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Options Consultancy Services Limited is 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 provide information, expertise and influence to governments, health workers, NGOs and businesses to catalyse ch...
Background
The Delivering Sustainable and Equitable Increases in Family Planning in Kenya (DESIP) programme is funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and seeks to ensure greater and more equitable access to and uptake of FP services in 19 priority counties in Kenya. The DESIP consortium is led by Population Services Kenya (PSK) and includes: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), HealthRight Kenya, Faith2Action, Population Services International (PSI), VSO Kenya and Options Consultancy Services Limited (Options). Together, the consortium aims to reduce inequalities to accessing Family Planning (FP) by ensuring availability of and demand for family planning commodities through sustainable involvement of the private and public sectors.**
Summary purpose and objective of role
Options Consultancy Services, seeks services of an expert to lead, and support the five County Departments of Health to develop county-specific Family Planning investment cases by analysing policies, strategies and budgets and interviewing key policy decision makers and players at the county level. He/she will determine possible impacts in the short, medium and long term of not maintaining or increasing investment in FP. Building on this, he/she will set out a compelling and convincing case outlining why the government, despite its limited resources, should maintain and if possible, increase and direct investment in family planning in the context of COVID-19 and beyond. The investment case needs to be aligned to the specific county COVID-19 response plans, integrated development plans, health sector strategic plans and the specific county family planning implementation plan.
Person specification
Other information
Options is an equal opportunities employer
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, energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision
To apply, candidates may submit their CVs including names of three references from organisations they’ve worked for in the last five years, to Options by email opportunities@options.uk.
Closing date: 22 April 2020
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. Interviews will be held week commencing 27 April 2020.
Please note that this role will be subject to full pre-employment background checks including CRC, identification check, employment references and right to work verification (where appropriate).
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