Assistant, Programme Design & Development

About Us

MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.

Today, our organisation has over 9,000 team members working in 37 countries across the world. Our success lies in the fact that MSI teams are locally led, entrepreneurial and results-driven, and are passionate about delivering high quality, client-centered care in their own communities. As a social business, we focus on sustainable delivery, efficiency, and funding models that are built to last, so that the women and girls we serve today will have a choice in the future too.

We know that access to reproductive choice is life changing. For some, it can mean the ability to complete an education or start a career. For others, it means being able to look after the family they already have. For everyone, it means the freedom to decide their own future, creating a fairer, more equal world.

About the Role

The Programme Design and Development (PDD) team, as part of MSI’s Partnerships and Philanthropy (P&P) department, plays a critical role in securing new donor funding to drive the strategic growth of our global partnership. PDD works with MSI’s country programmes, donor leads, and technical teams to design programmes and develop winning proposals. The PDD team plays a pivotal role in supporting country programmes with strategic fundraising efforts and diversification of MSI’s institutional funding base.

You will be responsible for smooth running of key PDD processes, tools, and systems, working closely with PDD Director and Senior Managers. You will report to the PDD Director and serve as the department lead for the global Client Records Management (CRM) system, lead monitoring of donor procurement sites, support the PDD Director with regular reporting and analysis of MSI’s funding pipeline and bid pipeline, and maintain PDD’s online library of tools and resources. This role will also support submission of donor funding applications, as needed.

About You

We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission and a focus on delivering measurable results. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. You must be open-minded, curious, resilient, and solutions-oriented, and committed to promoting equality, and safeguarding the welfare of team members and clients alike.

To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following experience:

• Experienced in managing a fluctuating and at times heavy workload.
• Experienced in managing conflicting demands of a team.
• Experienced working with Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint…etc.)

To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following skills:

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good communications skills with demonstrated patience and diplomacy.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple responsibilities and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to be proactive and to work on own initiative without guidance but seeking help if necessary.
• Experience in working with large datasets that require formatting and cleaning.
• Strong English writing skills. Applicants are required to undergo a written evaluation as part of the recruitment process.

Education

• Educated to at least A-levels or equivalent

Personal Attributes

We seek exceptional individuals who are aligned to MSI’s mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You must be a strong communicator, self-motivated and solutions-seeking, committed to driving social change in an environment that measures sustainable results and impact at an individual and global level. You must be able to work effectively with and across diverse teams and be comfortable with ambiguity.

• Pro-choice;
• Team player, energetic, enthusiastic, and positive;
• Quality-focussed and results-orientated;
• Take initiative
• Highly organised and action orientated;
• Decisive and confident;
• Resourceful and determined;
• Determined to succeed;
• Self-awareness

For more information about the role, please view the job description and person specification on our website.

Location: London Support Office, W1T or any country where MSI operates

Full-time: 35hrs a week (UK only)

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £27,000 – £31,000 + benefits (UK salary range only) For applicants not based in the UK, the role will be banded within the national context

Closing date: 19th October 2022 (midnight GMT+1). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.