Assistant Programme Manager at Options Consultancy Services Limited

Options Consultancy Services Limited was established in 1992 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. We are a consultancy organisation providing technical and management expertise in the health and social sectors to governments and international development partners to transform the health of women and children.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Assistant Programme Manager

Locations: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are seeking a proactive, self-motivated Assistant Programme Manager to join our Programme Management (PM) Team and play a vital role in ensuring the successful delivery of a portfolio of programmes in Africa and Asia.

Responsibilities

• 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 directly engage with teams across Finance, Technical and Business Development, developing experience on successfully delivering complex, global health programmes.

Person Specification

• You will have experience of project management in international development and public health or similar sector, and be looking to take the next step in your career.
• You will have experience of building successful relationships with clients, collaborators and consultants, be confident in financial management and be able to manage multiple and competing priorities.
• A confident self-starter, you will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, an eye for detail, and the ability to work in a fast-moving and complex environment.

Remuneration
Commensurate with experience

Deadline: 20th March, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: This role will be subject to full pre-employment background checks including criminal record check, identification check, employment references and right to work verification (where appropriate).