Background:
Options Consultancy Services Limited is a leading global health consultancy established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. We manage health programmes that ensure vulnerable women and children can access the high-quality health services they need. We work with partners to co-create and implement locally informed solutions to complex health problems. This includes governments, development partners, NGOs, civil society and health workers. Our programming is flexible, evidence-based and politically informed. This means we adapt to changing contexts, use data to inform our decisions and ensure our approach is appropriate. Our focus is always on building local skills and systems that last. Our headquarters is based in London, UK with offices in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Nepal
Main Purpose of the role:
Options Consultancy seeks a consultant to undertake a review of the current family planning financing context and policy landscape in Sudan, with a view to producing context analyses both health financing and Policy & Planning.
Responsibilities:
The consultant will provide some recommendations of key strategies for the WISH country programme to take forward to support the increased investment in family planning and sexual and reproductive health in Sudan. These will inform subsequent strategies to support increased public sector investments in family planning up to 2021.
The sexual and reproductive health and family planning context analysis will provide the WISH team with a comprehensive picture of the Sudan policy context in this area, identifyi planning gaps, key actors and potential entry points for influencing policy.
Please see terms of reference for further information: https://options.co.uk/jobs/national-consultant-health-financing-and-policy-and-planning
About the programme:
WISH Lot 2 is led by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) with the following consortium partners: Options (national ownership lead); Marie Stopes International (service delivery partner); International Rescue Committee (service delivery partner); Development Media International (social norm and behaviour change lead) and Handicap International (inclusion of people with disabilities).
Options’ national ownership approach is based on supporting governments to prioritise sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) in domestic financing and to develop and implement evidence-based policies and plans to meet commitments to create an enabling environment for SRHR and address the unmet need for SRHR, particularly among the poor, youth under 20, and people with disability.
Other information:
We seek people who are pro-choice, energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
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.
How to apply:
To apply, please email your CV with a covering letter detailing how you meet the requirements of the role to wish@options.co.uk. Candidates should state the role in the subject header.
Closing date: 22 March 2020 at 00:00am GMT. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.