Management Consultant : Nutrition

We are seeking a Tech & Entrepreneurship associate based out of sub-Saharan Africa to support the company's portfolio of projects designed to make nutritious foods accessible and affordable.

Background

This company informs, supports, designs, and incubates evidence-based malnutrition solutions. With 30 years’ experience in advocacy for improved nutrition, incubating innovation, and convening the best minds in the field of food systems and nutrition.

• Translating nutrition science so that programs, policies, and participants are informed and effective.

• Building public–private partnerships, an underutilized mechanism in nutrition, which can accelerate the private sector’s engagement and maximize the impact of both the private and the public sector
• Developing viable business models that are profitable or sustainably subsidized and increase the availability and desirability of nutritious foods.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Assess value chain by deep diving into macro and micro industry trends, identify root causes, challenges, and solutions to improve accessibility and affordability of nutritious foods

• Conduct interviews with key stakeholders as necessary to fill gaps in implementation model, collect data points, and validate assumptions

• Synthesize clear takeaways and recommendations from complex information using both qualitative and quantitative methods

• Construct robust and comprehensive business and financial models for building and runningn such projects

• Plan, develop, and prepare compelling documents that can draw out meaningful insights from data and communicate them convincingly

• Aggregate data from the field; analyze, prepare and discuss regular project updates for review and decision making

• Create and maintain a knowledge platform to facilitate cross-country learnings and implementation of best practices
• Write business development strategies and investment cases for donors compliant with requirements

Skills and Qualifications

• Undergraduate/Masters’ degree in business/finance, public policy or related fields.
• 2-4 years’ experience in management consulting and business model development
• Excellent research, analytical, and writing skills; Proficiency in MS Office and data analysis software (Excel, STATA or similar).

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; experience developing compelling decks

• Can draw out meaningful insights from data and communicate them convincingly
• Ability to see big picture as well as and dive into details.
• Ability to work with various stakeholders and multi-cultural, cross-country environments across time zones

• Prior experience writing investment cases and undertaking projects requiring rigorous analytical approaches is a plus

• Attention to detail, ability to solve unexpected problems, and adaptability to unstructured and changing environments and project demands.

• Ability to work independently and take initiative.

Working Conditions

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Unique opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary and innovative team of global experts pushing the envelope on eradicating malnutrition.

• Will receive fantastic mentorship from senior team members and have access to professional development opportunities.

• The position will be home-based.

Consider your application unsuccessful if you are not contacted within 7 working days.