Development Initiatives (DI) is an independent international development organisation working on the use of data to drive poverty eradication and sustainable development.

We work to ensure that decisions about the allocation of finance and resources result in an end to poverty, increase the resilience of the world’s most vulnerable people, and ensure no one is left behind. We want these decisions to be underpinned by good quality, transparent data and evidence on poverty and resources, and lead to increased accountability and sustainable long-term outcomes.

We have an exciting consultancy opportunity that will focus on developing and producing data and evidence led analysis on government finance in developing countries. We are looking for Senior Consulting Analyst with experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Nutritional financing
• Malnutrition
• Climate financing
• Official development assistance
• The economic and developmental impact of Covid-19

As a content expert and senior member of project teams, the consultant will be expected to build and maintain relationships with the relevant policy and research communities and present DI’s research at a range of external fora.

The Senior Consulting Analyst will work closely with staff at DI’s offices in the UK, Kenya and other country offices across a range of projects. These will include the Global Nutrition Report (GNR) project and the Technical Assistance to Strengthen Capabilities (TASC) project under the Scaling Up Nutrition network. There will also be periodic consultancy work with governments, development agencies and NGOs.

We are looking for someone with an investigative nature and persistent in obtaining new information and data and you must be patient and tenacious when checking statistical and methodological outputs, formulae and calculations, written briefings and policy conclusions.

The successful candidate will need an Undergraduate degree in economics (or other numerate subject) with good knowledge of international development issues and data sources (particularly if degree is not in economics). Ideally you would have postgraduate degree in development economics or other relevant topics. Job-related experience will also be considered as equivalent.

If you would like to contribute to increasing the impact of a dynamic organisation committed to ending poverty, we would love to hear from you. Please download and read the full Terms of Reference and apply with your CV and cover letter here.