Administrative Assistant - Options Consultancy Services

Options Consultancy Services Limited is a leading global health consultancy established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. We manage health programmes that ensure vulnerable women and children can access the high-quality health services they need. We work with partners to co-create and implement locally informed solutions to complex health problems. This includes governments, development partners, NGOs, civil society and health workers.

Our programming is flexible, evidence-based and politically informed. This means we adapt to changing contexts, use data to inform our decisions and ensure our approach is appropriate. Our focus is always on building local skills and systems that last. Our headquarters is based in London, UK with offices in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Nepal.

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 of 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.

Ghana Somubi Dwumadie (Ghana Participation Programme) is a four-year disability programme in Ghana, with a specific focus on mental health. This programme is funded with UK aid from the UK government. It is managed by Options Health and Inclusion Ghana LBG.

Position

Options seek the Administrative Assistant will be responsible for assisting the programme team with administrative support. This includes coordination of front desk, operations support, support with recruitment and programme support.

Working under the day-to-day supervision of the Assistant Programme Manager (Ghana), with matrix management support from the Programme Manager (UK) the Administrative Assistant will be responsible for:

• Front Desk Coordination
• Operations Support
• Recruitment support
• Programme support

Required Skills or Experience

To be successful in this role, the candidate will have:

• Experience of disability or mental health, whether through work or personal or family experience;
• Experience in supporting a busy office;

• Experience working in a national or international development organisation or civil society organisation;
• Experience managing remote/virtual meetings;
• Strong operations, administration and organisational skills, and good time management;
• Excellent Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams/Zoom skills;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• High level of attention to detail

Please refer to the job description for more details