Save the Children US

Advisor, Economic Evaluation – P3

Save the Children US
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $74,800 - $102,600 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in program cost modeling, activity-based budgeting, and economic evaluation methodologies, with a strong ability to analyze complex quantitative data and communicate findings effectively. Proven capacity to mentor and train colleagues while collaborating with diverse stakeholders in international development contexts.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Program Cost ModelingActivity-Based BudgetingCost-Efficiency AnalysisEconomic Evaluation MethodologiesData Analysis

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Tableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead development of program cost models for proposal design and new business development
  • Translate program strategies into activity-based budgets with realistic, competitive, and defensible unit costs
  • Develop and maintain internal cost benchmarks using historical program financial and results data and external benchmarks
  • Support colleagues in interpreting cost benchmarks and building top-down proposal cost estimates
  • Analyze cost drivers and variation across contexts, sectors, delivery modalities, and program phases
  • Embed cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness considerations in proposal design
  • Respond to donor cost-effectiveness thresholds and value-for-money requirements
  • Build colleague capacity through mentoring, coaching, training, and technical guidance
  • Improve tools, templates, guidance, and processes for cost modeling and benchmarking
  • Plan and support retrospective economic evaluations of programs
  • Apply economic evaluation methodologies, including the 4Es framework
  • Synthesize and communicate cost and evaluation evidence through briefs, presentations, learning events, and knowledge products
  • Support and train colleagues on economic evaluation principles and practice
  • Participate in economic evaluation and evidence and learning communities of practice
  • Contribute to team meetings, corporate initiatives, and external forums

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience
  • Experience developing, reviewing, and analyzing program budgets in an international development or humanitarian context
  • Experience with activity-based budgeting and cost modeling for institutional and/or private donor proposals
  • Skills in cost-efficiency analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis
  • Familiarity with the “4Es” framework
  • Experience analyzing complex quantitative data, including programmatic outputs, outcomes, and financial data
  • Ability to translate analysis into practical recommendations for program design and management
  • Ability to plan and coordinate research and data analysis projects independently with minimal guidance
  • Facilitation, teaching, and coaching skills across different cultures and contexts
  • Writing, editing, and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
  • Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
  • Willingness and ability to travel, primarily internationally, up to 20% of the time
  • Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
  • Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
  • Preferred: Master’s degree in a related quantitative discipline
  • Preferred: Familiarity with donor budget formats and cost norms
  • Preferred: Experience with activity-based costing in an international NGO or international development context
  • Preferred: Advanced proficiency in Excel or comparable tools
  • Preferred: Proficiency with STATA, R, SPSS, Dioptra, Power BI, or Tableau
  • Preferred: Professional proficiency in French, Arabic, or Spanish

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible schedules
  • Generous PTO
  • 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
  • Hybrid working opportunities
  • Health care, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
  • Paid caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness, and fertility leaves/benefits
  • Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
  • Retirement savings plan with employer contributions after one year
  • 15 safety and wellness days annually (prorated to 8 days if hired on or after July 1)
  • Mental health benefits and support through Calm
  • Company-hosted wellness events
  • Employee Assistance Program with free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
  • Internal and external learning and development opportunities
  • Mentorships

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Hard Skills
Cost ModelingBudget AnalysisQuantitative Data AnalysisCost-Effectiveness Analysis4Es Framework
Soft Skills
Facilitation SkillsTeaching SkillsCoaching SkillsCollaboration SkillsCommunication Skills
Tools & Technologies
MS Office SuiteExcelSTATARSPSSDioptraPower BITableau
Industry Keywords
International DevelopmentHumanitarian ContextDonor Budget FormatsCost NormsProgram Evaluation