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The Girl Generation End FGM Grants Programme, funded by the Human Dignity Foundation, aims to build the Africa-led movement to end FGM by enabling grassroots organisations working to end FGM to access small grants. The programme is looking for a consultant to help improve the current grants knowledge management process.

Summary purpose and objective of role

The Knowledge Management Consultant will be in charge of developing a knowledge management process for the End FGM Grants Programme – a 10 country programme which currently manages over 100 grantees and is rapidly expanding. The knowledge management process will improve the current storing system and allow the team to identify relevant stories easily and quickly against different themes or categories. The consultant will also be in charge of completing the process for all Year 1 (2016) grants and drafting success stories for the three current countries: Nigeria, Kenya and the Gambia.

The position will be based in Nairobi and is expected to work in liaison with The Girl Generation and End FGM Grants staff in Nairobi and London. The consultancy is expected to last up to 20 days between mid-September and mid-November 2017

Person specification

  • The candidate will hold at minimum a bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject (statistics, research methods, development, etc.)
  • The candidate will have experience in designing knowledge management process for complex programmes from multiple countries and partners
  • The candidate will have strong expertise in story-telling and written documentation of stories
  • The candidate will be fluent in English. Fluency in French and/or Arab would be an added advantage.
  • The candidate will have an understanding of and personal commitment to international human rights principles, including women’s and children’s rights
  • Candidates are require to have the right to work in Kenya

About Options

Options Consultancy Services Limited was established in 1992 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. We are a consultancy organisation providing technical and management expertise in the health and social sectors to governments and international development partners to transform the health of women and children. We provide information, expertise and influence to governments, health workers, NGOs and businesses to catalyse change so that health services can be accessed by the people who need them most.

The Girl Generation End FGM Grants Programme, which is funded by Human Dignity Foundation, aims to build the Africa-led movement to end FGM by enabling grassroots organisations working to end FGM to access small grants through a flexible and accessible process. The purpose of the funds is to accelerate social change to end FGM through communications, advocacy and campaigning. The Girl Generation End FGM Grants Programme has so far awarded grants in Nigeria, Kenya and the Gambia.

For more info, see our website

How to apply:

  • See full advert on our website
  • To apply, please send your CV with a summary note of your skills and experience to Marion Pobo [email protected]. Candidates should state the role in the subject header
  • Closing date for applications is Sunday 20th August
  • Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.

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Options Consultancy Services was established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the international social business, Marie Stopes International. Our initial work centred around providing technical expertise, programme design monitoring and evaluation support to DFID as the Resource Centre in Population and Reproductive Health. Improving access to reproductive and maternal health services remains a core area of our work.

The Millennium Development Goals placed a strong emphasis on maternal and child health, and improving the health of women and girls has remained central to Options’ mission. Our work has grown to encompass expertise across the health sector in order to build effective and equitable health systems.Since 1992, Options has worked in more than 50 countries, and has been responsible for launching a number of high profile programmes, most recently the Girl Generation and MamaYe! programmes. We lead and manage  numerous health sector programmes on behalf of international donors, in particular UK Aid (DFID), KfW, the World Bank and foundations.StructureOur programmes operate through programme offices including in India, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Nepal, Malawi, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique and Kenya. Our head office is in St Katharine Docks in central London.Options UK was launched in 2006, conducting high quality public health research, insight and analysis for health and social care organisations across the UK.In 2015 we set up a non-profit subsidiary, Options for International Health, to pursue new avenues for our work to transform the health of women and children.GovernanceOptions is a private limited company, wholly owned by Marie Stopes International (MSI). Our surpluses are given as Gift Aid to MSI and make a significant contribution to MSI’s mission of children by choice, not chance.Options' Board of Directors sets the objectives and strategic direction of the company. Simon Cooke, CEO of MSI is chair of the Board. Other Board members are Phillip D Harvey, Timothy W Rutter and Jo Elms.
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0 USD Nairobi CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Options Consultancy Services

The Girl Generation End FGM Grants Programme, funded by the Human Dignity Foundation, aims to build the Africa-led movement to end FGM by enabling grassroots organisations working to end FGM to access small grants. The programme is looking for a consultant to help improve the current grants knowledge management process.

Summary purpose and objective of role

The Knowledge Management Consultant will be in charge of developing a knowledge management process for the End FGM Grants Programme – a 10 country programme which currently manages over 100 grantees and is rapidly expanding. The knowledge management process will improve the current storing system and allow the team to identify relevant stories easily and quickly against different themes or categories. The consultant will also be in charge of completing the process for all Year 1 (2016) grants and drafting success stories for the three current countries: Nigeria, Kenya and the Gambia.

The position will be based in Nairobi and is expected to work in liaison with The Girl Generation and End FGM Grants staff in Nairobi and London. The consultancy is expected to last up to 20 days between mid-September and mid-November 2017

Person specification

  • The candidate will hold at minimum a bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject (statistics, research methods, development, etc.)
  • The candidate will have experience in designing knowledge management process for complex programmes from multiple countries and partners
  • The candidate will have strong expertise in story-telling and written documentation of stories
  • The candidate will be fluent in English. Fluency in French and/or Arab would be an added advantage.
  • The candidate will have an understanding of and personal commitment to international human rights principles, including women’s and children’s rights
  • Candidates are require to have the right to work in Kenya

About Options

Options Consultancy Services Limited was established in 1992 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. We are a consultancy organisation providing technical and management expertise in the health and social sectors to governments and international development partners to transform the health of women and children. We provide information, expertise and influence to governments, health workers, NGOs and businesses to catalyse change so that health services can be accessed by the people who need them most.

The Girl Generation End FGM Grants Programme, which is funded by Human Dignity Foundation, aims to build the Africa-led movement to end FGM by enabling grassroots organisations working to end FGM to access small grants through a flexible and accessible process. The purpose of the funds is to accelerate social change to end FGM through communications, advocacy and campaigning. The Girl Generation End FGM Grants Programme has so far awarded grants in Nigeria, Kenya and the Gambia.

For more info, see our website

How to apply:

  • See full advert on our website
  • To apply, please send your CV with a summary note of your skills and experience to Marion Pobo [email protected]. Candidates should state the role in the subject header
  • Closing date for applications is Sunday 20th August
  • Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.
2017-08-20

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