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Economist I/II & Cost-Effectiveness Unit Lead at IDinsight
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 6 days ago (30 Sep 2026) Updated 5 days ago
How to Apply
Apply via IDinsight’s recruitment portal at jobs.ashbyhq.com.
Job Description
The Economist leads the Cost‑Effectiveness Unit, developing methodologies, tools and services for cost‑effectiveness analysis, and engaging with partners to embed cost‑effective practices across projects.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (BA/BSc/HND)
- • Advanced degree such as MBA, MSc or MA (advantageous)
- • PhD or fellowship (advantageous)
- • Minimum five years of experience in cost‑effectiveness or cost‑efficiency analysis
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Build and lead the Cost‑Effectiveness Unit, establishing sustainable practice within IDinsight
- • Develop service offerings including cost‑effectiveness audits, lean intervention design, cost‑efficient implementation support and tech‑enabled resource allocation
- • Create standardized methodologies, tools and frameworks for sector‑wide adoption
- • Recruit and train team members with cost‑effectiveness expertise as the unit expands
- • Produce public goods such as guides, templates and case studies
- • Identify and develop partnership opportunities with organizations to apply cost‑effectiveness analyses
- • Lead engagements with partners like Pact, CARE, Living Goods and other BINGOs to integrate cost‑effectiveness thinking
- • Support clients throughout project lifecycles, from design to implementation