Options Consultancy seeks an Assistant Programme Manager to join our Programme Management (PM) Team and play a vital role in ensuring the successful delivery of the Evidence for Action-MamaYe (E4A) Programme.
As Assistant Programme Manager you will be responsible for providing programmatic, financial and administrative assistance to the Evidence for Action-MamaYe (E4A) Programme, ensuring the programme is delivered effectively, efficiently and to a high standard. This includes supporting the effective and efficient project management and administration programme budgets, long-term technical assistance and short-term consultancy assignments for a variety of clients, developing project management systems, and supporting business development opportunities.
The Assistant Programme Manager will work closely with a Programme Manager based in the Options London office, who will have an overview role on each programme/assignment. They will have the opportunity to directly engage with in-country and UK teams across Finance, Technical and Business Development, developing experience on successfully delivering complex, global health programmes.
This position is remotely line managed by a Programme Manager within the Programme Management team and will be based in Options’ office in Nairobi, Kenya or Abuja, Nigeria
Requirements
To succeed in 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
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 Kenya or Nigeria work permit.
