Consultancy Call: Access to Gender Affirming Care for Trans Youth

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International LGBTQI Youth & Student Organisation (IGLYO)

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Experience level: Not specified
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: €8,000 EUR / Budget
  • Deadline: 12/02/2025
  • Location: Remote (global)
LGBTQI+ rights/ SOGIESC Sexual & reproductive rights (SRHR) Trans rights Health
About this call

Trans people encounter significant challenges in receiving trans-specific healthcare which is accessible, affordable, respectful, and of high quality. Trans youth encounter even greater barriers, such as restrictive laws that limit or prohibit gender-affirming care for minors, healthcare providers taking adult-centric approaches, discrimination, lack of knowledge, and inadequate support from family and social networks. To begin to create change we are looking for a consultant who can conduct qualitative research to explore the experiences of trans youth in accessing this essential care.


About IGLYO

We, IGLYO — The International Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Intersex Youth and Student Organisation, are the leading youth development and leadership organisation working with LGBTQI young activists. With over 115 Member Organisations situated in 40 countries in the Council of Europe region, we unite a great variety of individual and community experiences. You can learn more about IGLYO at www.iglyo.org.


Research goals

Trans people encounter significant challenges in receiving trans-specific healthcare which is accessible, affordable, respectful, and of high quality. Trans youth encounter even greater barriers, such as restrictive laws that limit or prohibit gender-affirming care for minors, healthcare providers taking adult-centric approaches, discrimination, lack of knowledge, and inadequate support from family and social networks.

To aid us in receiving input from our members working on this topic and building up a position paper on the needs of trans-specific healthcare for young people, we are looking for a consultant who can conduct qualitative research. 

This research aims to assess the barriers that young people encounter when accessing trans specific healthcare and the specific needs of trans individuals across Europe. The consultant should be able to:

  • Assess the needs of, and the barriers experienced by, trans youth trying in accessing trans-pacific healthcare;
  • Meet with IGLYO’s members and partners, as well as with other potential relevant stakeholders;
  • Provide recommendations for policymakers and service providers;
  • Identify best practices in this area that could serve as inspiration;
  • Build a position paper that can be discussed with IGLYO’s membership.

Deliverables

The consultant will have to submit the following deliverables: 

  1. Detailed work plan of the project, including a timeline for the deliverables in line with the project’s proposed timeline.
  2. Desk research on this topic as a starting point for developing the methodology.
  3. Qualitative methodology proposal (including participants’ description, methods used, data collection and dissemination plan, data analysis foreseen, and ethical considerations)
  4. Transcriptions of all the research methods
  5. Research report (approximately 20 pages) with recommendations, incorporating IGLYO’s feedback. 
  6. Draft position paper. 
The research and position paper should be finalised by 1 July 2025.


Eligibility Criteria

The consultant should demonstrate that they fulfil the following criteria:

  • Demonstrated experience in conducting research on the topic of trans-specific healthcare. 
  • Good understanding of the needs of trans youth and proven record of incorporating an intersectional approach to their research methods.
  • Excellent data analysis skills in qualitative data analysis. 
  • Excellent writing skills.

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