United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Senior Programme Design and Development Advisor

About us

Marie Stopes International exists to bring quality family planning and reproductive healthcare to the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. With operations in 37 countries, we are one of the largest international family planning organisations.

The Program Design and Development team plays a critical role in driving the strategic growth of our global partnership by delivering targeted increases in external funding. It is responsible for growing and diversifying our external funding base and increasing the overall financial sustainability of our country programs to deliver services for women today and tomorrow. It plays a pivotal role in deepening our capacity in programmatic strategy and technical design from a global to country level.

About the role

As a part of MSI’s Program Design and Development (PDD) team, you will support Sub-Saharan African country programs to develop dynamic and successful proposals for bi-lateral and multilateral donors, private foundations, charitable trusts, and host country governments. You will also play a key role in writing winning proposals, facilitating project design processes, engaging and positioning with partners, and building the capacity of MSI country programs to execute effective new business development strategies. You will work in close collaboration with MSI programmes in your portfolio of countries. You will provide support, mentorship, and capacity-building to NPD Advisors and the NPD Officer.

About you

We see you as having a background working in international program management, business development, program development or international development. Program design or management experience in international health and with bilateral donors is a must.

You will have coordinated and written major donor proposals for multimillion £ bids. You will have previously managed complex projects with multiple stakeholders to tight deadlines (both externally and internally). You also will possess a proven track record of developing and designing technical strategies for complex proposals, and in securing high-value contracts from donors, foundations, and trusts.

With a relevant Master’s Degree (MPH, MA, MBA) or equivalent; you will have outstanding English writing skills. You will also be fluent in professional-level French language skills.

We see this as a great opportunity to join a highly dynamic and committed team, to develop your career in a large organisation and to gain significant exposure in an international environment. This role offers a high level of autonomy, diversity and room for professional growth. There will be travel involved in the position (at least quarterly).

Join us in this high profile role, enabling us to have the tools to have an even greater impact globally.

For more information, please see the job framework on our website.

The successful applicant will have the right to work in the UK and will be pro-choice.

Salary: £44.5-51k p/a

Location: London

Working hours: 35 p/w

Closing date: 24th January 2016 (midnight GMT). Interviews will take place before this date (for suitable candidates).

Keywords: international program management, business development, program development, international development