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 Consultancy Services in collaboration with UNFPA as part of technical support to the National Council for Population and Development (NCPD) is seeking to recruit a consultant with experience in conducting Political Economy Analysis (PEA) and a good understanding of the national budget making processes and financing for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) specifically Family Planning.
The Consultant will lead and facilitate the delivery of a Political Economy landscape Analysis (PEA) on domestic financing for family planning commodities in Kenya. The PEA will be problem-driven, and the specific questions will be pre-determined by the Commodity Security Coordinating Committee led by the National Council for Population and Development (NCPD) including donors supporting procurement of commodities. Additionally, the findings from the PEA will inform the development of the SMART advocacy implementation plan.
Requirements
- Minimum master’s degree in health economics, public policy, public health, or a related field.
- Knowledge of Political Economy Analysis and related frameworks and approaches
- Significant experience using qualitative methodologies with a range of different stakeholders.
- Relevant and demonstrable experience in advocacy and/or strengthening policy and legislation.
- Demonstrable experience in facilitating meaningful participatory processes and consultations.
- Experience working on family planning.
- Available to start work immediately.
Benefits
Options offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and a performance related bonus scheme.
Other Information
- Options is dedicated to equal opportunity for all and recognises that every individual is unique. Whilst we always seek to embrace individual differences and celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we also want to ensure that every team member is suited to their role and that they are given the best opportunity to succeed*.*
- 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.
- This role is based in Nairobi, Kenya, and open to Kenyan nationals only.
How to apply
- To apply, please fill in the form here.
- Closing date for applications is Saturday 29 June.
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. Interviews will be held week commencing 01 July.
- Please note that 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).
Consultants should submit a technical proposal which should include the following information:
- Curriculum Vitae with an outline of recent experience of similar assignments executed during the last five years including names of three references from organizations they’ve worked for in the last five years
- A description of the manner in which the Consultant plans to execute the work, approach and methodology proposed for carrying out the required work and level of effort for each task including a proposed daily rate.
Proposals will be evaluated, and merit points awarded based on the following:
- Consultant’s general experience carrying out similar work.
- Adequacy and quality of the proposed workplan, approach and methodology proposed to implement the TOR.