About Us
At MSI Reproductive Choices we are unapologetically pro-choice. We believe that every woman has the right to make choices about her own body and her own future. As one of the world’s leading providers of contraception and safe abortion care, we give women the means to do so. Across 37 countries, we provide high quality, safe services, and work with advocacy to create an enabling environment, so every client has safe access to services when and where they are needed. Because when a woman can determine her own future, she can contribute to creating a better, more sustainable future for everyone.
MSI Reproductive Choices is committed to creating an inclusive environment with a workforce which is representative of the communities we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and give equal consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. We are committed to promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.
About the Role
The Project Management Office (PMO) coordinates the PMO process implementation and project life cycle of a portfolio of projects within the PMO with the aim of improving the consistency, predictability and efficiency of the organisation's project delivery capability and enabling project delivery to timescale.
About You
We want individuals who support our mission of eliminating unsafe abortion by 2030 and who work with us to build an enabling environment to increase access to safe services everywhere. We expect all team members to share our vision and commitment to achieving our mission whilst promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all clients and colleagues.
To succeed in this role, you must have:
Skills:
- Ability to work in a diverse and inclusive environment, respecting and collaborating with all individuals equally, and with a commitment to overcome bias and prejudice
- Professional and forward thinking
- Ability to produce high quality professional presentations
- Excellent time management and organisational skills, with demonstrable experience of working under pressure to tight deadlines
- Excellent verbal communication, presentation skills, questioning, listening and negotiating
- Excellent written communication
- Excellent organisational skills and a methodical approach
- Excellent attention to detail and quality
- Ability to use initiative to prioritise conflicting workloads
- Good business acumen
- Ability to use initiative to prioritise conflicting workloads
- Good business acumen & consulting skills
- Ability to use initiative to prioritise conflicting workloads
- Ability to translate project/programme/change requirements into clear, understandable language
- Commitment to continuous improvement
- Ability to take on responsibility and use initiative to prioritise and work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Innovative approaches to problem solving and creative and lateral thinking
- Vendor relationship management skills
Qualifications
- A Level or equivalent
- Educated to degree level (desirable)
- Professional qualifications in Project, Programme Mangement (Desirable)
Personal Attributes:
- Committed to the protection of team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.
- Able to role-model inclusive and culturally sensitive attitudes and behaviours.
- Pro-choice on abortion
- Self motivated, a logical thinker, fast learner, pragmatic and confident
- Good time management skills
- Able to engage and motivate people
- Agile and flexible in your approach
- Confident to bring new ideas to the table
- Results orientated – focused on achieving measurable benefits
- Approachable in their demeanour with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence a range of relationships
- Proactive with an autonomous working style
- Personable and approachable with excellent stakeholder management skills
- Tenacious in driving forwards change and ‘making things happen’
- Passionate about working to deliver the best possible patient experience
For more information about the role, please view the job framework on our website.
Location: Remote with some travel
Full-time: 35 hours
Contract type: Fixed Term 12 Months
Salary: £35,000 - £41,000 (remote with some travel)
Closing date: 27th May 2021 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.