Assistant Programme Manager at Options

Job Description

• We are seeking a proactive, self-motivated Assistant Programme Manager to join our Programme Management (PM) Team and play a vital role in ensuring the successful delivery of a portfolio of programmes in Africa and Asia.

Responsibilities

• As Assistant Programme Manager, you will be responsible for providing programmatic, financial and administrative assistance to the Evidence for Action-MamaYe (E4A) Programme, ensuring the programme is delivered effectively, efficiently and to a high standard.
• This includes supporting the effective and efficient project management and administration programme budgets, long-term technical assistance and short-term consultancy assignments for a variety of clients, developing project management systems, and supporting business development opportunities.
• The Assistant Programme Manager will directly engage with teams across Finance, Technical and Business Development, developing experience on successfully delivering complex, global health programmes.

Person Specification

• You will have experience of project management in international development and public health or similar sector, and be looking to take the next step in your career.
• You will have experience of building successful relationships with clients, collaborators and consultants, be confident in financial management and be able to manage multiple and competing priorities.
• A confident self-starter, you will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, an eye for detail, and the ability to work in a fast-moving and complex environment.

Remuneration
Commensurate with experience