Options Consultancy Services Limited is a leading global health consultancy established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of MSI Reproductive Choices. Options is supporting Output 4 under the 5-year UK aid-funded ‘Reducing high fertility rates and Improving Sexual reproductive health outcomes in Uganda’ programme (RISE). RISE aims to increase the uptake of modern contraceptive use in seven major regions of Uganda. With a specific focus on the sub-national level, the Advocacy Advisor will lead the provision of technical assistance to prioritised districts to ensure evidence and accountability approaches strategically strengthen sub-national stewardship of Family Planning /Sexual Reproductive Health (FP/SRH) in Uganda.
Options seeks an Advocacy Advisor to support districts to ensure evidence and accountability approaches strengthen sub-national stewardship of Family Planning /Sexual Reproductive Health (FP/SRH) in Uganda.
The 5-year UK aid-funded ‘Reducing high fertility rates and Improving Sexual reproductive health outcomes in Uganda’ programme (RISE) aims to increase the uptake of modern contraceptive use in seven major regions of Uganda.
With a specific focus on the sub-national level, the Advocacy Advisor will lead the provision of technical assistance to prioritised districts in the development of evidence-based District Costed Implementation Plans (DCIPs) to support quality FP/SRH service delivery. They will strengthen social accountability mechanisms for FP/SRH in focus districts, including the development of, and capacity to maintain, a functional monitoring system for the DCIPs. The Advocacy Advisor will also be overseeing the capacity building of selected CSOs for evidence generation for effective engagement of the district leadership, while building effective partnerships with actors engaged in budget advocacy and accountability for SRHR in Uganda.
To succeed in this role, you will have: