TWO PART CONSULTANCY: DATA AND EVIDENCE COLLECTION TOWARDS AN ANAYSIS OF FAMILY PLANNING AND SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES AND RIGHTS IN FRANCOPHONE WEST AFRICA. PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FAMILY PLANNING/SRHR MOVEMENT BUILDING IN FRANCOPHONE WEST AFRICA.
Role Purpose:
IPPFAR aims to improve its knowledge and understanding about the political, security, situational, and other factors affecting FP/SRHR policies and services in west Africa including existing structures, networks, and critical actors that can be leveraged to strengthen FP/SRHR ecosystems. Towards this we are seeking a consultant(s) with substantive evidence collection experience and knowledge of the family planning and sexual and reproductive health and rights landscape in Francophone West Africa.
The consultant(s) will work closely with the IPPFAR External relations team to use this information to develop a grant proposal, towards expanding IPPFAR’s support to local civil society movements and engagement for FP/SRHR in Francophone West Africa.
Objective of Consultancy:
- Data and evidence collection on the family planning and SRHR landscape in Francophone West Africa.
- Development of a fundraising proposal on FP and SRHR in Francophone West Africa.
Scope of work / Deliverables:
- Development of a workplan to collect information on FP/SRHR in nine Francophone West African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo), including travel to each country.
- Data and evidence collection towards understanding the general FP/SRHR landscape services needs, as well as the gaps in skills, networking, and strategy of local civil society actors to achieve advocacy successes in local policies and funding.
- Identify key stakeholders including (but not limited to) MAs, service providers, advocacy specialists, government representatives, relevant donors, and organisations.
- Conduct Key Informant Interviews(KIIs) with key national and regional stakeholders
- Where possible, conduct workshops as part of the evidence collection exercise.
- Documentation
- Analyse and package the information collected, focusing on background, situational analysis, and recommendations.
- Validate the information collected and analysis
- Where possible, hold a virtual or in-person validation workshop with stakeholders.
- Proposal Development
- Working in close collaboration with the IPPFAR External Relations, and IPPF Donor Relations team, use the information collected in the development of a fundraising proposal.
Skills and Expertise:
- The consultant(s) must be fluent in French and English.
- The consultant(s) will have experience and knowledge of Family Planning and SRHR. It is an added advantage if this is in the context of Francophone West Africa.
- The consultant(s) will have a strong understanding of and experience in Francophone West Africa. This includes knowledge of the political and social landscape, and how these impact FP/SRHR at the national and regional levels.
- The consultant(s) will have a demonstrable record of evidence and data collection. This includes the ability to clearly analyse and package complex information.
- The consultant(s) will have demonstrable experience of successfully proposal development, especially with Foundations.
Your Ethos:
- Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in a local and international context.
- Demonstrates ability and willingness to work in a diverse, multicultural, multilingual and intergenerational environment that is anti-racist and respectful of others.
- An intersectional (pro) feminist passionate about sexual reproductive health care rights + justice, including safe abortion.
- Supportive of people’s rights regardless of sexuality or gender identity/expression and supportive of workers’ rights and access to health care in sex work.
Application Procedure:
• Please send your CV and budget, with a cover letter detailing your experience and why you are best suited for the consultancy to [email protected] with the subject heading “West Africa Consultancy”
• Deadline for application is 25th March 2025
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