About The Position
BRAC International’s Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI) seeks a consultant to strengthen its ability to understand, influence, and support public financing for government-led Graduation programs in Sub-Saharan Africa. The work will help country teams understand how public resources are prioritized, budgeted, financed, released, and executed, and how Graduation programs could realistically be financed and institutionalized within government systems. The consultant will pilot a country assessment in Rwanda, working with the Rwanda Country Team and UPGI Executive Leadership Team to refine the approach, then apply it to six additional priority countries. The assignment includes producing concise country briefs, advising teams on government budget and financing processes, identifying opportunities to influence multilateral financing, and recommending long-term UPGI capabilities for shaping and measuring public investment in Graduation. The assignment includes one trip each to Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Tanzania. It is a 70-day consultancy, comprising 20 days in 2026 and 50 days in 2027, and is to be finalized by 31 August 2027. The consultant may be based in any Sub-Saharan African country.
Requirements
- Deep knowledge of macro-fiscal dynamics and public finance in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Experience with African Development Bank and World Bank senior management and planning cycles, co-financing mechanisms, and country engagement processes.
- Experience working alongside country-level programme teams in a support and advisory role rather than leading engagement.
- Understanding of social protection and economic inclusion programming in the African context.
- Ability to produce clear, actionable written assessments for Country Leads and Executive Leadership Team.
- The consultant should be based in a Sub-Saharan African country.
Nice To Haves
- Ideally 15 years or more of experience, preferably in macroeconomics and public financial management.
- Graduation-specialist experience is not required.
Responsibilities
- Conduct macro-fiscal, public financial management, and public financing analysis across seven African countries, beginning with a pilot assessment in Rwanda.
- Work with the Rwanda Country Team and UPGI Executive Leadership Team to assess the usefulness of the pilot analysis and refine the approach before applying it to six additional countries.
- Produce concise, actionable country briefs identifying fiscal and financing constraints, opportunities, and implications for Country Leads’ government engagement.
- Advise country teams on government budget and financing processes, including engagement with Ministries of Finance and other key actors.
- Identify practical opportunities and modes of engagement for UPGI to learn from and influence external funders, particularly the World Bank and African Development Bank.
- Recommend options for UPGI’s long-term capabilities and resourcing to shape country-level and external financing.
- Advise UPGI on measuring the volumes of public finance used for Graduation.
- Travel once each to Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Tanzania to conduct research, build relevant connections with government and multilateral development banks, and debrief country teams.
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