Options Consultancy Services Limited is a leading global health consultancy established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of MSI Reproductive Choices. 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.

Options seeks long- and short-term consultants who will be responsible for leading on activities in counties, with particular expertise in Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring and Reporting (PBMR) in the Kenyan health sector.

Options is seeking to establish a consultancy framework of exceptional health planning, budgeting and monitoring experts to help drive the delivery of a Technical Assistance (TA) project that is focused at the county level of the Kenyan health system. The programme will provide TA to build county capacities in planning, budgeting, monitoring, reporting, and promote the use of data for decision making and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) skills more generally. The over-arching goal of the project is to increase the probability of resource allocation matching health sector needs, with a focus on RMNCAH, based on an integration of credible PBMR process with a strong M&E system that supports informed decision making

We are seeking long- and short-term consultants who will be responsible for leading on activities in counties, with particular expertise in Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring and Reporting (PBMR) in the Kenyan health sector.

We require both locally-based and international consultants with relevant experience of working in Kenya at county level.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Extensive experience providing technical support to similar donor funded health programmes and/or organizations.
• Expertise in Planning, Budgeting Monitoring and Evaluation
• Expertise and experience working in Kenya’s health sector, with in-depth knowledge of health systems strengthening approaches in the context of devolution
• Expertise in Monitoring and Evaluation
• Experience working as part of a remote team as well as delivering high quality work independently.
• Proven ability to represent organisations and programmes at the highest levels internationally, regionally and nationally. Ideally with experience working with the World Bank.
• We are especially interested in hearing from candidates with experience working in or who are located in the following counties; Bungoma, Garissa, Lamu, Mandera, Marsabit, Samburu, Tana River, Wajir, West Pokot, Turkana, Homa Bay, Isiolo, Kitui, Kisii and Machakos

• Options is an equal opportunities employer
• 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, energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision