Health Economist Consultant at Malaria Consortium

Job Title: Health Economist Consultant

Job Description

• The purpose of the consultancy is to conduct a comprehensive cost analysis of two interventions piloted by the “Be In A Net” project, with the aim of informing the impact and cost effectiveness models developed by the donor. 
• The interventions have been developed using behavioural science approaches to increase the use of insecticide treated nets. 
• The consultant will provide a point estimate and range of the cost of delivering the interventions, as well as the assumptions and variables affecting the estimate.

Specific Objectives

• Provide a detailed description of the methodology and parameters adopted to generate the cost estimate.
• Provide detail of direct and indirect costs included in the estimate, with their source and justification for inclusion and exclusion of specific cost items.
• Provide the intervention’s cost estimate, for two interventions and two countries, as point estimate and range of cost.
• Develop documents for dissemination of the results, including a comprehensive report and a summary slide deck.

Deliverables
The successful candidate will deliver the following items:

• Inception report on the planned work, including data collection and analysis plan.
• Protocol for the costing that details methods, tools and data sources.
• Cost analysis report, with separate cost estimates for the delivery of each intervention in Nigeria and in Uganda, including point estimates and ranges of cost by ITN distributed, in local currency and in USD. The report will include detailed methodological notes describing process and parameters adopted to generate the estimate, and the classification in direct and indirect costs.
• Slide deck summarizing the findings for dissemination among key stakeholders, including Ministry of Health.

Responsibilities
Preparation:

• Consult with the Malaria Consortium Team to clarify the requirements of the task, confirm the assumptions to be adopted, and fine-tune the intended outcome of the consultancy.
• Develop a inception report, including data collection and analysis plan and submit it for review to Malaria Consortium. Address any comments received on the plan.
• Develop a protocol for the costing exercise detailing methods, tools and data sources. Submit it for review to Malaria Consortium and address any comments received.

Data collection and analysis:

• Draft the costing framework for the intervention(s), including programmatic and health system costs (as detailed in the preparation phase).
• Work with the Project Manager and Principal Investigator to identify data sources and gain access to costing data, including programmatic and health system costs.
• Conduct stakeholder consultations and collect data.
• Analyse the data and generate separate point estimates and ranges for the cost of each intervention in Nigeria and in Uganda. Cost estimates will be provided by ITN distributed.

Report development:

• Draft a final report, including separate cost estimates for Nigeria and for Uganda, and submit for review.
• Hold an internal meeting with co-investigators to review the results of the analysis.
• Address any comments raised and finalize the report.
• Prepare a slide deck, summarizing the findings, for use in dissemination activities.
• Attend an external meeting arranged by Malaria Consortium to present the results of the analysis to the Ministry of Health.
• Attend an external meeting arranged by Malaria Consortium to present the results to the donor.

Person Specifications

• The successful applicant will possess thorough understanding of costing approaches in the context of public health and community health. They will possess significant experience of undertaking costing exercises and economic evaluations, as well as extensive knowledge of health systems in low- and middle-income countries, preferably with a focus on Nigeria and Uganda.

Qualifications

• A PhD (preferred) or at a minimum Master’s level degree in economics, preferably health economics.
• Significant demonstrable experience of undertaking and overseeing costing exercises, including primary cost data collection and developing health economics models.
• Work experience in low or middle income countries, preferably Nigeria and/or Uganda.

Experience and knowledge:

• At least 10 years of progressive experience in conducting participatory and complex process assessments in health/social services in resource constrained settings.
• Previous experience in implementing similar assignment with similar scope and scale is desirable.
• Must be an expert in process assessment.
• Strong knowledge of M&E methods and approaches.

Skills and competencies:

• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong command of Microsoft office suites (Ms Word, Ms PowerPoint, Ms Excel and Ms Project packages).
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Having attention to details and being able to establish right priorities.

Conditions of Work

• Travel: Nationally
• Type of contract: Short-term individual consultancy (Senior National Consultant)
• Equipment: Should have own computing and broadband facilities for remote collaborations

Timeline and anticipated level of effort:

• The assignment is intended to begin from the 1 May 2025 and shall be concluded by the 31 August 2025.
• We anticipate that the assignment will require no more than 30 days of consultancy.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is 7th April, 2025. Therefore, Qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.

Website:
Official Job Website: https://www.malariaconsortium.org/

Note

• For this position, previous working experience with MC and in SMC is an added advantage.
• Kindly note that applicants who do not follow this specification will be disqualified.
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Kindly note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and as a result, the process may conclude before the advertised deadline. Therefore, early applications are highly encouraged.
• Malaria Consortium does not accept or ask for payment during recruitment. We also will not accept hardcopy CVs; all applications should be sent through the above link.