Macro-Fiscal and Public Financial Management Consultant

• Conduct country macro-fiscal and public financing analysis across seven African countries
• Pilot the country assessment in Rwanda and refine the approach with the Rwanda Country Team and UPGI Executive Leadership Team
• Apply the refined approach to six additional priority countries and produce concise, actionable country briefs
• Assess and recommend positioning strategies for each country
• Advise country teams on government budget and financing processes, including engagement with Ministries of Finance and other key actors
• Identify upstream opportunities to influence multilateral financing, especially through the World Bank and African Development Bank
• Design long-term UPGI capabilities to shape country-level and external financing
• Advise UPGI on measuring large-scale public investment in Graduation
• Conduct research, stakeholder connections, and country-team debriefs during visits to Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Tanzania
• Deliver seven country briefs, upstream multilateral financing recommendations, and long-term function design recommendations

• Deep knowledge of macro-fiscal dynamics and public finance in sub-Saharan Africa
• Experience with AfDB 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
• Understanding of social protection and economic inclusion programming in the African context
• Ability to produce clear, actionable written assessments for Country Leads and the Executive Leadership Team
• Ideally 15 years or more of experience, ideally in macroeconomics and public financial management
• Submission of a technical proposal
• Submission of a financial proposal
• Technical CV and reference letters

• Part-time consultancy engagement
• Fully remote work arrangement
• 70 days total level of effort (20 days in 2026 and 50 days in 2027)
• One trip each to Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Tanzania for research and stakeholder engagement