Call for Consultant Roster / Experts Database _at BAN-Development Research Center for Excellence (BAN-DRCE), Ethiopia

About Us

BAN-Development Research Centre for Excellence (BAN-DRCE) envisions becoming a leading partner for solving the fundamental challenges and problems encountering its partners from government, development partners, private sectors, and civil societies through evidence-based research and development consulting. As a research and consulting center of excellence, BAN-DRCE is dedicated to advancing inclusive, sustainable development through data-driven solutions.

We bridge the gap between academic research rigor and pragmatic development programming, specializing in development areas covering baseline evaluations, MEAL system design, gender analysis, humanitarian assessment and studies, private sector competitiveness, financial inclusion, and market systems development. Our institutional independence, combined with deep familiarity with clients expectations and regulatory standards, positions us as a trusted partner capable of delivering objective, policy-relevant insights.

Overview

As part of our regional expansion across Africa and enhances our global reach, we are building our researchers and consultant roster to connect with top-tier, independent consultants for upcoming, project-based assignments.

We are urgently seeking experienced consultants to support a dynamic program focused on transforming development and humanitarian research across Africa. This program partners with leading organizations to generate evidence, assess outcomes, and strengthen capacities that drive sustainable and inclusive development. Consultants will be engaged on a rolling basis for specialized topics and must be available to start immediately. Selected experts will be invited to partner with us on short-term or project-specific consultancy opportunities as relevant assignments arise.

Sectors and Sub-Sectors of Expertise Needed

Extensive field experience across African contexts is essential. We invite expressions of interest from qualified candidates holding a Master’s degree or PhD specializing in development-related fields. We are currently accepting profiles across the following specialized sub-sectors:

Macroeconomic and Economic Development

• Impact Evaluation & Econometrics: Rigorous causal inference, experimental and quasi-experimental design, and micro/macroeconomic modeling.
• Capital market development: capital market landscape, stakeholder, market assessment, feasibility
• Public Finance and Fiscal policy: covering budget, tax, expenditure and reforms
• Public Sustainable Finance & Green Investments: Catalytic capital allocation, climate financing frameworks, and private sector competitiveness.
• Market Systems Development (MSD): Value chain analysis, market barrier assessments, and enterprise development.
• SME Development: Private sector and enterprises development

Agriculture, Food Systems, and Livelihoods

• Agricultural Development & Food Security: Production systems analysis, nutritional security programming, and rural livelihoods enhancement.
• Agri-Food Systems & Agribusiness: Entrepreneurship development, supply chain optimization, and market linkage facilitation.
• Agricultural MEL Systems: Monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks tailored specifically to agricultural and food security programs.

Climate Change, Environment, and Natural Resources

• Climate Adaptation & Mitigation: Strategies for vulnerability reduction, low-carbon development, and emissions mitigation tracking.
• Climate Impact & Risk Analysis: Environmental impact assessments, climate risk modeling, and resilience metric tracking.
• Environmental Economics & Value Chains: Sustainable resource management, biodiversity economics, and agro-ecological integration.
• Apiculture & Ecosystems: Specialized livelihood integration through beekeeping and traditional ecological management

Energy Economics and Renewable Energy Policy

• Energy Economics: Cost-benefit modeling of energy transitions, tariff structures, and market feasibility studies.
• Renewable Energy Policy: Regulatory framework analysis decentralized renewable energy (DRE) governance, and policy advocacy.
• Humanitarian Energy Access: Energy deployment strategies in fragile, displacement, and protracted crisis settings.

Youth, Gender, and Social Inclusion (GYSI)

• Gender Equality & Social Inclusion (GESI): Gender mainstreaming, intersectional analysis, and human rights safeguarding.
• Youth Employment & Green Jobs: Youth-targeted labor market assessments, vocational training design, and green employment pathways.
• Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Integration of traditional community knowledge, cultural frameworks, and localized stakeholder engagement.

Public Health, Nutrition, and Social Protection

• Public Health & Nutrition: Health systems strengthening, epidemiological study design, and nutritional outcome evaluations.
• Social Protection Systems: Safety net program design, vulnerability targeting, and social assistance impact evaluations.

Governance, Public Policy, and Capacity Building

• Public Policy & Governance: Institutional analysis, regulatory reform evaluations, and multi-stakeholder governance assessments.
• Capacity Building & Institutional Strengthening: Training needs assessments, organizational capacity evaluations, and technical assistance framework design.
• Baseline Evaluations & MEAL Systems: Comprehensive research design, logical framework development, and baseline-endline evaluation architecture.
• Law: international, business and

Digital, Data, and Evidence Systems

• Digital Economy: Digital transformation analysis, technology adoption metrics, and ICT-driven development solutions.

Advanced Data Analytics: Quantitative and qualitative data integration, electronic data collection (EDC) architecture, and statistical analysis

Expected Role & Capabilities

Consultants in our database may be invited to contribute to or lead specific project components, including:

• Proposal & Business Development: Drafting high-quality technical proposals, methodologies, and analytical approaches for donor-funded or institutional bids.
• Research & Evaluation: Designing and executing quantitative and qualitative studies, baseline/endline surveys, impact evaluations, gap assessments, and roadmap development.
• Capacity Building: Developing curriculum materials, preparing technical training modules, and facilitating workshops.
• Reporting & Dissemination: Producing evidence-based, publication-grade analytical reports and policy briefs for international partners and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree (MSc, MA, or PhD) in any of the disciplines listed above.
• Minimum of 7 Years Experience in research and Consultancy.
• Prior consultancy and advisory research experience
• Proven track record in research, consulting, or donor-funded development projects.
• Strong analytical, writing, and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality outputs under deadlines.
• Ability to work independently or collaborate within multidisciplinary, cross-regional teams.