GPP Manager - Gates Programmes (Francophone)

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MSI Reproductive Choices

Hybrid
  • Career category: Fundraising/ Grant management, Partnership, Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Not specified
  • Remuneration: GBP 48,900 GBP-GBP 56,300 GBP / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 05/11/2026
  • Location: United Kingdom
Health Sexual & reproductive rights (SRHR)
About the Role
MSI seeks a Global Programmes & Philanthropy Manager - Gates Programmes (project manager) to support implementation of a range of SRHR grant-funded projects by the Gates Foundation. Reporting to the head of the portfolio, the Manager will be responsible for supporting newly approved projects, with multicountry and bilateral investments, from the Gates Foundation (and other donors as assigned such as the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation and  the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office) to advance sexual and reproductive health services and increase modern contraceptive prevalence in LMICs.

Working in the Global Funding, Innovation and Impact team and sub-teams, the Manager will actively support Country Programmes and partners’ implementation, ensuring delivery of agreed deliverables (including payment by results KPIs) for multiple grants. In addition, the Manager will work very closely with other relevant donor teams, operations, finance, and technical services departments to ensure MSI and donor priorities are reflected in project delivery and learning agenda. The Manager will play a critical role in donor relationship management including effective and timely reporting and serve as an important internal resource.

About You
For us, it’s vital that every MSI team member believes in and is committed to our organisational mission, vision and values.

This means that we will only accept applications from candidates who are unequivocally pro-choice.

To perform this role, you’ll need the following skills:

  • Fluent English and French (essential) oral and written communication skills required.
  • Proven ability to liaise effectively with and collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including global, regional, national, local, public, and private partners.
  • Excellent skills in communicating evidence, excellent facilitation skills with proven ability to synthesize complex technical component into easy-to-understand briefs or presentation.
  • Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships across cross cultural settings to achieve mutual objectives and maximise opportunities.
  • Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, perform under pressure and reputation for consistently delivering results to a high standard.
  • Be data-literate with an attention for details. Able to analyse and interpret datasets, articulate trends, and generate charts and graphs.
  • Advanced Excel and PowerPoint proficiency.

To perform this role, you’ll need the following experience:
  • Experience of managing Gates donor-funded projects preferable, or large restricted foundations/government/institutional donor (multi-country desirable), including project monitoring and reporting against deliverables, proactive risk management and escalation (essential)
  • Experience in writing and editing reports, or externally facing project information for donors or other external stakeholders (essential)
  • Financial management experience including budgeting, budget tracking and financial performance analysis at the multi-million dollar level (essential)
  • Demonstrable experience managing complex relationships across organisations and across countries (essential)
  • Experience in delivering capacity building support and skills development of others in either a technical area or project management skills, in order to meet project deliverables (essential)
  • Understanding of the sexual and reproductive health and family planning fields (essential)

Formal education/qualification
  • Master’s degree in public health or other social sciences desirable

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