Company Description

We are a global team of experts and innovators tackling some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. We work with leaders and change makers around the globe to bring health strategies to life. We provide ideas, advice and technical know-how that enable our partners to build a path to lasting change.

With 30 years’ experience in global health, we collaborate with our partners to explore existing evidence, combine expertise, scale up ideas and co-create solutions that accelerate change. This includes collaborating on policy design, managing initiatives, building powerful coalitions and galvanising social movements. Our impact is felt across whole communities, with a focus on women, girls and those who have been marginalised.

As part of MSI Reproductive Choices, all our profits go back into supporting MSI’s own mission of children by choice, not chance.

We believe in a world where everyone can access the high-quality health services they need, without financial burden.

Position

The Global Health Department is looking for a Compliance Manager to ensure that Options complies with both its donor compliance requirements and internal corporate policies.

Summary Purpose and Objective of Role:

• Corporate compliance: Updating of organisational policy and roll-out of associated trainings to ensure staff compliance. Lead on donor declarations, required annual filings and management of internal compliance registers. Play a key role in corporate governance of all Options’ internal entities.
• Compliance systems and processes: Maintain and improve organisational compliance procedures. This includes due diligence systems (for partners, grantees, suppliers), ensuring clear and documented processes which are fit for purpose, as well as improvements to Options’ compliance programme as needed.
• Compliance oversight and guidance: Ensure appropriate tools, processes and knowledge are in place for programmes to undertake due diligence effectively and efficiently, maintaining oversight through expert guidance and quality assurance. Prepare and roll-out trainings for staff to facilitate this.
• Relationship building: Build a close and trusted relationship with MSI Reproductive Choices’ legal team to ensure close collaboration and coordination in legal review, policy alignment and compliance process.

Requirements

• Experience working for a busy legal or compliance department (whether in an organisation or a law firm)
• Excellent computer skills – must be highly proficient at Word, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Experience in creating e-learning modules very much preferred
• Excellent organisational and record keeping skills
• Excellent oral communication skills
• Excellent research skills
• Excellent grammar and spelling
• Ability to prioritise
• Experience working in an international environment or with people in developing countries is an advantage

Benefits

Options offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and a performance related bonus scheme.

Other Information

• Options is dedicated to equal opportunity for all and recognises that every individual is unique. Whilst we always seek to embrace individual differences and celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we also want to ensure that every team member is suited to their role and that they are given the best opportunity to succeed*.*
• 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, promote diversity and inclusion, are energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.