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We are a global team of experts and innovators tackling some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. We work with leaders and change makers around the globe to bring health strategies to life. We provide ideas, advice and technical know-how that enable our partners to build a path to lasting change.

With 30 years’ experience in global health, we collaborate with our partners to explore existing evidence, combine expertise, scale up ideas and co-create solutions that accelerate change. This includes collaborating on policy design, managing initiatives, building powerful coalitions and galvanising social movements. Our impact is felt across whole communities, with a focus on women, girls and those who have been marginalised.

As part of MSI Reproductive Choices, all our profits go back into supporting MSI’s own mission of children by choice, not chance.

We believe in a world where everyone can access the high-quality health services they need, without financial burden.

The UK Government (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – FCDO) has a vision of a world free from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) by 2030, in line with the SDGs. A programme has been established entitled ‘Support to the Africa-led movement (ALM) to end FGM/C’ to contribute to global efforts to achieve that vision. Following a co-creation period, programme implementation began in September 2021.

This programme will support and build the capacity of the ALM to end FGM/C at multiple levels and at scale, working in partnership with the rest of the FGM/C movement, complementing UN agencies (such as the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM/C), Saleema initiative, other alliances (such as Girls not Brides etc.) and grassroots Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), women’s and girls’ movements, etc.

The programme includes two consortia working in close collaboration. Options leads a consortium including Amref Health Africa, ActionAid UK, Orchid Project, ACCAF and University of Portsmouth to implement the ‘Support to the ALM to End FGM/C’ programme. Population Council is implementing ‘The FGM/C Data Hub: Data and Measurement Support to the ALM to end FGM/C’.

Community-based activities within the programme are focused in Gunna and Farta woredas within Amhara region in Ethiopia, with communications and advocacy activities taking place at region, national and international levels. One important output of the programme is the provision of small grants to build the capacity of grassroots women-led, girl-led, women’s rights and youth-led organisations and activists to end FGM/C, given these types of organisations are often unable to access large formal funding mechanisms.

Options Consultancy Services seeks a Small Grants Scoping and Validation Consultant to support the Africa Led Movement to End female Genital Mutilation (FGM) programme to refine and finalise the design of the small grants mechanism for Ethiopia.

Responsibilities:

Undertaking a scoping exercise that will enable us to:

  1. Understand the diverse priorities, needs and ambitions of potential grantees (a range of activists (including girls and young women), grassroots organisations, women’s networks etc.) that we aim to support and collaborate within our target regions.
  2. Map out potential grantee partners
  3. Identify potential grassroots organisations, movements, networks and stakeholders to derive members of local grants panels and other key stakeholders that the grants programme should engage with in Ethiopia
  4. Leading a consultative process to refine and finalise the grants mechanism to reflect the Ethiopia context
  5. Updating and revising the grants strategy and funding manual to reflect any agreed adaptations for the Ethiopia context

Person specification:

To succeed in this role, you will have:

  • Senior experience in leading scoping exercises or formative research in a related technical area (VAWG, child rights, RMNCAH) in the Ethiopian context
  • Proficient in reporting in English
  • Proficient in Amharic and any other local language(s)
  • Highly skilled and diplomatic in working sensitively at community level including with women’s groups, collecting qualitative data/information.
  • Familiarity with grant-making processes, at the community level, is an advantage
  • Master’s degree preferred
  • Must possess a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following areas: Gender Studies, Women’s Rights, Public Policy Community Studies, Social Science, or any other relevant social degree.
  • The consultant should have at least 5 years of proven experience in gender
  • The individual consultant should have the ability to meet deadlines and strong communication and facilitation skills;
  • The individual consultant should have experience in working with Governments, development partners, and civil society;

For more information, please refer to the Terms of Reference

Consultancy Fees

The Individual Consultant should submit a technical proposal with a detailed work plan and timelines and a financial proposal in British Pound for the assignment.

Other information:

  • As an equal opportunity employer, Options Consultancy Services is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage or civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Options Consultancy Services.
  • 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, promote diversity and inclusion, are energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
  • Applicants must have the right to work in Ethiopia

  • To apply, please fill in the form.
  • The closing date for applications is: 10 February 2023
  • Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. Interviews will be held week commencing 13 February 2023
  • 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)
  • We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application at your earliest opportunity

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  • Job City Guna and Farta Woredas (Districts)
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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 Guna and Farta Woredas (Districts) CF 3201 Abc road Consultancy , 40 hours per week Options Consultancy Services

We are a global team of experts and innovators tackling some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. We work with leaders and change makers around the globe to bring health strategies to life. We provide ideas, advice and technical know-how that enable our partners to build a path to lasting change.

