Strategic Operation Analyst at Marie Stopes

About the Role

• The Strategic Operations Team supports Nigeria and India (Social Marketing) the two largest country programmes accounting for 30% of MSI’s family planning impact (FP CYPs), 35% of SA/PAC cases, a complex grants portfolio amounting to £22m and £10m in Service Income.
• The aim is that these two country programmes will become the gold standard for performance in the partnership.
• Reporting to the Head of Strategic Operations Finance, the post holder will have the primary responsibility to analyse performance and ensure the integrity and accuracy of data reported by country programmes. The role will involve development of tools to support and improve commercial decisions to ensure these countries are making meaningful progress towards their agreed 2030 objectives.

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:

• Advanced proficiency in excel
• Familiarity with BI systems, Q&A data query tools
• Strong quantitative and analytical competency.
• Ability to present complex financial and non-financial information to various differing stakeholders in a clear, concise, understandable, and compelling way

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

• Experience working in a commercial, analytical or finance team for 3+ years
• Experience of working to tight deadlines and managing conflicting priorities

Desirable

• Experience of donor regulations, policies, and procedures and supporting effective donor-funded grant management
• Commercial mindset, understanding of the drivers of profitability
• Financial and programmatic management experience.
• Experience of International and multi-cultural organisation

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:

• Ability to manage a heavy and fluctuating workload.
• A self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to role-model inclusive and culturally sensitive attributes and behaviours
• Pro Choice.