Nurses x15 Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute

Scaling Up Nutrition First 1000 Most Critical Days Program (SUN/MCDP) II Midline Survey

Vacancy announcements

The Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) is Zambia’s first premier and indigenous policy research institute dedicated to analysis of the agricultural and environmental sectors while also offering outreach services and capacity building. IAPRI is a non-profit company limited by guarantee and collaboratively works with public and private stakeholders. Established in 2011, the Think Tank provides empirically grounded policy advice on agricultural and natural resource management policies and rural livelihoods more broadly.

IAPRI in collaboration with Scaling Up Nutrition learning and Evaluation (SUN LE) project and the National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC), with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will be conducting data collection exercise for the Scaling Up Nutrition First 1000 Most Critical Days Program (SUN/MCDP) II Midline survey.

The midline survey is designed to track progress against SUN 2.0 indicators in the 30 priority districts. The survey will estimate the nutrition status of women and children 0- 23 months old and assess progress made in addressing underlying factors associated with malnutrition.

IAPRI is recruiting for various positions to support this exercise.

4.Nurses (15 positions)

Successful candidates are expected to perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Attend the training course and other scheduled meetings.
• Become fully familiar with the questionnaire and training manual.
• Able to read the maps
• Participate in listing of households
• Conduct hemoglobin testing among women and children
• Conduct anthropometric measurement of sampled women and children.
• Complete all the data collection activities as required and keep a clear and concise records as directed by the supervisors.
• Perform any other functions which the supervisor may assign you from time to time in furtherance of the survey.
• Keep all information received from respondents strictly confidential.
• Work collaboratively with all the teams members.
• Keep all the survey equipment securely
• Ensure that all survey materials are looked after properly, clean and returned to the supervisor after the survey exercise is completed.

Basic qualifications, skills and requirements:

a) Zambian citizen or permanent resident.

b) Tertiary level education in nursing.

c) Practising licence and be registered by the health professional association.

d) At least two years’ work experience in conducting human health test especially in Centre of Agricultural Policy Excellence maternal and child services;

e) Able to use smart phones or tablets.

f) Able to follow written instructions and read maps;

g) Relevant language skills.

h) 20 years of age or older at the start of duties;

i) Industrious, tactful, conscientious, reliable, energetic, and capable of exercising good judgment;

j) Willing to work long hours, including evenings, weekends and as required for a short period of time; and

k) Able and willing to live in field setting for 6-8 weeks.

Duration of the survey tentatively 8 May 2022 to 31 July 2022