team across many time zones.
- Excellent
communication skills, cultural sensitivity, flexibility, ability to
improvise.
Fluency in spoken and
written English required; proficiency and/or fluency in French or Arabic
preferred
How to Apply