Team Leader / Senior Economist – South Sudan

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Team Leader / Senior Economist for a consultancy assignment financed by AUDA-NEPAD in South Sudan.

Aninver Development Partners is currently preparing a proposal for an upcoming technical assistance assignment funded by AUDA-NEPAD in South Sudan. The project aims to strengthen regulation, utility performance, and sanitation service delivery within the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector, addressing critical institutional, financial, and strategic planning bottlenecks.

We are seeking an expert Team Leader / Senior Economist to spearhead this comprehensive assignment. The successful candidate will lead public expenditure reviews, fiscal analyses, and strategic scenario modelling to support sustainable sector development and investment planning in South Sudan over a multi-month implementation period.

Aninver is preparing a proposal for this assignment. The selected expert will be part of the proposed team; the engagement is conditional on the contract being awarded to Aninver. The full Terms of Reference for the position are shared with shortlisted candidates.

Objectives of the assignment

• Provide high-level technical assistance and multi-country leadership for WASH Public Expenditure and Institutional Reviews and Strategic Scenario Analysis (PEIR-SSA).
• Perform Strategic Scenario Analysis to model future sector scenarios, financing gaps, and climate finance integration.
• Develop a costed National WASH Investment Programme (NWIP) aligned with national development targets.
• Facilitate stakeholder consultations, capacity-building workshops, and knowledge capitalization.

Scope of work

• Analyse public spending, intergovernmental fiscal transfers, and financial flows within the WASH sector.
• Map institutional roles, regulatory frameworks, governance structures, and political economy factors impacting service delivery.
• Model future sector scenarios, financing gaps, climate finance integration, and public-private partnership (PPP) potentials.
• Design and cost a National WASH Investment Programme (NWIP) aligned with national development priorities.
• Organise national validation workshops, stakeholder consultations, and capacity-building sessions.
• Produce structured knowledge products and interactive dashboards in close coordination with national and subnational stakeholders.

Your role as Team Leader / Senior Economist

• Provide overall technical and managerial leadership as Team Leader for the assignment in South Sudan.
• Lead the execution of the Public Expenditure Review (PER) and fiscal analyses in the WASH and infrastructure sectors.
• Oversee the development of strategic scenario analyses and financial modelling components.
• Coordinate closely with counterpart agencies, regional bodies, and national stakeholders under World Bank procurement regulations.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality reports, including the costed National WASH Investment Programme.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops, validation sessions, and high-level policy dialogues.
• Manage project resources and ensure rigorous quality assurance across all outputs.

Requirements

• Education: PhD or Master degree in Economics or Public Finance
• 15+ years experience with PER and fiscal analysis in WASH and/or infrastructure sectors
• Multi-country leadership
• Successfully completed at least three assignments of comparable nature and complexity during the last five years
• Languages: French and English proficiency desirable

Desirable

• Prior working experience in South Sudan or the broader Eastern and Southern Africa region.
• Familiarity with World Bank or international donor-funded project procedures.
• Experience in climate finance integration and public-private partnerships within infrastructure sectors.

An experienced Team Leader and Senior Economist with a strong background in public expenditure reviews, fiscal analysis, and multi-country project leadership within the WASH or infrastructure sectors.

Assignment details

• Location: South Sudan
• Financed by: AUDA-NEPAD
• Estimated duration: 16 months
• Contract: individual consultancy (conditional on award)

About Aninver Development Partners

Aninver is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Spain. It supports governments, development banks, UN agencies and bilateral donors with feasibility studies, technical assistance, evaluations and capacity building across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, working with a network of international and national experts.

Why apply

• Join a multidisciplinary team on a AUDA-NEPAD-financed project in South Sudan.
• Individual consultancy: flexible, output-based engagement with an experienced proposal team.
• Your CV stays in Aninver's expert network for future assignments that match your profile.

How to apply

Sign in (or create a free account) and upload your CV in English. Add your LinkedIn profile, indicative daily rate and availability to speed up the assessment. Aninver will contact the shortlisted candidates.

Frequently asked questions

Is the position confirmed? The engagement depends on the contract being awarded to Aninver. Shortlisted experts are included in the proposal with their consent.

Can I apply if I am not based in the country? Yes, unless the requirements say otherwise; relevant regional experience is an asset.

What happens with my CV? It is used to assess your fit for this and future positions and is not shared with third parties without your consent.