Technical Advisor 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 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.

Position

Options is seeking a Technical Advisor to help the ‘Reducing high fertility rates and Improving Sexual reproductive health outcomes in Uganda’ programme (RISE)’ and the ‘Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) programme (Lot 2)’ to support governments to prioritise SRHR in domestic financing, and develop the capacity at the sub-national and national levels to hold government accountable in building a supportive environment for SRHR.

In addition to leading the implementation of the WISH accountability and Quality Improvement pathways, the Technical Advisor will support monitoring, evaluation and learning activities as part of Options’ national ownership activities in Uganda, keeping track of indicators and deliverables, helping gather supporting evidence and documenting learnings. S/he will work closely with the Uganda Country Lead WISH2ACTION Policy and Planning Advisor, Health Financing Advisor and the RISE Advocacy Advisor based in Uganda and provide support in key technical areas as requested. The post holder will also liaise with the Regional Team through the Regional Technical Officer based in Kenya.

Requirements

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• An Undergraduate degree, or relevant qualification, or related comparable experience in a relevant field. Experience of supporting a health programme for at least one year.
• Experience of supporting a health programme for at least one year
• Experience of producing and/or contributing to external reports and/or research papers
• Demonstrable experience conducting relevant technical work in similar organisations
• Excellent Excel and quantitative skills
• Experience in supporting and co-ordinating technical work in similar organisations, particularly in the field of advocacy and evidence-based policy
• Strong administration and organisational skills, good time management
• Ability and willingness to respond independently to requests for technical inputs
• Experience in supporting and co-ordinating technical work in similar organisations, particularly in the field of advocacy and evidence- based policy
• Fluency in written and spoken English

For more information, please refer to the job description

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 suitably qualified 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 the Uganda