National Advisor for Scaling – Mauritania At Options Consultancy Services

Company Description

We are a global team of experts and innovators tackling some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. We work with leaders and changemakers around the world 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 of experience in global health, we collaborate with our partners to explore existing evidence, combine expertise, scale ideas and co-create solutions that accelerate change. These include collaborating on policy development, managing initiatives, building powerful coalitions, and galvanizing social movements. Our impact is felt across entire communities, with a focus on women, girls and marginalized people.

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

ExpandPF (Expanding Access to Family Planning and Reproductive Health; funded by USAID) is a five-year activity that will be implemented in several countries in French-speaking West and Central Africa with the aim of achieve the FP2030 goals, with a focus on youth and women in urban and peri-urban underserved areas. The activity is led by IPPF and is structured to enable local partners to identify solutions to obstacles and maximize levers for change by focusing on collaboration with national and regional stakeholders and by maximizing regional impact. The strategy supports the implementation of high-impact family planning (HIP) and self-care practices in selected countries with a view to influencing subnational, national and regional practices and policies to achieve sustainable results.

Position

The ExpandPF National Scaling Advisor in Mauritania is responsible for implementing the Options approach to strengthen the adoption and scaling of PHI and self-management measures health at the national level, working closely with other consortium partners in Mauritania to ensure strategic links with other interventions.

He/she will be responsible for managing all country-level interventions related to scaling up PHI, as well as ensuring strong team collaboration with other team members in the country. He/she will coordinate across workstreams related to Scale Up strategy and implementation and engage with the project team to ensure there is a unified approach across countries.

The main tasks of the position will be:

• Provide strategic technical leadership to the Options role on ExpandPF
• Contribute to the effective implementation of a high-quality program that produces results
• Contribute to building excellent relationships with the consortium, governments and the client and promote learning.
• Contribute to program planning and budgeting, monitor and report its results against plans
• Contribute to responsible financial management, compliance, due diligence and security

Requirements

• Master’s degree in medicine, public health, health economics, health management or a related field.
• At least ten years of professional experience, with significant experience providing technical assistance in the healthcare field
• Solid understanding of the health sector in Mauritania, including relationships between national and subnational levels
• Professional experience and knowledge of priority SRH/FP issues facing women and girls in Mauritania
• Existing relationships and understanding of key family planning actors in Mauritania, including regional bodies (PO and FP2030)
• Significant experience leading the implementation of donor-funded programs, particularly those funded by USAID
• Excellent influencing skills, with an ability to identify and seize opportunities to gain buy-in and support from decision-makers.
• Fluency in written and spoken French
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• A commitment to the principles of Options programs, namely safeguarding, the principle of ‘Do No Harm’ and creating an enabling policy environment for voluntary family planning.

Benefits

Options offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous annual leave pay, a 13th month bonus and a termination benefit of 20% of average monthly salary.

Other information

• Options is dedicated to equal opportunity for all and recognizes that every individual is unique. While we always seek to embrace individual differences and celebrate the diversity of our staff, we also want to ensure that each team member is suited to their role and given the best chance of success*.*
• Our organization is committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
• We are looking for people who are pro-choice, who promote diversity and inclusion, who are energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
• Applicants must have the right to work in the country of operation.