About us:
MSI Asia Pacific (MSIAP) is part of the MSI Reproductive Choices global partnership.
As our name suggests, we are unapologetically pro-choice. We believe that everyone should have the freedom to determine their own future, on their terms.
Our teams work across 36 countries and six continents, supporting over 93,000 women and girls to access reproductive healthcare — including abortion and contraception — every day.
With the help of our partners and donors around the world, we open doors, advocate for change, and strengthen public and private sector provision. We go further than anyone to make reproductive choice possible, and ensure quality reproductive healthcare is available for the long-term.
By supporting women and girls to make the choices that are right for them, we can make a generation impact — increasing gender equality, breaking cycles of poverty and contributing to several sustainable development goals.
MSIAP is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We are 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 to safeguarding the welfare of all team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.
MSIAP welcomes applications from people with relevant lived experience, including people originating from the countries in which MSI works.
The role:
MSI Asia Pacific (MSIAP) is one of three global support offices providing shared services to MSI’s country programs. We support advocacy, income generation, and project delivery across the Asia and Pacific region, under the direction of the MSIAP Board and MSI’s global office. Our projects are funded by DFAT, MFAT, foundations, and private donors.
The Project Grant Officer supports all stages of the project cycle, from design to close-out, ensuring compliance, tracking performance and budgets, and contributing to learning and improvement. Working with the MEL Advisor, finance, and regional teams, this role helps deliver high-quality, cost-effective programming that demonstrates impact across the region.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide oversight and support across all stages of the project cycle, from design and inception to implementation and close-out.
- Manage donor contracts and amendments, coordinate internal contracting processes, and ensure compliance with donor requirements.
- Monitor project performance and expenditure against budgets and forecasts, support evaluations, and help country programs embed key learnings for continuous improvement.
- Lead the preparation of high-quality donor narrative and financial reports, ensuring strong analysis of results and timely submission to internal and donor deadlines.
- Support project evaluation activities and promote continuous improvement through learning and reflection.
- Provide technical guidance on donor compliance to internal teams and downstream partners, ensuring understanding and adherence.
- Support the assessment of partner capacity, manage action plans, and contribute to capacity strengthening in collaboration with internal teams.
- Promote gender, inclusion, and safeguarding throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring best-practice approaches are applied.
Essential Attributes, Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Unequivocally pro-choice
- Ability to travel internationally, 2-3 times a year for 1-2 weeks at a time.
- 2+ years working in international development, ideally in the Asia and Pacific region
- 2+ years supporting projects funded by key donors in the Asia and Pacific region
- Relevant degree or equivalent relevant professional experience
- Cultural competence and effective communication
- Grant and budget management
- Report writing and editing (narrative, financial and results frameworks)
- Working collaboratively and influencing others
- Analysing qualitative and quantitative data
- Using Office 365 suite, including CoPilot
- Strong understanding of DFAT policies, procedures, and donor compliance and reporting requirements
- Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health
- Familiarity with the social, cultural, and development contexts of the Asia and Pacific region
Desireable Experience
- Experience of working with or for managing contractors
- Experience of working with partner organizations
- Experience of working in low-income countries
- Experience of going through DFAT-accreditation
MSIAP is a child-safe organisation and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation abuse and harassment. All successful applicants will be required to abide by our Child Safeguarding Code of Conduct and our Global Code of Conduct in addition to undergoing a police check prior to commencement.
Benefits of working at MSI Asia Pacific:
- Generous salary packaging options up to $15,900 + $2,650 meals and entertainment,
- Hybrid office and flexible working arrangements
- Up to 16 weeks company paid parental leave for eligible employees
- Reproductive Health Leave
- Birthday Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
Employment Requirement:
- Provision of two professional referees,
- Be prepared to undergo a National Police Check, prior to commencement,
- Be prepared to undergo an International Vetting Check, prior to commencement,
- Evidence of current working rights in Australia.
Please apply by submitting:
- A resume, no longer than 4 pages.
- A cover letter introducing yourself and explaining your motivation for applying, no longer than 1 page.
Applications can be made via the advertisement or;
- In writing to MSI Asia Pacific, 425 Smith Street, Melbourne 3065; or
- Via email to recruitment@msiaustralia.org.au
Further information is on Seek here: https://www.seek.com.au/job/85837193
Position enquiries:
For further information regarding this position or if you require any support with your application, please contact recruitment@msiaustralia.org.au.
