Survivor Leadership Training Consultant

Company Description

We are a global team of experts and innovators tackling some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. We work with leaders and change makers around the globe to bring health strategies to life. We provide ideas, advice and technical know-how that enable our partners to build a path to lasting change.

With 30 years’ experience in global health, we collaborate with our partners to explore existing evidence, combine expertise, scale up ideas and co-create solutions that accelerate change. This includes collaborating on policy design, managing initiatives, building powerful coalitions and galvanising social movements. Our impact is felt across whole communities, with a focus on women, girls and those who have been marginalised.

As part of MSI Reproductive Choices, all our profits go back into supporting MSI’s own mission of children by choice, not chance.

We believe in a world where everyone can access the high-quality health services they need, without financial burden.

Position

Options is seeking a consultant to help the ‘Support to the Africa-led Movement to end FGM/C Programme’ (ALM) develop and co-create a Survivor Leadership Training (SLT) curriculum and capacity strengthening support package (incorporating existing training guide and related resources on ‘Ending FGM and promoting emotional wellbeing’ package of support), for survivors of FGM/C in Kenya to adapt and use in their own contexts.

Requirements

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Relevant Advanced degrees in social sciences, economics, development studies, organization development, governance, or related disciplines
• A minimum of ten (15) years’ experience building the capacity of feminist-led, youth-led and survivor-led grassroots organizations in in sub-Saharan Africa in general and Kenya in particular:
• Demonstrable experience of conducting capacity assessments of CSOs/NGOs and measuring performance progress
• Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering participatory trainings, workshops, capacity assessment tools and inclusive training curricula and materials
• Demonstrable technical expertise in at least two or more of organizational capacity functional areas (e.g. developing strategic plans, advocacy strategies etc)
• Familiar with a wide range of survivor leadership training approaches and programmes
• Highly proficient in English language (written and spoken)

For more information, please refer to the Terms of reference

Other information

• As an equal opportunity employer, Options Consultancy Services is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage or civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Options Consultancy Services.
• 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, promote diversity and inclusion, are energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
• Applicants must have the right to work in Kenya

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