Nutrition Expert – DRC

Position: Nutrition Expert

Location: Kinshasa, DRC, with frequent travel to Kasai Oriental Province

For more than a decade, Forcier Consulting has served as the premier resource for high quality research in the world’s most challenging environments. We provide locally-based research, evaluation, and learning services to international donors, UN agencies, and NGOs reflecting the nuances and complexities of humanitarian and development work. We have performed more than 800 contracts in 42 countries, setting the standard for excellence in consulting in non-permissive environments.

Job Description

This position is open to Congolese only, with absolutely no exceptions. You will be asked to verify your nationality as part of the interview process. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

Forcier is recruiting a Nutrition Expert to lead a proposed USAID/BHA SMART nutrition survey in the DRC. The goal of the SMART nutrition survey is to estimate the nutritional status of children aged 6 to 59 months and the mortality rate of children less than 5 years in the general population in the 3 health zones of Kabeya Kamuanga, Miabi and Tshilundu in the Kasai Oriental Province. S/he will be the focal point for communication of the project with donors, implementing partners and other Forcier staff. We desire a Nutrition expert that is high-skilled and experienced in the conduct of SMART nutritional surveys in the DRC and Eastern Africa. The Nutrition Expert is expected to:

● Design SMART nutritional survey tools adapted to the target health zones

● Developing training manuals on SMART methodologies and lead the training of project staff and partners on SMART nutritional surveys

● Manage the data collection in the three target health zones

● Supervise the cleaning and analysis of data using the SPSS V25 and ENA software

● Ensure quality assurance, quality control, and management of all project deliverables

● Maintain a macro-level understanding of project objectives, client expectations, contractual obligations and deliverables, and management priorities with the overall objective of balancing human resources, staff workload, budget, timeline and resource management.

● Prepare the final report and present it to external stakeholders including the donor and the Nutrition sector work group.

Forcier is dedicated to building the capacity of researchers in the DRC and as part of this role you will have the opportunity to work alongside specialists and receive training that will enhance your skills in research, monitoring & evaluation, and project management. This position will require travel to field locations within the DRC up to 85% of the time of the contract.

Requirements

• A graduate degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Social Sciences, Statistics, Anthropology or a similar domain

• Congolese nationality is required

• At least 5 years of experience in the coordination and organization of SMART nutritional surveys

• Experience in socio-economic studies in the area of health, nutrition, and food security

• Solid knowledge in statistics and analysis of data with a familiarity with the SMART methodology and mastery of the SPSS V25, ENA for SMART, January 11 2020 version software

• Proven ability in the design of tools and the statistical treatment of SMART nutrition survey data

• Ability to develop training manuals for enumerators and the survey supervisors and to organised and perform the training of enumerators

• Excellent French language and local languages skills with the ability to write high-quality study reports in French

• Work experience in the DRC is compulsory

• Excellent aptitude in the writing of reports and presentations

• Excellent knowledge and experience in humanitarian principles and directives

• Ability to work effectively with a multi-cultural and inter-sectoral environment and working in a team

• Ability to coordinate, lead and supervise others to achieve a common goal

Forcier isn’t the place for everyone. But for those who do find us to be a good fit, they can’t imagine being anywhere else. Our company operates with five immutable laws. If these don’t resonate with you, working with us probably won’t be a good fit for you. If they speak to you, you’ll find a new home with us.

● Be nice or leave. All our staff deserve to be treated professionally and with respect. Discrimination, racism, tribalism, sexism, and neo-colonialist language will not be tolerated. This applies to our clients as well.

● This is a stress-free zone. The places where we work are stressful enough, we don’t need to add extra pressure. Increasing stress increases the likelihood of errors. We all work to minimize stress together.

● We embrace a strong work ethic and a strong rest ethic. We believe that balance is critical to long-term success. We all work together to avoid burnout on our teams and ensure that team members have the opportunity to frequently and regularly take complete time off. We recognize the needs for every team member may be unique depending on their individual circumstances.

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● Quality is paramount. We stand behind the integrity of our work. We don’t cut corners and we deliver the absolute best product possible every single time, both internally and externally.

Benefits

Forcier aims to be an employer of choice in the DRC. As a result, we offer competitive daily rates, as well as on the job training opportunities, to attract the best talent available.

Please note that we are recruiting Nutrition Experts on a contract basis. We will be evaluating all candidates who apply on a rolling basis and may keep your application on file for opportunities in the near future if a perfect fit is not available now.