About the Role

The Regional Programme Advisor will contribute to the fulfilment of MSI’s mission by providing support to country programmes, facilitating effective project and grant management, financial and narrative donor reporting and compliance and contributing to the development of strategies to improve capacity and delivery in our programmes. This role requires English fluency.

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 skills:

Professional proficiency in written and spoken English.

Ability to work in a diverse and inclusive environment, respecting and collaborating with all individuals equally, and with a commitment to overcome bias and prejudice.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to organise and present information in a compelling way.

Ability to design, implement and monitor effective project management, including a solid understanding of donor budget management.

Understanding of, and ability to write and edit donor proposals and reports.

Ability to design, implement and monitor effective project management

Ability to work well with others in a team environment and across disciplines and cultures

Excellent influencing and negotiating skills

Ability to work proactively, with an enthusiastic, positive and determined mind-set.

Ability to manage a heavy and fluctuating workload as well as competing priorities and remain calm under pressure.  

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

Demonstrated administrative, finance and programme management experience.

Experience of working in an overseas location, preferably a developing country (desirable)

Knowledge of donor regulations, policies and procedures.

A knowledge of reproductive health care (desirable)

Understanding of, and ability to write and edit donor reports and/or proposals

Formal education/qualification

Educated to Degree level or equivalent.

Post-graduate qualification in public health, international development, public management or related field (desirable).

Professional proficiency in written and spoken English

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. 

For this role, we’re looking for an individual who is:

Committed to the protection of team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups

Able to role-model inclusive and culturally sensitive attitudes and behaviours

Ability to manage a heavy and fluctuating workload. Results orientated

Demonstrates MSI team member behaviours

Pro MSI philosophy of social enterprise and cost recovery

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