CARE International is seeking a Technical Advisor, Cost Analysis to lead economic evaluations and strengthen Value for Money (VfM) integration across its humanitarian and development programs. This role is responsible for conducting cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness analyses, building staff capacity, and managing specialized costing platforms to support evidence-based decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Economic Analysis of Program Interventions
Expand cost-efficiency, cost, and cost-effectiveness analysis across priority programs, signature products, and country teams.
Support resource-tracking efforts to generate standardized expenditure and input data.
Link cost data to output and reach indicators to support routine VfM integration.
Collaborate with country teams and Impact Efficiency Labs to improve design, scale-up, and transition decisions and produce comparative cost benchmarks.
Capacity Building and Technical Support
Build capacity and train staff to routinely use cost, efficiency, and economic data in their workflows, leveraging collaborative opportunities with CARE partners.
Strengthen staff understanding of basic economic evaluation concepts and how they inform decisions.
Support country teams in collecting standardized expenditure data and enable non-technical teams to use simple, accessible VfM tools.
Provide technical input for concept notes and proposals.
Knowledge Management and Learning
Produce high-quality knowledge products that integrate cost, efficiency, and VfM insights, including contributions to the VfM Toolkit, Playbook, and applied research outputs.
Contribute to internal and external reports, including donor reporting and management updates.
Maintain structured datasets and documentation that support automated pipelines, Power BI dashboards, and program-level analytics.
Share learnings with partners and support CARE’s external VfM leadership efforts.
Platform Maintenance and Enhancement
Work with Digital, Finance, and IT teams to improve data flows, automation, and integration across key systems (Dioptra, Power BI, PIIRS, etc.).
Contribute to developing standardized frameworks for expenditure classification and routine data collection.
Provide troubleshooting support, configuration updates, and input on feature enhancements for Dioptra and related platforms.
Qualifications and Experience
University degree in economics, statistics, public policy, international development, or a related field.
Minimum 5 years of experience in applied cost-efficiency analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, impact evaluations, or research and project budgets in humanitarian or development contexts.
Strong skills in data interpretation and ability to translate findings and cost/efficiency insights into actionable guidance.
Proficiency with digital tools for data collection, analysis, and visualization (e.g., Power BI, DHIS2, KoboToolBox, R).
Experience using the Dioptra costing tool is strongly preferred.
Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills and cross-cultural sensitivity.
Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online via the CARE International application portal using the link provided in the application section.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply online through CARE's recruitment portal. Visit CARE on phg.tbe.taleo.net to submit your application.
