The Health Economist / Costing Analyst provides technical leadership in health economics, costing, and financial analysis to strengthen the efficiency, sustainability, and financing of EGPAF-supported HIV, TB, and maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) programs. Working within the Technical Excellence department, in close collaboration with the MEL and Digital Health and Data Analytics teams and country program teams, the role develops costed investment cases, assesses the cost-efficiency of service delivery models, and informs domestic resource mobilization and transition planning in EGPAF-supported countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The position primarily supports countries funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD), beginning with Lesotho and Tanzania.
Key responsibilities: Lead development of triple elimination investment cases quantifying program costs, financing gaps and projected returns; conduct costed analyses of prevention and case-management approaches (including PrEP and Mentor Mother models); assess the cost efficiency of integrated service delivery models, hub-and-spoke PrEP and other innovations; develop and maintain standardized costing tools, templates and methodologies aligned with WHO and UNAIDS standards; integrate costing data into program dashboards with MEL and DHDA teams; write and review costing and investment case sections of proposals, concept notes and donor reports; represent EGPAF in donor meetings and technical working groups; and build the capacity of country program staff and Ministry of Health counterparts in costing and financial planning.
Requirements: Advanced degree (MA, MSc or PhD) in Health Economics, Economics, Public Health or a related field; 7-10 years of progressive experience in costing, health economics or investment case analysis for HIV, TB or MNCH programs, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa; expertise in activity-based costing, unit-cost analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis; experience with donor-funded and U.S. government (GHSD, CDC) programs and Ministry of Health transition planning; strong technical writing and quantitative skills; willingness to travel internationally up to 30%; fluency in English. Preferred: familiarity with DHIS2 and OneHealth Tool/Spectrum; French or Portuguese proficiency. Full-time, remote, preferably Africa based; reports to the Director, HSS and Sustainability.
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