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Company Description

Options Consultancy Services Limited is a leading global health consultancy established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. We manage health programmes that ensure vulnerable women and children can access the high-quality health services they need. We work with partners to co-create and implement locally informed solutions to complex health problems. This includes governments, development partners, NGOs, civil society and health workers. Our programming is flexible, evidence-based and politically informed. This means we adapt to changing contexts, use data to inform our decisions and ensure our approach is appropriate. Our focus is always on building local skills and systems that last.

Position

Options Consultancy seeks for an Assistant Programme Manager to support the project management and administration of the Africa Led Movement to end FGM programme.

Under the guidance of the Programme Manager, the Assistant Programme Manager will provide project financial and administrative support to enable the appropriate tracking and monitoring of the Africa Led Movement to end FGM programme.

Approximately 80% of the role will be providing Project, Financial and Contract Management Support to the programme and the programme team. This aspect of the role will be wholly focused upon the Africa Led Movement to end FGM programme which is in its start-up phase.

The other 20% of the time you will be working across the organisation with business development and technical teams to provide support on bids and other pieces of work.

Requirements

To be considered for this role, you will have:

  • Experience in project cycle management including budgeting, project planning, financial and narrative report writing
  • Experience of working in international development
  • Experience of managing donor-funded budgets
  • Experience of contracts and contracting
  • Experience of close working relationships with partners and consortia
  • Experience of managing complex logistic arrangements within tight timelines and to budget
  • Experience in distance management of relations between a head office and an internationally based team

Other information

  • Options is an equal opportunities employer
  • Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
  • We seek people who are pro-choice, energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
  • Overseas candidates require a valid UK work permit.

How to apply

  • To apply, please fill in the form here
  • Closing date for applications is: 13 December 2020
  • Please note that this role will be subject to full pre-employment background checks including criminal record check, identification check, employment references and right to work verification (where appropriate).

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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 Kenya CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Options Consultancy Services

Company Description

Options Consultancy Services Limited is a leading global health consultancy established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. We manage health programmes that ensure vulnerable women and children can access the high-quality health services they need. We work with partners to co-create and implement locally informed solutions to complex health problems. This includes governments, development partners, NGOs, civil society and health workers. Our programming is flexible, evidence-based and politically informed. This means we adapt to changing contexts, use data to inform our decisions and ensure our approach is appropriate. Our focus is always on building local skills and systems that last.

Position

Options Consultancy seeks for an Assistant Programme Manager to support the project management and administration of the Africa Led Movement to end FGM programme.

Under the guidance of the Programme Manager, the Assistant Programme Manager will provide project financial and administrative support to enable the appropriate tracking and monitoring of the Africa Led Movement to end FGM programme.

Approximately 80% of the role will be providing Project, Financial and Contract Management Support to the programme and the programme team. This aspect of the role will be wholly focused upon the Africa Led Movement to end FGM programme which is in its start-up phase.

The other 20% of the time you will be working across the organisation with business development and technical teams to provide support on bids and other pieces of work.

Requirements

To be considered for this role, you will have:

  • Experience in project cycle management including budgeting, project planning, financial and narrative report writing
  • Experience of working in international development
  • Experience of managing donor-funded budgets
  • Experience of contracts and contracting
  • Experience of close working relationships with partners and consortia
  • Experience of managing complex logistic arrangements within tight timelines and to budget
  • Experience in distance management of relations between a head office and an internationally based team

Other information

  • Options is an equal opportunities employer
  • Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
  • We seek people who are pro-choice, energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
  • Overseas candidates require a valid UK work permit.

How to apply

  • To apply, please fill in the form here
  • Closing date for applications is: 13 December 2020
  • Please note that this role will be subject to full pre-employment background checks including criminal record check, identification check, employment references and right to work verification (where appropriate).
2020-12-14

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