Nigeria Country Coordinator and Grants Advisor at Options Consultancy Services

Options is an international development consultancy organisation working in the health sector to transform the health of women and girls in developing countries. We work in partnership with governments, health workers, civil society and businesses to bring together knowledge, expertise and influence to ensure everyone has access to the health care they need.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nigeria Country Coordinator and Grants Advisor

Location: Abuja

Job Overview

• Options is seeking an exceptional leader to provide strategic direction and management oversight for a large Malaria programme in Nigeria.
• The post-holder will make a major contribution to reducing the Malaria burden by working with the Nigerian government to strengthen health systems.
• The post requires understanding of the Nigerian context and the ability to lead a large, DFID-funded programme.

Objective of Role

• The programme's objective is to ensure young women are able to access quality comprehensive sexual and reproductive services and will support community based organisations to shift social norms and build girls’ agency though ICT platforms and interpersonal networks.
• The Country Coordinator will play a key senior role in delivery of the programme in Nigeria, working closely with team members based in Kenya and South Africa.
• They will ensure our strategy is cohesively implemented, overseeing quality of country activities, and externally representing the programme as needed. 
• A key part of this role will be to oversee Civil Society Organisation (CSO) grants and capacity building of grantees to support knowledge of SRH services and rights for young people in communities. The Coordinator needs to be willing to be based in South West Nigeria or Abuja depending on programme needs.

Person Specification
To succeed in this role you will need:

• Strong proven technical expertise in the field of sexual and reproductive health, rights, and social / behaviour change in relation to sensitive issues.
• Experience of programme management, including team management, contracting, planning, budgeting and risk management.
• Strong relationship management and communications skills.
• Significant experience in managing grants, with a proven track record in disbursing grants directly to grassroots organisations in remote and diverse contexts and building their capacity.
• Strategic thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills.

Application Closing Date
13th February, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's with a summary note of their skills and experience to Bérangère De Villenaut via: opportunities@options.co.uk  Candidates should state the name of the role in the subject header.

Note

• Applications will be reviewed on receipt, so candidates are encouraged to apply before the deadline where possible.
• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. Interviews are likely to be in mid February.
• Options is an equal opportunities employer. This project is subject to securing donor funding and the precise details of timelines and tasks are subject to change prior to project start-up.