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Head of Zambia Evidence Lab

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Employer
LSE
Location
Zambia
Posted
October 1, 2025
Job type
Full Time
Category
Other
This listing has expired. The original details remain available for reference, but applications are closed. Use the related searches for active vacancies.
  • Full Time
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Website LSE

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LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

International Growth Centre (IGC)
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Head of Zambia Evidence Lab
Zambia, Lusaka

Salary is competitive depending on experience and subject to local market conditions

The International Growth Centre (IGC) works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through path-breaking research. The IGC combines a set of programme teams across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East with a network of world-leading researchers backed by a global hub at the London School of Economics in partnership with the University of Oxford.

IGC partner countries currently include Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Jordan, Mozambique, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia. The IGC is majority funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).Full-time job listingsZambia job market

Since November 2024, IGC has supported the establishment of the Zambia Evidence Lab (ZEL) within the Ministry of Finance and National Planning. ZEL’s mission is to transform how public institutions use data across sectors such as health, taxation, education, and mining—improving data quality, enabling system interoperability, and building analytical capacity.

This involves cleaning, standardising, and documenting datasets for cross-departmental use, while employing methods that ensure outputs are both rigorous and policy-relevant, from descriptive analytics and econometric evaluation to interactive dashboards and AI tools (e.g. natural language processing, predictive modelling, automation). All outputs are co-produced with civil servants to ensure insights are practical and driven by policy demand.

ZEL also pioneers the integration of traditional administrative and survey data with non-traditional sources—such as geospatial imagery and telecom records—to enable more holistic, data-driven policymaking.Zambia job market

Reporting to the IGC Senior Country Manager for Zambia, the Head of ZEL will lead a team of six economists and data specialists to shape and deliver the Lab’s strategy. Based in Lusaka, they will oversee the production of data-driven policy outputs including cost-benefit analyses, econometric studies, diagnostics, visualisations, and dashboards, ensuring analytical rigour and policy relevance throughout.

The Head will manage senior relationships across government and partner institutions, and, working with IGC’s AI Advisors, scale the use of AI to strengthen government processes and evidence-based decision-making.

The successful candidate will possess an innovative, forward-thinking mindset that can translate leading research and technological advances into implementable policy initiatives. They will have some combination of the following experiences and qualifications:Zambia job market

⚫ Master’s degree in economics or a related field.
⚫ Strong skills in quantitative analysis, particularly with non-experimental observational data.
• A strong track record of engaging with policymakers.
⚫ Leadership experience, including managing teams.

To apply for this post, please go to https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page.

To find out more about the position and International Growth Centre, please go to https://www.theigc.org/about/careers/

The closing date for receipt of applications is 15th October 2025 (23.59 UK time).
Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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