With 30 years’ experience in global health, we collaborate with our partners to explore existing evidence, combine expertise, scale up ideas and co-create solutions that accelerate change. This includes collaborating on policy design, managing initiatives, building powerful coalitions and galvanising social movements. Our impact is felt across whole communities, with a focus on women, girls and those who have been marginalised.

As part of MSI Reproductive Choices, all our profits go back into supporting MSI’s own mission of children by choice, not chance.

We believe in a world where everyone can access the high-quality health services they need, without financial burden.

The UK Government (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - FCDO) has a vision of a world free from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) by 2030, in line with the SDGs. A programme has been established entitled ‘Support to the Africa-led movement (ALM) to end FGM/C’ to contribute to global efforts to achieve that vision. Following a co-creation period, programme implementation began in September 2021.

This programme will support and build the capacity of the ALM to end FGM/C at multiple levels and at scale, working in partnership with the rest of the FGM/C movement, complementing UN agencies (such as the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM/C), Saleema initiative, other alliances (such as Girls not Brides etc.) and grassroots Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), women’s and girls’ movements, etc.

The programme includes two consortia working in close collaboration. Options leads a consortium including Amref Health Africa, ActionAid UK, Orchid Project, ACCAF and University of Portsmouth to implement the ‘Support to the ALM to End FGM/C’ programme. Population Council is implementing ‘The FGM/C Data Hub: Data and Measurement Support to the ALM to end FGM/C’.

Community-based activities within the programme are focused in Gunna and Farta woredas within Amhara region in Ethiopia, with communications and advocacy activities taking place at region, national and international levels. One important output of the programme is the provision of small grants to build the capacity of grassroots women-led, girl-led, women’s rights and youth-led organisations and activists to end FGM/C, given these types of organisations are often unable to access large formal funding mechanisms.

Options Consultancy Services seeks a Small Grants Scoping and Validation Consultant to support the Africa Led Movement to End female Genital Mutilation (FGM) programme to refine and finalise the design of the small grants mechanism for Ethiopia.

Responsibilities:

Undertaking a scoping exercise that will enable us to:

  1. Understand the diverse priorities, needs and ambitions of potential grantees (a range of activists (including girls and young women), grassroots organisations, women’s networks etc.) that we aim to support and collaborate within our target regions.
  2. Map out potential grantee partners
  3. Identify potential grassroots organisations, movements, networks and stakeholders to derive members of local grants panels and other key stakeholders that the grants programme should engage with in Ethiopia
  4. Leading a consultative process to refine and finalise the grants mechanism to reflect the Ethiopia context
  5. Updating and revising the grants strategy and funding manual to reflect any agreed adaptations for the Ethiopia context

Person specification:

To succeed in this role, you will have:

  • Senior experience in leading scoping exercises or formative research in a related technical area (VAWG, child rights, RMNCAH) in the Ethiopian context
  • Proficient in reporting in English
  • Proficient in Amharic and any other local language(s)
  • Highly skilled and diplomatic in working sensitively at community level including with women’s groups, collecting qualitative data/information.
  • Familiarity with grant-making processes, at the community level, is an advantage
  • Master’s degree preferred
  • Must possess a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following areas: Gender Studies, Women's Rights, Public Policy Community Studies, Social Science, or any other relevant social degree.
  • The consultant should have at least 5 years of proven experience in gender
  • The individual consultant should have the ability to meet deadlines and strong communication and facilitation skills;
  • The individual consultant should have experience in working with Governments, development partners, and civil society;

For more information, please refer to the Terms of Reference

Consultancy Fees

The Individual Consultant should submit a technical proposal with a detailed work plan and timelines and a financial proposal in British Pound for the assignment.

Other information:

  • As an equal opportunity employer, Options Consultancy Services is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage or civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Options Consultancy Services.
  • 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, promote diversity and inclusion, are energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
  • Applicants must have the right to work in Ethiopia

  • To apply, please fill in the form.
  • The closing date for applications is: 10 February 2023
  • Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. Interviews will be held week commencing 13 February 2023
  • 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)
  • We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application at your earliest opportunity
2023-02-11

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