Principal Consultant, Health Systems Design and Delivery at Options Consultancy Services Limited

Position

This is a full time, 1-year fixed term contract with the possibility of extension. This role will involve:

• Supporting business development, including:
• Leading the technical design of proposals in coordination with the Business Growth department.
• Identifying areas of opportunity and strategies for pursuing these.
• Supporting engagement with technical partners
• Leading on technical insights tproposals and providing oversight tthe work of consultants and other team members.
• Technical assistance tprogrammes, including:
• Providing strategic support on health systems across the portfolio, with an initial focus on programmes in Nigeria.
• Supporting programme management and operations, including technical design and implementation.
• Providing technical support and skills development tstakeholders, including internal teams, and partners.
• Undertaking specific technical assistance assignments.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability tlead on the technical design and writing of large-scale multi-partner proposals both as a sub and as a prime.
• Proven ability tnetwork and manage relationships with clients, consultants and technical resource persons.
• Knowledge about Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH)/communicable diseases in developing countries.
• Ability tanalyse, interpret and present data sthat it is easily understood by non- experts.
• Excellent skills in communication; written and verbal.
• Self-starter as well as good team-worker.
• Demonstrated ability tcontribute ttechnical delivery of programmes.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills that enables effective team building and problem solving.
• Written and spoken French would be desirable.