Regional Programme Officer – East and Southern Africa At MSI Reproductive Choices

About Us:

At MSI Reproductive Choices Reproductive Choices we are unapologetically pro-choice. We believe that every woman has the right to make choices about her own body and her own future. As one of the world’s leading providers of contraception and safe abortion care, we give women the means to do so. Across 37 countries, we provide high quality, safe services, and work with advocacy to create an enabling environment, so every client has safe access to services when and where they are needed. Because when a woman can determine her own future, she can contribute to creating a better, more sustainable future for everyone.

MSI Reproductive Choices is committed to creating an inclusive environment with a workforce which is representative of the communities we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and give equal consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. We are committed to promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.

The role

The Regional Programme Officer will contribute to the fulfilment of MSI Reproductive Choices mission by facilitating effective project management, financial and narrative reporting and compliance, and contributing to the development of strategies to improve capacity in our country programmes in the ESA region.

About you

We want individuals who support our mission of eliminating unsafe abortion by 2030 and who work with us to build an enabling environment to increase access to safe services everywhere. We expect all team members to share our vision and commitment to achieving our mission whilst promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all clients and colleagues.

To succeed in this role, you must have:

• Demonstrated administrative, finance and programme management experience
• Experience of working in an overseas location (preferably a developing country)
• Knowledge of donor regulations, policies, and procedures
• A knowledge of reproductive health care (desirable).

Skills:**

• Ability to work in a diverse and inclusive environment, respecting and collaborating with all individuals equally, and with a commitment to overcome bias and prejudice
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to organise and present information in a compelling way
• Ability to design, implement and monitor effective project management, including a solid understanding of donor budget management
• Understanding of, and ability to write and edit donor proposals and reports.

Personal Attributes:

• Committed to the protection of team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.
• Able to role-model inclusive and culturally sensitive attitudes and behaviours.
• Ability to manage a heavy and fluctuating workload. Results orientated
• Demonstrates MSI team member behaviours
• Pro MSI philosophy of social enterprise and cost recovery
• Ability to travel up to 12 weeks a year
• Pro-choice.

For more information about the role, please view the job description and person specification on our website.

Location: London Support Office or MSI Country Programmes

Full-time: 35 hours, Monday to Friday

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £34,000 – £40,000 UK salary range or Country Programme salary range

Closing date: 9th November 2021 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.